Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, R&D; Remote, Europe

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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.

Conscious job titles may vary in certain companies, please be aware that this is an individual contributor role, reporting to the Talent Acquisition Lead.

You’ll work as a trusted partner to hiring managers - owning hiring across R&D (Tech) - while helping shape the future of one of Europe’s most exciting product-led companies. We’re looking for a talent professional who can not only deliver exceptional hires but also coach leaders, support the team on best practices, and help drive the strategy, structure, and systems that power our scale.

Your main goal will be to attract, engage, and hire exceptional talent for n8n’s hypergrowth phase while ensuring a world‑class candidate and hiring manager experience.

To achieve this, here are your key responsibilities:

• Lead the end‑to‑end recruitment process, with a focus on R&D roles
• Develop tailored hiring strategies to meet the unique needs of each role.
• Expand n8n’s presence in the competitive European and UK talent markets.

• Collaborate closely with hiring managers to align on role requirements, timelines, and candidate profiles.
• Provide market intelligence, including compensation trends, to inform hiring decisions.
• Facilitate structured hiring processes to ensure high‑quality and unbiased evaluations.

• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of A‑players through innovative sourcing methods.
• Leverage data‑driven insights to refine sourcing channels and improve pipeline quality.
• Cultivate relationships with top‑tier candidates for current and future roles.

• Ensure every candidate interaction reflects n8n’s culture and values.
• Provide timely and transparent communication throughout the hiring process.
• Act as an ambassador for n8n, showcasing our mission and growth story.

• Enhance and document recruitment workflows for scalability and efficiency.
• Track and report key recruitment metrics to measure progress and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Europe‑based: You are based in Europe and have deep knowledge of the European startup talent market.
• Proven track record in tech startups: You have over 4 years of experience as an in‑house recruiter, hiring for rapidly scaling startups.
• Remote hiring experience: You have over 2 years of experience recruiting for remote‑first companies in Europe.
• R&D expertise: You excel in hiring for Product / Eng/ Deep‑Tech roles, with a demonstrable history of high‑quality hires.
• Strategic advisor: You are known for partnering with hiring managers to…