Staffbase appoints Dennis Jansen as Chief Legal Officer

In this important role, Jansen will lead the company’s global legal, compliance, and governance functions, with a particular focus on enabling responsible AI innovation as Staffbase continues its accelerated growth journey.

A seasoned legal executive and technologist, Jansen brings a unique blend of legal expertise, deep technical fluency, and global perspective to Staffbase. His career spans leadership roles at Acrolinx and CoachHub, where he helped scale SaaS businesses through rapid global expansion and data governance transformation.

Reflecting on his appointment, Attorney Jansen shared his enthusiasm for joining Staffbase:

“I’m deeply inspired by Staffbase’s vision to transform how organizations communicate and connect with their people. Having witnessed firsthand the power of clear, authentic communication to drive culture and performance, I’m particularly excited about Staffbase's pioneering work in AI. Staffbase is redefining how organizations engage employees through intelligent, human-centric technology – and ensuring this innovation is safe, compliant, and trusted will be central to my role.”

Dr. Martin Böhringer, CEO and founder of Staffbase, welcomed Jansen to the leadership team:

“Dennis joins Staffbase at a pivotal moment in our mission to transform how organizations engage and connect with their people. As we continue to expand globally and deepen our impact, the role of Legal has become more strategic than ever. Dennis’ unique combination of legal excellence, business acumen, and deep understanding of organizational dynamics will help us advance our vision with confidence, agility, and integrity.”

Jansen’s appointment underscores Staffbase’s commitment to trust, compliance, and innovation – key enablers of sustainable growth in a rapidly evolving regulatory and technological environment. His leadership will help ensure that as Staffbase scales, it does so with the governance, agility, and integrity needed to serve its customers and stakeholders globally.

About Staffbase

Staffbase is the first AI-native employee experience platform. It puts the power of AI in every employee’s hands — especially those currently disconnected on the front lines. With Employee AI, Staffbase brings together communications, IT, and HR to reimagine how people and organizations work together.

Around 2000 companies — including Adidas, Alaska Airlines, DHL, MAN Truck & Bus, and Whataburger — use Staffbase to inspire their people and help them deliver their best work.

Staffbase connects companies with employees everywhere through a branded employee app, intranet, email, SMS, digital signage, and Microsoft 365 integrations — and now through new agentic experiences such as personalized podcasts and a conversational assistant — all powered by a single platform with an end-to-end AI foundation.

Staffbase was named a Leader for the third consecutive year in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Intranet Packaged Solutions and is also recognized by G2 as a Leader for Employee Intranets. The company is headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany, and New York City.

More information: www.staffbase.com

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