Head of AI & Automation

About the Head of AI & Automation Role at n8n

Your main goal as Head of AI & Automation will be to drive company-wide adoption of AI and automation, fostering a modern, efficient, and enjoyable workplace. You will transform n8n into a visible exemplar of how SaaS companies leverage AI.

Internal Adoption Programs

• Design and run hackathons, enablement sessions, and dogfooding initiatives to boost daily AI and automation usage.
• Build repeatable programs with clear success metrics such as participation, satisfaction, and business impact.
• Partner with People Ops to embed AI and automation habits into onboarding, L&D, and performance rituals.

AI Watch & Insights

• Lead a structured AI watch to track market trends, peer practices, and emerging tools.
• Translate insights into prioritized pilots, process improvements, and internal guidance.
• Define guardrails and best practices that balance speed, safety, and measurable outcomes.

Content & Evangelism

• Ensure creation of reusable internal assets and external-facing content that showcases n8n's AI and automation practices.
• Collaborate with Marketing to amplify internal success stories and thought leadership.
• Equip Sales and Go-To-Market teams with narratives, demos, and artifacts demonstrating modern ways of working.

Team Leadership & Delivery

• Lead the Automation team, directly managing one manager plus team, scaling from 2 to 15+ in 2026.
• Set vision, OKRs, and performance standards, and coach for results while fostering experimentation and innovation.
• Oversee automation product delivery and cross-functional execution with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Biz Ops.

Requirements

Must-haves

• Proven team leadership: You have led managers and individual contributors, set clear standards, and grown high-performing teams.
• AI fluency: You are technically conversant in AI concepts and can evaluate tools, risks, and opportunities.
• Workflow automation expertise: You have hands-on experience with automation platforms, ideally n8n or similar, and real business use cases.
• Adoption and change leadership: You have driven internal adoption programs that changed behaviors at scale.
• Insight to action: You translate market trends into actionable programs, playbooks, and internal content.

Nice-to-haves

• B2B SaaS experience: You have operated in a high-growth SaaS environment at a similar stage.
• Engineering background: You are comfortable diving into technical discussions and solution design.
• Storytelling and content: You create clear, engaging content for internal and external audiences.
• Program facilitation: You have run hackathons, enablement tracks, or internal innovation programs.

Why join n8n?

At n8n, your work will directly shape the blueprint for how a $2.5B B2B SaaS company adopts AI and automation at scale, influencing culture, tooling, and measurable impact across every function. You will join and grow a high-trust, remote-first team inside one of Europe’s fastest-growing startups, with the autonomy to experiment, ship, and tell the story of what great looks like.

Key skills/competency

• AI Strategy
• Automation Platform Expertise
• Team Leadership
• Change Management
• Program Management
• Market Trend Analysis
• Content Creation
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• SaaS Operations
• Innovation & Experimentation