I had this question asked to me about permissions for Office 365. I found this very helpful table in the O365 help guide. So if someone asks you, just toss this into an email.
This topic lists the minimum permissions required for operations with Nintex Workflow for Office 365.
Operation | Minimum permissions |
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Install Nintex Workflow for Office 365 | Site collection administrator |
Open the Nintex Workflow designer | List: Full control Site: Read Site collection: Read |
Publish a workflow | List: Full control Site: Design |
Run a workflow | List: Contribute Site: Contribute |