IT Team Lead, EMEA

About Deel

Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.

Why Join Deel

As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google.

Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $17.3 billion valuation and $1B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.

Summary

The IT Team Lead, EMEA plays a critical role in delivering high-quality IT services to third-party customers while leading and developing a team of IT support engineers. This role is split between hands-on technical leadership and people management, ensuring operational excellence, strong customer outcomes, and continuous improvement across service delivery. You will act as the escalation point between frontline support and senior technical engineers, while also owning team performance, customer satisfaction, and service processes in a managed services or IT services environment.

Responsibilities

People Leadership & Service Delivery

• Lead, coach, and manage a team of IT Support Engineers delivering support to external customers.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality resolution of customer incidents, requests, and service issues in line with SLAs.
• Foster a customer-first, service-oriented culture focused on reliability, responsiveness, and professionalism.
• Work closely with customer stakeholders to understand requirements, priorities, and service expectations.
• Collaborate with internal teams such as Product, Engineering, and Account Management to resolve complex issues.
• Provide technical leadership during customer calls, incident bridges, and live troubleshooting sessions.
• Support workforce planning, onboarding, and skills development within the team.

Technical Leadership & Escalation

• Act as an escalation point for complex Tier 3/4 technical issues, including break-fix, system outages, and security incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis for recurring incidents and implement preventative solutions.
• Lead or contribute to technical problem management and post-incident reviews.
• Own and improve IT service management (ITSM) processes, documentation, and workflows.
• Drive efficiencies across ticketing systems, tooling, and operational practices.
• Execute IT services projects as assigned, including customer migrations, tooling changes, or service enhancements.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in IT support, systems administration, or IT services roles.
• 4+ years of experience leading or managing technical teams.
• Proven experience delivering IT services to third-party customers (e.g., MSP, MSSP, SaaS, or enterprise services environment).
• Strong background in Tier 3 support and technical escalation handling.

Technical Skills

• OS-agnostic support expertise across macOS and Windows environments.
• Strong experience with Identity & Access Management (IAM) and SSO platforms such as Okta, Entra ID, or JumpCloud.
• Hands-on experience with UEM solutions for device management and remote troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with ticketing systems, user lifecycle management, and service delivery tooling.
• Understanding of information security principles and secure handling of sensitive data.

Leadership & Personal Attributes

• Proven ability to balance people management with hands-on technical contribution.
• Strong customer-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent documentation, process design, and operational thinking.
• Proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
• Industry certifications (e.g ITIL, CompTIA, Microsoft, Apple) are a plus.

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.

Some things you’ll enjoy

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location.
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country.
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access.

Key skills/competency

• IT Support
• Systems Administration
• Team Leadership
• Service Delivery
• Customer Satisfaction
• Technical Escalation
• IAM (Identity & Access Management)
• UEM (Unified Endpoint Management)
• ITSM (IT Service Management)
• Root Cause Analysis