Senior Technical Product Manager | AI Systems

Overview

Senior Technical Product Manager | AI Systems — DeepL, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meet DeepL: DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we’ve been on a mission to break down language barriers. Our human-sounding translations and intelligent writing suggestions are designed with enterprise security in mind. Today, they enable over 100,000 businesses to transform communications, reach new markets, and improve productivity. We empower millions of individuals worldwide to make sense of the world and express their ideas.

Our goal is to become the global leader in Language AI, building products that drive better communication, foster connections, and make a real-life impact. If you’re ready to work with a dynamic team and build your career in the fast-moving AI space, DeepL is your next destination.

What sets us apart is our blend of modern technology, competitive benefits, and an open, welcoming work culture that enables our people to thrive. DeepL values authentic, diverse voices and a growth mindset. We share what it’s like to work at DeepL on LinkedIn, Instagram and our Blog.

Your Responsibilities

• Define and guide the mission, strategy, and technical roadmap for a team that enables the efficient deployment and optimization of our LLMs, used by multiple teams as part of DeepL’s product suite.
• Facilitate collaborative processes to translate business and user needs into development requirements that create measurable impact.
• Oversee the product lifecycle from discovery to launch and drive measurable business impact.
• Establish metrics and KPIs to track progress and demonstrate impact.
• Help the team prioritise efforts to maximise value and effectiveness.
• Communicate strategy, ideas, and complex concepts clearly to the right audience using data and insights.
• Identify opportunities for new features and products that leverage the global scale of our user base and data.

Qualities We Look For

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager on a technology product, working closely with engineering counterparts.
• Technical background: computer science degree and/or software development experience and/or experience in technical domains.
• Experience driving the product lifecycle and leading an impactful product team – research, hypothesis formation, prioritisation, execution, and continuous improvement.
• Experience working on a product at scale with an international footprint.
• Analytical, customer-focused, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with highly technical teams on complex problems.
• Ability to break down large problems into structured approaches with measurable steps.
• Use qualitative and quantitative insights to define strategy, goals and roadmap; base decisions on facts and validate hypotheses before and after implementation.
• Skill in identifying gaps in metrics or KPIs and defining new measures to demonstrate impact.
• Strong communication skills, using data and insights to tailor messages to different audiences.

What We Offer

• Diverse and internationally distributed team with more than 90 nationalities; global presence in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the US, and Japan.
• Open communication and regular feedback; collaborative environment with empathy and a growth mindset.
• Hybrid work and flexible hours; office presence twice a week with flexible working hours.
• Regular in-person team events and monthly Hack Fridays to explore projects with other teams.
• 30 days of annual leave and access to mental health resources.
• Competitive global benefits tailored by location.

If this role resonates but you don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply—your potential and growth matter to us.

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, the more we will all succeed, contribute, and think forward. Bring your personal experience, perspectives, and background.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Product Management and Marketing
• Industries: Software Development

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