Customer Success Manager - German Speaking (EMEA)

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 260 - 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 188+ GitHub stars, making us one of the world’s Top 40 most popular projects

• Backed by top investors, from Sequoia’s first German seed to our SAP's recent strategic investment - bringing us to a $5.2bn valuation

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.

*This role requires fluency in German & English.

About the role

As a Customer Success Manager for our Guided segment, you will serve as the primary post-sales partner for a book of business of approximately 30 enterprise accounts across EMEA, including the DACH region, guiding customers from onboarding to mature, scaled adoption. By running a tight operating cadence of; kickoffs, success plans, QBRs, and renewals you will translate product usage into measurable business value and clearly surfacing ROI.

In addition, you will proactively manage risk and escalations, analyze health and adoption signals to unblock progress, and design scalable playbooks and programs that uplift customer outcomes.

In close partnership with Support, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Sales, you turn technical success into durable revenue, identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities, driving renewals, and contributing to ~120% enterprise NRR.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own a book of n8n’s enterprise customers, acting as the primary post-sales partner across onboarding, adoption, and renewal

• Lead customer kickoffs and success planning, aligning stakeholders on goals, timelines, responsibilities, and measurable outcomes

• Drive onboarding and enablement across technical and business audiences, unblocking implementation and accelerating time-to-value

• Establish a strong operating cadence (health checks, exec syncs, QBRs), using data and insights to guide priorities and decisions

• Monitor customer health and product usage signals to proactively identify risks, manage escalations, and keep stakeholders aligned

• Quantify and communicate business value throughout the lifecycle, building ROI narratives tied to adoption, outcomes, and impact

• Identify and progress expansion opportunities (upsell/cross-sell), partnering with Account Executives on account plans that drive growth

• Partner closely with Support, Solutions Engineering, and Product to resolve blockers quickly and deliver a seamless customer experience

• Provide structured, actionable feedback to Product and Engineering, representing customer needs and shaping roadmap priorities

REQUIREMENTS

🤝 Enterprise Customer Success experience: You’ve owned a book of business for enterprise SaaS customers and can run kickoffs, onboardings and QBRs end-to-end.

📊 Value & outcomes mindset: You’re comfortable translating product usage into measurable outcomes, ROI, and executive-ready narratives

💻 Technical fluency: You can confidently engage with IT/engineering stakeholders (APIs, integrations, auth basics, environments), and you know when/how to escalate

💼 Commercial acumen: You’ve driven renewals and expansion (upsell/cross-sell), with a track record of retention and growth impact

🧭 Operational rigor: You run a clear operating cadence, keep stakeholders aligned, and manage multiple priorities with structure and follow-through

🗣 Clear, high-trust communication: You communicate crisply with both builders and executives, and you’re known for building durable relationships

🤝 Cross-functional leadership: You partner effectively with Sales, Support, Solutions Engineering, and Product to unblock customers and improve the journey

🌱 Builder mindset in ambiguity: You thrive in fast-changing environments and take ownership

Nice-to-haves

🤖 Automation + AI curiosity: You’ve used automation/AI tools (or iPaaS/workflow platforms) and can bring ideas that improve customer value realization

🚀 Startup/scale-up experience: You’ve operated in high-growth environments and enjoy “build the plane while flying it” work

🌍 Multi-region experience: You’ve worked with global enterprise accounts across EMEA/US time zones and complex stakeholder groups

🎓 Technical or STEM education: Degree or equivalent training in a technical field is a plus (Computer Science, Engineering etc.)

🧩 Familiarity with n8n or similar tools: Prior exposure to workflow automation/integration platforms helps you ramp faster

n8n is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, 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.

You care about diversity and inclusion? We do too! Check out our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives at n8n (https://www.notion.so/n8n/Diversity-inclusion-and-belonging-n8n-c1bec2fff536422d868b1a438d990e35).

Location disclaimer: If you see multiple job postings for the same role, it is most likely because we're hiring remotely for this role and posting in different locations to make sure every potential candidate can see the role. Please apply to the location you're the most likely to work from in the future.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation 💸 – We offer fair and attractive pay.

• Ownership 💪 – Our core value is to “empower others,” and we mean it—you’ll get a slice of n8n with equity.

• Work/life balance 🏖️ – We work hard but ensure you have time to recharge:

• Europe: 30 days of vacation, plus public holidays wherever you are.

• US: 20 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays wherever you are.

• Health & wellness 🩺 –

• Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*

• US: Multiple low-premium, low-deductible medical plans with coverage for individuals and families—plus a no-cost premium HDHP option with a pre-seeded HSA—along with dental and vision coverage.

• Future planning 💰 –

• Europe: We provide pension contributions according to local country norms.*

• US: 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match.

• Financial security 🛡️ –

• Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*

• US: Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, plus life insurance to support you and your loved ones.

• Career growth 📈 – We hire rising stars who grow with us! You’ll get €1K (or equivalent) per year to spend on courses, books, events, or coaching to level up your skills.

• A passionate team 🤩 – We love our product, and we prove it with regular hackathons where we see who can build the coolest thing with it!

• Remote-first 🌏 – Our team works remotely across Europe, with regular off-sites for team bonding. Some roles, like sales in the US, are hybrid—please check the job description.

• Giving back 🤝 – We're big fans of open source, and you'll get $100 per month to support projects you care about.

• AI enablement 🤖 – We believe in working smarter—everyone gets an unlimited AI budget to explore and use the best tools to boost productivity and creativity.

• Transparency 🙏 – We all know what everyone’s working on, how the company is doing—the whole shebang.

• An ambitious but kind culture 😍 – People love working here—our eNPS for 2024 is 94!

* Country-specific details are provided in your contract.