Senior Project Manager

Job description

We’re Celonis, the global leader in Process Mining technology and one of the world’s fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need you to join us.

The Team:

Celonis Services is a strategic services organization that focuses on the technical aspects of our customers’ journeys, which includes Consulting Services, Academy and Customer Support. We are thought leaders with deep product, technical and domain expertise and focus on delivering Celonis implementations and driving product adoption for our customers. We achieve this by bringing together our best practices, delivery experience, award-winning enablement, and support expertise.

The Role:

As a Project Manager at Celonis, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of complex, high-impact projects for our largest customers. You will partner closely with Sales, Value Engineering, and Product & Engineering teams to deploy our platform, identify and frame business value opportunities, create tailored solutions, and enable sustainable value realization for our customers.

From early pre-sales discussions through the full project lifecycle, you will ensure the quality and impact of our work -pushing for continuous innovation including through the adoption of AI-driven capabilities- while managing execution and aligning stakeholders. You’ll play a critical role in delivering outcomes that matter and ensuring every project contributes to customers satisfaction and long-term success.

The work you’ll do:

  • Structuring and planning end-to-end projects, including scope, timeline, resources and deliverables, based on Celonis value-driven methodologies, to deliver our latest Celonis capabilities incl. AI-driven process intelligence to our customers
  • Organizing and monitoring project execution, coordinating contributions across Celonis teams, ensuring on-time delivery at the right quality level
  • Managing relationships with client teams as the primary point of contact (senior executives, project managers, process owners and technical teams…), securing a progressive handover
  • Leading project governance, reporting on progress, risks and value opportunities, facilitating decision-making by Celonis management and client sponsors
  • Providing guidance and mentoring to the Services team to ensure delivery consistency and consultants development
  • Supporting pre-sales efforts by contributing to opportunity framing (e.g., how Celonis capabilities allow customers to meet their objectives), defining implementation approaches, and co-writing proposals and statements of work
  • Driving internal continuous improvement by feeding field learnings back into Celonis Services delivery templates, methodologies, and best practices

The qualifications you need:

  • A minimum of 6 years’ experience managing complex projects with both business and technical dimensions, in a consulting or professional services environment, with a focus on technical or software projects
  • Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams, onshore/offshore teams, and various clients stakeholder groups, from executive to operational levels
  • Proven ability to manage uncertainty and complexity for new type of projects without established best practices (e.g., “first-time” projects for “first-time” problem)
  • Strong track record of managing projects with a focus on delivering tangible business value. This includes applying strategic thinking to deeply understand customer objectives (e.g., by conducting a feasibility study) and ensuring project outcomes are measurable and directly align with those objectives
  • Proven track record of strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated expertise in pre-sales collaboration, opportunity qualification and proposal development
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., Agile/Scrum, PMP, Prince2, Lean Six Sigma) and a passion for driving operational excellence
  • Experience in core business transformation is highly appreciated
  • Experience in leading AI or machine learning projects is highly appreciated
  • Fluency in German is required
  • Experience in delivering complex projects with data driven solutions for supply chain optimizations highly appreciated

What Celonis Can Offer You:

  • Pioneer Innovation: Work with the leading, award-winning process mining technology, shaping the future of business.
  • Accelerate Your Growth: Benefit from clear career paths, internal mobility, a dedicated learning program, and mentorship opportunities.
  • Receive Exceptional Benefits: Including generous PTO, hybrid working options, company equity (RSUs), comprehensive benefits, extensive parental leave, dedicated volunteer days, and much more. Interns and working students explore your benefits here.
  • Prioritize Your Well-being: Access to resources such as gym subsidies, counseling, and well-being programs.
  • Connect and Belong: Find community and support through dedicated inclusion and belonging programs.
  • Make Meaningful Impact: Be part of a company driven by strong values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future.
  • Collaborate Globally: Join a dynamic, international team of talented individuals.
  • Empowered Environment: Contribute your ideas in an open culture with autonomous teams.

About Us:

Celonis makes processes work for people, companies and the planet. The Celonis Process Intelligence Platform uses industry-leading process mining and AI technology and augments it with business context to give customers a living digital twin of their business operation. It’s system-agnostic and without bias, and provides everyone with a common language for understanding and improving businesses. Celonis enables its customers to continuously realize significant value across the top, bottom, and green line. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.

Get familiar with the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform by watching this video.

Celonis Inclusion Statement:

At Celonis, we believe our people make us who we are and that “The Best Team Wins”. We know that the best teams are made up of people who bring different perspectives to the table. And when everyone feels included, able to speak up and knows their voice is heard - that’s when creativity and innovation happen.

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By submitting this application, you confirm that you agree to the storing and processing of your personal data by Celonis as described in our Privacy Notice for the Application and Hiring Process.

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