Deel
Deel is a global HR and payroll platform that serves over 40,000 customers across 150+ countries. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, it has raised $1.3 billion in funding and employs nearly 10,000 people.
The growth story
Deel grew from 1,047 to 9,773 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $1.3B along the way, most recently a Series E in October 2025.
About
Deel provides a unified platform for payroll, HR, benefits, and compliance management, enabling businesses to operate globally. Its infrastructure supports companies in scaling operations while ensuring compliance with local regulations.
The company has grown rapidly since its founding in 2019, reaching a workforce of nearly 10,000 employees. With $1.3 billion in funding, including a Series E round in 2025, Deel has established itself as a major player in global HR solutions.
Founders and leadership
Deel's largest function is sales, with 248 employees dedicated to this area. The company operates with a broad span of control, reflecting its global reach and diverse service offerings.
The Deel org chart
Alex Bouaziz (Co-founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 1,564 (+55% YoY), Engineering 1,412 (+46% YoY), Human Resources 1,170 (+18% YoY), Operations 836 (+51% YoY), Business Development 545 (+130% YoY), Customer Success and Support 531 (-3% YoY).
Talent flow
Deel hires extensively from companies like Salesforce, ADP, and Oracle, with 29 employees coming from Salesforce alone. Alumni often move to remote work platforms such as Remote and Multiplier.
Most common previous employers of Deel staff: Salesforce (29), LinkedIn (18), ADP (17), Oracle de Costa Rica (14), Revolut (13), Google (13). Former Deel employees most often moved to Remote (7), Multiplier (6), RemotePeople (6), Humand (4), Stripe (4), Kyriba (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Deel mafia
Deel alumni have founded 33 companies, including Opperate (106 staff), FirstWork (YC S24) (39 staff), and Citrine (33 staff).
33Drew Reilly, was Director of Global Sales Development until 2022Shubham Choudhary, was Director of Engineering until 2024Melissa Gaglione, was Account Executive NAM (Founding Global Payroll AE) until 2024Nabil Jallouli, was Global Director, Revenue Operations until 2022Federico Traeger, was Corporate Development until 2022Daniel Palacios, was Sales Manager until 2024
Sacha Rebbouh, was International Expansion Sales until 2023
Yonathan Levy, was Sales @deel (YC 2019) until 2025
Saurav Bubber, was GTM Strategy & Operations until 2024
Liina Laas, was Head of Expansion Baltics & CEE until 2024
Fabien Le Pichon, was Talent Acquisition Manager, Ops & G&A until 2023
Zach Rubenstein, was Sales Development Representative until 2022
Carlos Enrique Parada Sanabria, was GTM Specialist until 2023
Karim A. Oumran, was GTM Advisor until 2025
Andres Kupervaser Gould, was Early Employee - Sales until 2021
Sairaam Varadarajan, was Data Science Lead until 2022
Alejandro Jacome Santos, was Expansion Specialist - Mexico, Central America & Caribbean (Enterprise & Mid-Market) until 2022
Seb Johnson, was Product until 2025
Pragati Sanjay Baghel, was International Expansion Consultant for Mid-Market until 2025
Tulika Kansal, was Account Management | ASEAN (SMB & Mid-Market) until 2023
Ahmed Alassafi, was Mid-Market Sales Development until 2025
Steve Malley, was Global Head of Strategic Partnerships until 2023
Max Mackpayen, was Account Executive until 2026
Mauricio Suarez, was Expert until 2025
Nikita Balanov, was Enterprise Account Executive @ Deel 🚀 until 2024
Panayiotis Kattides, was Senior Data Scientist until 2025
Βασίλειος Ι. Ιωαννίδης, Ph.D. [ψ], was Head of HR and Payroll (People & Culture) / OkratinLtd-CY (a DEEL CY entity) until 2025
Bevan Stephenson, was Head of Strategic Partnerships — ISVs, Consulting, PE, VC & Start-ups until 2025
Namit Nangia, was Senior Vice President of Engineering until 2025
James Lawrence, was Head of EMEA Sales, SMB until 2022
Jeremy Mimoun, was Country Leader France until 2026
Sydney Senior, was SMB AE until 2024
Mateo Whelton, was Mobility Consultant until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 56% direct, 21% search, 8% social, 3% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Deel: Microsoft Office (2,359), Microsoft Excel (2,191), Communication (2,124), Customer Service (2,100), Leadership (2,073), Teamwork (2,041), Project Management (1,758), Management (1,647).
Where the team actually sits
Deel people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (39), Dubai, United Arab Emirates (23), United Kingdom (21), California, United States (17). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
Deel attracts about 94,000 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1M a month if bought through ads. It gained 30,774 ranking keywords and lost 31,016 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Deel has 9,773 employees as of September 2026.
Deel has raised $1.3B in total, most recently a Series E round in October 2025.
Deel was founded in 2019 by Alex Bouaziz, Shuo Wang.
Alex Bouaziz (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Deel's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Deel staff are Salesforce (29 people), LinkedIn (18 people), ADP (17 people).
Former Deel employees most often move to Remote (7), Multiplier (6), RemotePeople (6).
At least 33 companies have a founder who previously worked at Deel, including Opperate, FirstWork (YC S24), Citrine.
Deel attracts about 94,000 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1M a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Deel staff are Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Communication, Customer Service, Leadership.
Deel staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (39), Dubai, United Arab Emirates (23), United Kingdom (21).
Deel has about 1,564 people in Sales, up 55% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Deel has about 1,412 people in Engineering, up 46% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 566 current and 400 former Deel profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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