Senior Legal Counsel, EMEA​/DACH

Overview

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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 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 people working across Europe and the US, with our centre of gravity in Berlin. Among our achievements: a community of more than 650,000 active developers and builders; 145k+ Git Hub stars; recognition as a top European SaaS startup; raised $240m to date; and an 94 eNPS score.

We’re in a defining moment of an incredible journey. You’ll join a fast-growing, remote-first team that values ownership, pragmatism, and speed. If you’re excited to build with us, apply now.

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.

• Drive commercial contracting
  • 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
• Partner on data, privacy, and AI
  • 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
• Scale legal as a business enabler
  • 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): 5+ years PQE, ideally with both top-tier law firm and in-house SaaS experience
• Strong English fluency: ability to clearly communicate legal nuance to global stakeholders
• Commercial contracts expert: deep experience in SaaS agreements, commercial and partnership agreements, with a focus on the DACH region
• AI- and privacy-savvy: comfortable navigating GDPR, CCPA, and emerging AI regulations in a practical, business-centric way
• Builder mindset: thrives in ambiguity and seeks continuous improvement of how legal works
• Cross-functional collaborator: empathetic, business-minded, able to balance legal risk with product and revenue goals

• Curiosity for tech and automation: interest in 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: worked in fast-scaling environments with shifting priorities
• German fluency: ability to communicate in German with customers and stakeholders

At n8n, your work will shape the legal backbone of a category-defining company. You’ll be the first legal hire alongside our Head of Legal, with the chance to build the function from the ground up and embed AI-first thinking into everything we do. We’re a remote-first team that values ownership, pragmatism, and speed.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We can sponsor visas to Germany; for any other country, you need to have existing right to work.

Our company language is English. We are committed to diversity and inclusion; learn about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives at n8n.

• Benefits include competitive compensation, equity, remote-first work, and country-specific plans. See contract for details.
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