Scaling beyond headcount: Deel's AI-Supercharged operating model
How Deel engineered AI-leveraged operating models to scale revenue exponentially while keeping teams lean.
The traditional scaling playbook is broken. As hyper-growth companies navigate an AI-first economy, expanding revenue no longer requires inflating headcount. The new imperative is organizational velocity - scaling output exponentially while keeping teams lean and high-performing.
How do world-class tech companies eliminate operational friction, replace software band-aids with owned AI infrastructure, and build hyper-efficient teams? We have invited one of global tech’s leading operators to reveal the exact blueprint.
Join us for an exclusive Masterclass with Dan Westgarth, Chief Operating Officer at Deel and former General Manager at Revolut. Dan has orchestrated two of the most aggressive, hyper-growth scaling journeys in tech history.
It will cover:
Owned Infrastructure vs. SaaS Band-Aids: Why off-the-shelf software slows down fast-growing teams, and how building proprietary internal tools (like Deel’s "Akai") automates hundreds of thousands of operational hours.
The Democratic Builder Mindset: How to empower non-technical teams - including HR and Ops - to build custom, API-integrated workflows without taking up engineering bandwidth.
The "Human-in-the-Loop" Governance Model: How to balance aggressive automation speed with zero-trust compliance across global payroll, legal, and HR operations.
Engineering Talent Density: Shifting your workforce from managing administrative drag to driving measurable company value and organizational output.
Live Q&A.
Meet the speakers:
Dan Westgarth: Chief Operating Officer @ Deel | Former General Manager @ Revolut
As COO of Deel, Dan oversees the operational execution of a platform powering global workforces. Prior to Deel, Dan served as General Manager at Revolut, helping build the operational foundation that scaled Revolut into a global financial powerhouse. He is an authority on building high-performance operating engines and engineering talent density at global scale.
Georgian Andrei Oprisor: General Manager @ Revolut People
Over an 8-year journey at Revolut, Georgian progressed from Data Engineer and Product Manager to General Manager, building the company's core workforce platform from scratch to support its scale to over 10,000 employees. Today, he leads a cross-functional team of 80+ across engineering, product, design, and growth, helping scale-ups globally implement the exact operating frameworks used to power Revolut's hypergrowth.