Technical Product Manager | Core Translation Backend

DeepL, Europe's leading AI company since 2017, is dedicated to breaking down language barriers and bringing cultures closer together. Our expertise in AI and neural networks has enabled us to create cutting-edge communication technologies for businesses, including the acclaimed DeepL Translator which offers 30+ languages, and DeepL Write, our AI writing companion. Our core offering includes a suite of products and tools made for businesses to communicate more effectively, both internally and with their customers around the globe.

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

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.

Meet the team behind this journey

Core Translation Backend is a platform team that provides high quality APIs for most of DeepL’s core services. We build these APIs by integrating advanced neural networks from our research department. We work closely with the research department to provide state-of-the-art AI technologies to other teams inside the company and to our end users. To distribute the inference work, we dynamically optimize latency and throughput using a custom load balancer. The team is made of two sub-teams: one focuses on the APIs, the other on job orchestration.

Technical Product Managers at DeepL are regular members of the Product team, but with an additional level of software development expertise that makes it easier to excel while working with platform teams.

Your responsibilities

• Define the mission, strategy and roadmap for the platform team, incorporating data, in accordance with the wider DeepL strategy

• Lead a collaborative team process to translate user and business needs into development requirements which drive impact

• Define metrics and KPIs to measure and report progress

• Ensure the maximum Return on Investment for all of your team’s efforts

• Communicate strategy, ideas and concepts clearly, aimed at the right audience, supported by data insights

• Identify opportunities for new features and products that leverage the global scale of our user base and data

• Cooperate with the team of engineers and the Engineering Manager to foster a culture of trust and maintain a healthy team with predictable delivery performance

Qualities we look for

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager on a technology product

• Degree in computer science or a related field

• Past experience in software development - we are looking for Product Managers with a strong technical background

• Experienced in driving the whole product lifecycle – research, prototyping, iterative development and testing, launch, and continuous improvement

• Consistent in using qualitative and quantitative insights to define strategy, goals and roadmap

• Analytical and focused on solving problems elegantly but simply. You are able to analyze and break down large problems to a structured approach, with small measurable steps to achieve your goals

• Data driven. You base your decisions on facts, not opinion, and always seek to validate any hypothesis both before and after implementation

• Experienced working on a product at scale, with an international footprint

• Strong communication and presentation skills with the help of insight and data

• Great command of the English language. Other languages would be an advantage.

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.
• Remote work, flexible hours: whether you're near or in our hubs in cities like Cologne, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, or prefer the comfort of your own home, you decide where your office is. We offer remote opportunities, 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.
• Monthly full-day hacking sessions: every month, we have Hack Fridays, where you can spend your time diving into a project you're passionate about and get the opportunity to work with other teams–we value your initiatives, impact, and creativity.
• 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 which contributes to your career development and we'll back you up.

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!

Please make sure to send your application in English.

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