M

Malt

Freelancer marketplace linking businesses to talent

VP Engineering Enterprise

Full-Time
No salary listed
Expert
London, UK
Hybrid
Engineering ManagementEngineering Leadership

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 10 years of software engineering leadership experience in Enterprise B2B SaaS, including a proven track record of managing Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers and building organizations at scale.
  • Extensive software engineering leadership experience in fast-paced, high-growth scale-up environments.
  • Strong product and commercial acumen focused on business outcomes, including the ability to make and explain trade-offs between bespoke enterprise requests and scalable platform leverage.
  • A proven track record of international leadership, building high-trust, cohesive, and inclusive engineering cultures across distributed European hubs.
  • Deep architectural judgment in multi-tenancy, API-first integration patterns, and compliance-driven product design within complex B2B SaaS or marketplace platforms.
  • Professional fluency in English and the ability to communicate credibly with enterprise decision-makers and win complex RFPs.
  • Forward-thinking leadership in driving AI transformation, guiding exploratory bets such as agentic workflows, and fostering an AI-native team culture.
Responsibilities
  • Build and lead a high-performing Enterprise engineering organization, structuring teams and mentoring Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers.
  • Co-own the Enterprise and Freelance Management System vision with Product and Design, driving faster time-to-deploy, higher platform adoption, and international expansion.
  • Architect and scale an API-first integrations platform connecting with procurement, P2P, VMS, ERP, and HRIS systems, alongside agent-to-agent and MCP explorations.
  • Embed compliance by design across markets by building worker-classification safeguards, secure vaults, and custom contract capabilities into the product.
  • Represent engineering in client face-offs, strategic sales deals, security reviews, and C-level conversations with CTOs, CIOs, and Procurement leaders.
  • Modernize back-office tools and operational workflows using AI and automation to lower cost-to-serve and empower internal teams.
  • Improve engineering excellence by ensuring enterprise-grade reliability, security, and delivery performance, and championing an AI-native engineering culture.

About the company

Malt connects businesses with freelancers and independent consultants through a marketplace, earning revenue from service fees. It lists freelancer profiles and client projects across nine countries and matches talent to work opportunities, including management consultants and interim executives via Malt Strategy (acquired through Comatch in 2022). The platform distinguishes itself with a large international pool of over 700,000 freelancers and 70,000 clients, plus a diverse, multinational team. Its goal is to redefine the world of work by helping people shape their careers and by remaining a leading source of freelance talent.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$123.8M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

2013

Get referred to Malt

See people who can refer or advise you

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • June 2026 demand for Agentic AI freelancers jumped 5,800% over twelve months.
  • Malt now serves 100,000 businesses, expanding repeat enterprise revenue beyond one-off project spend.
  • 2025-2026 executive hires, including Claire Lebarz and Manuel Brachet, sharpen AI and sales execution.

What critics are saying

  • Upwork, Fiverr, and staffing firms can copy matching and contracting features quickly.
  • AI demand concentration exposes Malt if agentic hiring cools after 2026 workflow normalization.
  • Cross-border compliance, insurance, and payments create operational failure risk if one country triggers sanctions.

What makes Malt unique

  • Malt crossed 1 million freelancers in June 2026, giving unmatched European marketplace liquidity.
  • SAP Store integration in July 2025 embeds Malt inside SAP Fieldglass workflows for enterprises.
  • AI Search and 2026 Tech Trends position Malt as the default European AI-freelance platform.

Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?

Benefits

  • Paid Vacation
  • Sabbatical Leave
  • Performance Bonus
  • Stock Options
  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Health Insurance

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
Planet Fintech
Dec 27th, 2022
Diversified boucle son pre-seed d’un demi-million d’euros pou...

La jeune pousse lyonnaise a pour ambition de rĂ©veiller l’épargne des Français et des EuropĂ©ens en leur donnant l’opportunitĂ© d’investir de façon fractionnĂ©e ou en totalitĂ© dans des produits de luxe...

Alike
Mar 27th, 2022
Freelancer market Malt acquires consulting market Comatch – Thealike

It’s consolidation time within the freelancer market trade. French startup Malt is buying Comatch, a competing market centered on consultants and trade consultants. Comatch initially began in Germany, which signifies that Malt can also be doubling down on the German market with this acquisition. Terms of the deal are undisclosed but it surely entails a [
]

Sifted
Jun 1st, 2021
Malt scores €80m round as corporates seek more freelancers

Larger companies are embracing independents for greater speed and flexibility, but also because they have more entrepreneurial mindsets.

FrenchWeb
May 31st, 2021
Malt lùve 80 millions d’euros auprùs de Goldman Sachs, Eurazeo, Isai et Serena

Malt compte 250 000 freelances est 30 000 entreprises sur sa plateforme.