GTM FP&A Manager

Our goal is to become the global leader in Language AI and build products that help drive better communication, drive connection, and make real-life impact. To do that, we need talented people, like you, who want to be a part of this exciting journey. If you're ready to work with a dynamic team and build your career in the fast-moving AI space, DeepL is your destination.

What sets us apart

We are committed to innovation and to a nurturing work environment. Founded by developers and researchers, we spend a lot of time actively reviewing the latest trends in generative AI and software engineering. Known for pioneering AI technologies, we dive deep into cutting-edge research to create not only translations, but advanced language solutions. Combining our use of modern technology, comprehensive employee benefits with our open and welcoming work culture is what sets us apart.

When we tell people about DeepL as an employer, the reactions are overwhelmingly positive. Maybe it's because of the products that have helped countless people worldwide, or maybe it's because of our shared goal of improving communication for individuals and businesses worldwide. What we're certain of is this: being part of DeepL means joining a team committed to innovation and the well-being of its employees.

What will you be doing at DeepL?

During this phase of explosive growth, you will be a value-creating, customer-focused partner in driving business results as we strive to become a world-class finance organization. As a strongly growing company at the cutting edge of technology, we want to evolve our financial rigor and insights accordingly that informs our strategic planning and operational decision making. We are passionate about data, automation, and scalable processes. In this role, you will serve as a business and strategic partner to the GTM leadership teams to ensure the financial, strategic, and operational objectives for the business are met. This role will make an impact on the trajectory of the GTM organization (Sales, Marketing, Customer) and provides for the opportunity to dive deep into analytics critical to the organization’s success and aid strategic decision making. You will work closely with the CFO, the Head of FP&A as well as the other members of the finance team and our wider business functions. You will gain insights into all business aspects of a fast-growing technology business.

Your responsibilities

• Pivotal role leading the financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision support for the GTM organization
• Own the business partnering relationship with business partners across the company, establishing trust, building relationships, and gaining a deep understanding of relevant drivers
• Design and refine financial and operating models to help predict future performance, perform scenario analyses, and guide the business on strategic decisions
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting - analyze financial results, distill key trends, assess business risk, and communicate key messages to senior leaders
• Leverage data, analytics and business understanding to develop efficient reporting tools, understand core inputs, support decision making, shape our GTM strategy and recommend business growth opportunities and efficiencies
• Partner with senior leaders to help them manage hiring and program spend investments to optimize for efficient growth
• Flex between partnering with leadership and working through data sets and detailed modelling, analysis and reporting
• Initiate, drive and implement process improvements that enable the team to scale
• Support leadership team by providing timely ad hoc reporting on critical issues

About you

• 4-7 years of FP&A experience, preferably in a high-growth SaaS environment supporting GTM functions; alternatively, you’ve started your career in a highly analytical function in investment banking, consulting or technology companies and now want to apply yourself in a high-growth ‘scale-up’
• Advanced Excel, Google Sheets, and highly skilled in presentation tools like PowerPoint and google slides. While you are hands-on, you hate solving problems manually but want to do everything in an automated, scalable way
• As our ideal candidate, you have exceptional skills and experience in building revenue, demand-gen, pipeline, and capacity models
• You have excellent communication skills (written and verbal) to support collaboration across teams, you build strong relationships at all levels, and communicate the state of the business to key audiences in the organisation
• Ability to work independently, think objectively, and interpret meaningful and insightful narratives from both quantitative as well as qualitative data
• Ability to calibrate level of effort appropriately to the task at hand: flex between high attention to detail vs a higher level approach when time is more critical than accuracy
• Experience working with data, programming languages, and automation tools preferred (SQL, Python, R, Metabase, Looker, Tableau, etc.)
• Fluent in English, German is a plus.

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. We're more than just colleagues; we're a group of professionals with a shared mission to connect diverse cultures. Our global presence is growing–we've doubled in size nearly every year, with our employees based in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the US, and Japan, and we continue to expand our network.
• Open communication, regular feedback: as a language-focused company, we value the importance of clear, honest communication. We value smooth collaboration, direct and actionable feedback, and believe that leading with empathy makes us better together.
• Hybrid work, flexible hours: whether you're near our hub in Cologne, or prefer the comfort of your own home, you decide where your office is. We offer flexible working hours and trust in your productivity, all in sync with your team's general locations and time zones to foster effective and seamless collaboration. Our aim is to integrate your work with your lifestyle, ensuring a balance that respects both your needs and our operational requirements.
• Regular in-person team events: we bond over vibrant events that are as unique as our team, from local team and business unit gatherings, to new-joiner onboardings, to company-wide events that bring us all together–literally.
• Comprehensive health insurance: your health comes first. With our comprehensive insurance, we'll make sure you're covered from head to toe.
• 30 days of annual leave: we value your peace of mind. With 30 days off (excluding public holidays) and access to mental health resources, we make sure you're as strong mentally as you are professionally.
• Annual learning budget: because we never stop learning, we’ve set up an annual budget for your professional development—pick a learning path that contributes to your career development and we'll back you up.

We are looking forward to your application!

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