Principal Talent Acquisition Specialist - GTM

Gtm Talent Partner

At DeepL, we're passionate about breaking language barriers with the power of AI and cutting-edge technology. As we continue to grow and shape the future of intelligent language solutions, we need an experienced GTM Talent Partner to help us scale our global commercial organization.

You'll work closely with senior leaders across Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Operations to identify, engage, and bring on board exceptional sales and go-to-market talent - from Account Executives to senior commercial leaders. You'll be a strategic advisor, a creative problem-solver, and a champion of the candidate experience, helping DeepL attract multilingual, high-performing professionals who can drive our global growth.

What You'll Do

1. Collaborate with GTM leaders across global regions to understand their evolving hiring needs and deliver tailored recruitment strategies for Sales and commercial roles.
2. Own the full recruitment lifecycle - from sourcing and engaging top Account Executives and senior GTM talent to managing interviews and offers - ensuring every step is smooth, transparent, and candidate-centric.
3. Craft innovative sourcing strategies that go beyond job boards, tapping into global talent networks, events, referrals, and passive candidate pools.
4. Build diverse, multilingual talent pipelines to support DeepL's international expansion across EMEA.
5. Provide hiring teams with clear, insightful data and market intelligence to support strategic workforce planning and smart hiring decisions.
6. Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, bringing market knowledge, competitive insights, and a data-driven approach to every search.
7. Champion DeepL's employer brand within the global GTM community, helping us stand out as an employer of choice for mission-driven sales talent.
8. Continuously improve recruitment processes and candidate experience through feedback, experimentation, and collaboration with the wider People team.

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience (5+ years) in sales or GTM recruiting, with experience within a high-growth tech or SaaS environment.
• Deep understanding of Account Executive, Sales Leadership, and senior commercial hiring across global or multilingual markets.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills; you thrive on building trusted partnerships with senior leaders.
• A data-driven mindset with experience using insights to inform strategy and improve hiring outcomes.
• Passion for diversity, inclusion, and global talent engagement.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to represent DeepL's mission and values authentically.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are highly valued.

What We Offer

• Diverse and internationally distributed team: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities.
• Open communication, regular feedback: as a language-focused company, we value the importance of clear, honest communication.
• Hybrid work, flexible hours: we offer a hybrid work schedule, with team members coming into the office twice a week.
• Virtual Shares - An ownership mindset in every role. We believe everyone should share in our success.
• Regular in-person team events: we bond over vibrant events that are as unique as our team.
• Monthly full-day hacking sessions: every month, we have Hack Fridays.
• 30 days of annual leave: we value your peace of mind.
• Competitive benefits: just as our team spans the globe, so does our benefits package.

If this role and our mission resonate with you, but you're hesitant because you don't check all the boxes, don't let that hold you back. At DeepL, it's all about the value you bring and the growth we can foster together. Go ahead, apply—let's discover your potential together. We can't wait to meet you!

We Are An Equal Opportunity Employer

You are welcome at DeepL for who you are—we appreciate authenticity here. Our product is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all succeed, contribute, and think forward! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It's in our diversity that we will find the power to break down language barriers in the world.