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Product updates you can plan around
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Dan Westgarth
Last Update
March 24, 2026

Speed has always been part of how Deel operates. We've shipped features fast, iterated constantly, and built the platform into what it is today by moving with urgency. That pace has been one of our biggest strengths and our customers have benefited from it. That's not changing.
But as Deel has grown into a platform that thousands of enterprise teams rely on to run their global workforce, we've listened carefully to what matters most at that scale. The answer is clear: alongside innovation, you need predictability. You need to know what's coming, when it's coming, and that it's been thoroughly tested before it reaches your team.
That's exactly what we’ve built.
Introducing Deel's new product release framework
Starting now, every new customer-facing feature on Deel ships through a structured, phased rollout process purpose-built to give enterprise and mid-market customers more visibility, stability, and control over how product changes reach them.
The updates aren't changing. The way you discover them is.
What this means for you
You'll know what's coming before it arrives. Unless you are on our early access list, you will receive advance notice of upcoming platform changes one week before they go live for your organization. No more surprises. No more logging in to find a workflow that looks different without warning.
Updates arrive on a predictable monthly schedule. Rather than rolling out continuously, new features for enterprise and mid-market customers will land on a consistent monthly cadence — the second Wednesday of each month. Your team can plan around it, brief internal stakeholders, and prepare your workflows accordingly.
Features reach you after they've been rigorously validated. Before any new functionality is released, it travels through multiple quality gates. It's tested internally, validated with our test group, and rolled out progressively. By the time it reaches you, it's stable, it meets defined success metrics, and it has zero open bugs.
Early access is available if you want it. If you'd prefer to see new features sooner, you can opt into our early release program. Reach out to your Customer Success Manager to be added to the list.
What to expect going forward
Your customer success manager will be available to walk through upcoming changes and answer any questions ahead of each release window. Every month you will receive monthly product update emails that outline what's being released.
Why this matters
Deel now supports tens of thousands of customers worldwide, many of them running complex, multi-entity global payroll and HR operations. For those teams, a surprise change to a workflow isn't just inconvenient, it can have real downstream consequences for your people and your operations.
The feedback we've heard from customers has been consistent for some time: more notice, more predictability, more stability. This framework is our direct response to that.
It also reflects something broader about where Deel is as a company. We've built the infrastructure, the team, and the processes that a truly enterprise-grade platform requires. This release framework is one part of that — a commitment to operating with the rigor and discipline that global organizations expect from the platforms they trust with their workforce.
Great products deserve a great experience around them. This is one more step toward making sure Deel delivers both. We're not slowing down on building. We're getting smarter about how we deliver.

Dan Westgarth is the Chief Operating Officer at Deel, where he is responsible for managing the company’s Fintech, Operations, Compliance and Expansion teams.












