DeepL, a global AI product and research company, today announced the appointment of Gonçalo Gaiolas as Chief Product Officer (CPO). With deep experience in product development, cross-functional leadership and transformative innovation, Gonçalo will focus on advancing DeepL’s powerful language-AI solutions for enterprise—already used by more than 200,000 business customers worldwide—while leading the company’s expansion into the agentic AI market.
“We are very pleased to welcome Gonçalo to the DeepL team at such an important time for the company as we continue scaling our language-AI products and prepare to launch our latest offering, DeepL Agent,” said Jarek Kutylowski, CEO of DeepL. “His track record in product innovation and strong leadership is exactly what we need for the next chapter. Gonçalo will play a central role in translating our state-of-the-art research into market-ready solutions that deliver tangible impact for our customers.”
Gonçalo brings an impressive record in the technology sector. Most recently he served as Head of Product and Technology at SoSafe, a B2B cybersecurity firm, where he helped double the company’s revenue and expand its global footprint. His ability to bridge teams and foster collaboration was essential in leading large-scale initiatives that produced meaningful results.
Prior to SoSafe, Gonçalo spent more than a decade at OutSystems in senior product leadership roles, including Product Manager, where he supported customers in rethinking how they build custom mission-critical systems. His diverse background also includes advisory positions on several boards, helping startups navigate critical growth stages.
“I was immediately drawn to DeepL’s mission of addressing business-critical challenges with AI, beginning with the translation and localization problems many companies face today, and now expanding into agentic AI that can deliver even greater value to our customers,” said Gonçalo Gaiolas, CPO at DeepL. “I look forward to collaborating with this talented team to push the boundaries of what AI can do, build tailored products that meet our customers’ needs, and truly transform the way they work.”
Gaiolas’s appointment follows the launch of DeepL AI Labs, the company’s new innovation hub for upcoming projects, and the introduction of DeepL’s latest product, DeepL Agent. DeepL Agent is an autonomous, general-purpose AI agent designed to handle repetitive, time-consuming tasks that knowledge workers face daily. Currently in beta, the agent represents DeepL’s first step beyond language into the broader AI market, bringing DeepL’s hallmark quality, precision and security to the rapidly growing agent-based AI space.
For more information about Gonçalo Gaiolas and his vision for DeepL’s future, visit www.deepl.com/home.