Who are Deel's decision-makers?
Deel's visible leadership includes Alex Bouaziz (Co-founder and CEO), Shuo Wang (Co-founder and CRO), Ofer Simon (Co-founder). Sellers should map the functional owner before escalating to founders or C-level executives.
- CEO
- Alex Bouaziz
- CTO/key exec
- Shuo Wang
- Founded
- 2019
- Employees
- ~7,500
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA / distributed
- Prior exit/Notable
- MIT-trained founder and public face of Dee
- Alex BouazizCo-founder and CEOCo-founder - since 2019MIT-trained founder and public face of Deel.
- Shuo WangCo-founder and CROCo-founder - since 2019Scaled Deel revenue from early ARR to global enterprise adoption.
- Ofer SimonCo-founderCo-founderEarly co-founder involved in building the global payroll and compliance platform.
Who leads Deel?
Alex Bouaziz serves as Co-founder and CEO (MIT-trained founder and public face of Deel.) Shuo Wang serves as Co-founder and CRO (Scaled Deel revenue from early ARR to global enterprise adoption.) Ofer Simon serves as Co-founder (Early co-founder involved in building the global payroll and compliance platform.) The founders and executive team set category strategy, product scope and the pace of hiring or international expansion.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Deel?
The buying committee depends on the product being sold. Technical products usually start with engineering, security, data or infrastructure leaders; GTM products start with revenue operations or marketing; finance and people tools start with CFO, HR, payroll, compliance or operations owners. C-level approval becomes more likely for strategic, cross-functional or high-risk systems.
How is Deel organized as it scales?
At ~7,500, Deel is large enough to have specialized procurement, security and functional budget owners. Sellers should expect multiple stakeholders, a documented business case and integration review rather than a founder-only buying path.
As of June 2026.Sources:Deel pricingDeel aboutDeel $1B run rate announcement
Deel — frequently asked questions
