Senior Legal Counsel, EMEA​/DACH

The AI orchestration of your wildest imagination.

n8n is the open workflow orchestration platform built for the new era of AI. We give technical teams the freedom of code with the speed of no-code, so they can automate faster, smarter, and without limits. Backed by a fiercely inventive community and 500+ builder‑approved integrations, we’re changing the way people bring systems together and scale ideas for impact.

Since our founding in 2019, we’ve grown into a diverse team of over 160 – working across Europe and the US, connected by a shared builder spirit and with our centre of gravity in Berlin. Along the way, we’ve:

• Cultivated a community of more than 650,000 active developers and builders
• Earned 145k+ Git Hub stars, making us one of the world’s Top 40 most popular projects
• Been ranked as one of Europe’s most promising privately held SaaS startups (4th in Sifted’s 2025 B2B SaaS Rising 100)
• Raised $240m to date, from Sequoia’s first German seed to our recent $180m Series C – bringing us to a $2.5bn valuation
• And are grateful for our 94 eNPS score (most companies would call 70 excellent)

That’s the company we’ve built. Now we’d love to see what you can build. If you’re applying, try n8n out – whether you’re technical or not – and share a screenshot of your first workflow with us. The easiest place to start is here: app.n8n.cloud/register.

We’re in a defining moment of an incredible journey. Come and build with us.

Your main goal will be to support the build‑out of n8n’s legal function as a foundational hire – enabling our sales team to close complex deals at scale while shaping a modern, AI‑first legal strategy.

• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of agreements including SaaS (cloud and on‑prem), DPA, channel, partnership, and vendor contracts
• Partner closely with the sales and revenue teams to drive deals to close
• Deliver creative, risk‑based solutions that unlock revenue and protect the business

• Provide pragmatic legal advice on GDPR, international data transfers, CCPA, and other global privacy frameworks
• Advise cross‑functional teams on the legal implications of AI in product development and go‑to‑market strategy
• Help set a scalable, forward‑looking approach to AI and privacy governance

• Work with stakeholders across the company to solve legal questions in real‑time with a builder mindset
• Improve and maintain scalable legal templates, playbooks, and training materials
• Help design and implement a self‑serve legal portal and processes to support a fast‑scaling global team

• Qualified lawyer (Europe‑based): You’re a qualified legal professional with 5+ years PQE, ideally with both top‑tier law firm and in‑house SaaS experience
• Strong English fluency: You can clearly communicate legal nuance in plain terms to global stakeholders
• Commercial contracts expert: You have deep experience in SaaS agreements, commercial and partnership agreements, with a focus on the DACH region
• AI‑and privacy‑savvy: You’re confident navigating GDPR, CCPA, and emerging AI regulations in a practical, business‑centric way
• Builder mindset: You thrive in ambiguity, enjoy solving problems without a playbook, and constantly look for ways to improve how legal works
• Cross‑functional collaborator: You’re empathetic, business‑minded, and able to balance legal risk with product and revenue goals

• Curiosity for tech and automation: You’re excited to experiment with legal tech, AI tools, and scalable internal systems
• Experience with open‑source models: Familiarity with fair‑code or open‑core licensing approaches
• Startup pace experience: You’ve worked in fast‑scaling environments where priorities shift quickly and your impact is immediate
• German fluency: You can communicate in German with customers and stakeholders

At n8n, your work won’t disappear into a shared drive – it will shape the legal backbone of a category‑defining company. You’ll be the first legal hire alongside our new Head of Legal, with the chance to help build the function from the ground up, rethink how legal supports business, and embed AI‑first…