Head of DevRel
n8n
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Lead
About the role
- Your main goal will be to build and lead a world-class Developer Relations function that educates, inspires, and grows the n8n developer ecosystem.
- Set and execute DevRel strategy: Define and implement a global Developer Relations strategy aligned with product, marketing, and community goals;
- Create a clear DevRel content roadmap and improve coordination across teams;
- Establish repeatable processes for content planning, event participation, and performance measurement.
- Lead and scale a high-performing DevRel team: Manage, mentor, and support a team of 3–4 senior-level Developer Relations professionals and external contributors;
- Raise the bar on team output, quality, and impact through leadership and feedback;
- Lay the foundation for future team growth with clear responsibilities and scalable structure.
- Elevate content and developer engagement: Drive a cohesive content calendar integrated with product launches, partnerships, and community programs;
- Oversee creation of advanced technical and video content, from demos to foundation courses;
- Represent n8n in the developer ecosystem through talks, conferences, and community events.
- Drive advocacy and cross-functional alignment: Partner with Product Marketing and Community teams to amplify launches and success stories;
- Collaborate with PMs and Engineers to surface complex use cases and translate them into compelling content;
- Grow developer activation and community engagement through measurable DevRel initiatives.
Requirements
- 👨💻 Engineering + DevRel experience: You’ve spent 8–12+ years across software engineering and DevRel or Developer Experience, building and shipping advanced technical content
- 🎥 On-camera and stage presence: You’re confident presenting complex topics on video and at events, with a portfolio to prove it
- 📺 Video-first content leadership: You’ve led a DevRel or technical content program, owning editorial strategy, production processes, and performance metrics
- 🚀 Launch partnership chops: You’ve collaborated closely with Product Marketing and Product/Engineering to bring launch content to life with precision and quality
- 📊 Data-driven operator: You set goals, measure funnel performance, and iterate with a growth mindset
- 🧑🏫 Team leadership: You’ve managed and grown 3–6+ technical ICs, including setting high standards and coaching for performance
- 🤖 Automation and AI fluency: You understand the orchestration space and are excited by AI/LLM workflows (nice-to-have)
- 📈 YouTube growth expertise: You’re familiar with thumbnails, packaging, and video retention strategies (nice-to-have)
- 🎓 Course design experience: You bring a learning science mindset and have worked with LMS platforms (nice-to-have)
- 🎬 Light production skills: You’re comfortable scripting, recording, or editing—or briefing professionals effectively (nice-to-have)
- 🧑💻 OSS/fair-code familiarity: You understand how to engage GitHub-first audiences and open communities (nice-to-have)
- 🌍 Remote leadership: You’re effective leading distributed teams across EU/US time zones (nice-to-have)
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: 15 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays wherever you are.
- Health & wellness 🩺 –
- Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*
- US: Comprehensive medical (PPO 1200), dental, and vision plans.
- Future planning 💰 –
- Europe: We provide pension contributions according to local country norms.*
- US: 401(k) retirement plan.
- Financial security 🛡️ –
- Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*
- US: Short-term & long-term disability insurance, life & AD&D coverage, and additional hospital coverage.
- 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!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
software engineeringDevReltechnical content creationcontent strategyperformance measurementdata analysiscourse designvideo productionautomationAI/LLM workflows
Soft skills
team leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationpresentation skillsgrowth mindsetcoachingstrategic thinkingcontent planningevent participation