James Watson
Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist - GTM - AI Translation & Voice
DeepLTalent Acquisition professional with cross-environment experience spanning in-house, RPO, and agency recruiting. I specialise in Sales and Go-to-Market (GTM) hiring, with deep expertise in the AI and SaaS sectors.
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A commercial, data-driven recruiter with a track record of exceeding KPIs and SLAs under pressure. I own the full recruitment lifecycle - from creative sourcing and AI-enabled tools to project planning and DEI initiatives that move the needle. My approach is consultative: market insight paired with a solutions-first mindset, built to help businesses hire the talent that drives growth.
GTM Index
- DEEPLJOB
- Lead Talent Acquisition Sp…11M
Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist - GTM - AI Translation & Voice
DeepL
- SALESFORCEJOB
- Senior Talent Advisor EMEA…4Y 8M
Senior Talent Advisor EMEA (GTM / Sales Leadership / Management Hiring)
Salesforce
Focused on hiring RVP, Sr RVP and Sales Team Leadership/Management roles across EMEA.
- Talent Advisor EMEA (Sales…2Y 1M
Talent Advisor EMEA (Sales Leadership roles)
Salesforce
- CA TECHNOLOGIESJOB
- Senior Talent Acquisition…2Y 1M
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager EMEA Sales
CA Technologies
Talent Acquisition Lead for Sales & Technical Sales/Professional Services for EMEA, running a team alongside direct delivery responsibility for Senior Sales-related roles across EMEA; led all EMEA Executive-search for Sales Leadership positions (Country Management, Sr. Director, VP & SVP roles). CA Technologies offer solutions across DevOps, API Management, Cyber Security, Mobility, Agile Management, Application Performance Management (APM) and Project & Portfolio Management.
- Talent Acquisition Mgr, Sa…6Y 1M
Talent Acquisition Manager, Sales
CA Technologies
Talent Acquisition Lead for Sales & Technical Sales within UK&I and Northern Europe (Nordics and Benelux) and EMEA Leadership searches.
- COMPUWAREJOB
- Recruiter2Y 6M
Recruiter
Compuware
Responsible for NESA (UK and Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland) recruitment of Sales professionals, Technical Sales Support, and Business Consultants.
- AMSJOB
- Resource Specialist1Y 6M
Resource Specialist
AMS
Responsible for the recruitment of permanent Sales and Marketing staff for Prudential (financial services) and European graduate recruitment for BNP Paribas (global Investment Bank). Key achievements: • Responsible for the successful inception, implementation and fulfilment of a national-scale specialist-Sales recruitment requirement for Prudential • Successful recruitment of a European Graduate, Post-graduate and internship campaign, managing circa 10,000 applications for BNP Paribas
- MANPOWERJOB
- Recruitment Consultant - A…2Y 4M
Recruitment Consultant - Accountancy
Manpower
Specialist Accountancy and Finance Recruitment Consultant and Headhunter
- Job: DeepL — Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist - GTM - AI Translation & Voice · 2025-11 – present · 9 mo
- Job: Salesforce — Senior Talent Advisor EMEA (GTM / Sales Leadership / Management Hiring) · 2021-02 – 2025-10 · 4y 8mo — Focused on hiring RVP, Sr RVP and Sales Team Leadership/Management roles across EMEA.
- Job: Salesforce — Talent Advisor EMEA (Sales Leadership roles) · 2019-01 – 2021-02 · 2y 1mo
- Job: CA Technologies — Senior Talent Acquisition Manager EMEA Sales · 2016-11 – 2018-12 · 2y 1mo — Talent Acquisition Lead for Sales & Technical Sales/Professional Services for EMEA, running a team alongside direct delivery responsibility for Senior Sales-related roles across EMEA; led all EMEA Executive-search for Sales Leadership positions (Country Management, Sr. Director, VP & SVP roles). CA Technologies offer solutions across DevOps, API Management, Cyber Security, Mobility, Agile Management, Application Performance Management (APM) and Project & Portfolio Management.
- Job: CA Technologies — Talent Acquisition Manager, Sales · 2010-09 – 2016-10 · 6y 1mo — Talent Acquisition Lead for Sales & Technical Sales within UK&I and Northern Europe (Nordics and Benelux) and EMEA Leadership searches.
- Job: Compuware — Recruiter · 2008-03 – 2010-09 · 2y 6mo — Responsible for NESA (UK and Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland) recruitment of Sales professionals, Technical Sales Support, and Business Consultants.
- Job: AMS — Resource Specialist · 2006-08 – 2008-02 · 1y 6mo — Responsible for the recruitment of permanent Sales and Marketing staff for Prudential (financial services) and European graduate recruitment for BNP Paribas (global Investment Bank). Key achievements: • Responsible for the successful inception, implementation and fulfilment of a national-scale specialist-Sales recruitment requirement for Prudential • Successful recruitment of a European Graduate, Post-graduate and internship campaign, managing circa 10,000 applications for BNP Paribas
- Job: Manpower — Recruitment Consultant - Accountancy · 2004-01 – 2006-05 · 2y 4mo — Specialist Accountancy and Finance Recruitment Consultant and Headhunter
- School: University of Stirling — BA Hons, Media Studies w/ English
- School: The Edinburgh Academy
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