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
Our Go-To-Market (GTM) organization comprises our Sales, Value Engineering, and Services teams, all working together to drive sales and deliver value to both new and existing customers.
To strengthen, expand, and sustain our customer relationships within the German Public Sector, we have created a new leadership role: Head of GTM Public - Germany.
The Role
In this role, you will be responsible for building, leading, and scaling our Public GTM team at both a strategic and tactical level. Your focus will be to drive engagement and sales within the largest German public institutions—federal, state, and local—including the Employment Agency, Federal Police, Ministry of Defense, military institutions (Bundeswehr), and defense contractors. You will play a key role in positioning Celonis as a strategic transformation partner for these organizations.
You will lead and grow a team of Strategic Account Executives and collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across Direct and Indirect Sales / Partner Management, as well as senior leaders in Value Engineering, Partner Management, Business Development, and Services.
The work you’ll do:
- Develop and execute a strategic plan to achieve sales targets and expand our customer base in the assigned segment/industry
- Effectively communicate the Celonis industry-specific value proposition through proposals and presentations and enable your team to do the same with high quality and deep domain knowledge
- Hire, manage and develop strong sales talent, drive individual AE success and foster a great team spirit
- Own and hit/exceed annual sales targets within your assigned segment with great control and forecast accuracy
- Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer and partner relationships for strong executive alignment and proactive account management
- Support and coach your team to partner with customers to understand their business needs and objectives to drive incremental revenue growth
The qualifications you need:
- Deep expertise in the German public sector, complemented by an established professional network
- Strong background in sales and/or management consulting
- Experience working within a public sector organization is a plus
- Proven leadership skills with a strong track record of successfully managing high-performing teams
- Highly ambitious and competitive mindset, with expertise leading customer facing teams and consistently achieving revenue targets
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships at the C-suite level
- Experience managing complex, long sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders
- Proven success in navigating both direct and matrix organizational structures
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with partners, including consulting firms and enterprise technology providers
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in both German (fluent) and English
- Self-motivated and capable of working autonomously, with strong time management and prioritization skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and high-growth environment, approaching challenges with adaptability, creativity, and a growth mindset.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a commitment to collaboration, inclusivity, and diversity. #DifferentMakesUsBetter
- Skilled at leveraging internal resources and fostering teamwork to drive success. #BestTeamWins
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What Celonis Can Offer You:
- The unique opportunity to work with industry-leading process mining technology
- Investment in your personal growth and skill development (clear career paths, internal mobility opportunities, L&D platform, mentorships, and more)
- Great compensation and benefits packages (equity (restricted stock units), life insurance, time off, generous leave for new parents from day one, and more). For intern and working student benefits, click here.
- Physical and mental well-being support (subsidized gym membership, access to counseling, virtual events on well-being topics, and more)
- A global and growing team of Celonauts from diverse backgrounds to learn from and work with
- An open-minded culture with innovative, autonomous teams
- Business Resource Groups to help you feel connected, valued and seen (Black@Celonis, Women@Celonis, Parents@Celonis, Pride@Celonis, Resilience@Celonis, and more)
- A clear set of company values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future
About Us:
Celonis helps some of the world’s largest and most esteemed brands make processes work for people, companies and the planet. With over 5,000 enterprise customer deployments across nearly every industry, the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform uses process mining and AI to give you a living digital twin of your business operation. It’s system-agnostic and without bias, and empowers companies to reduce waste, create value and benefit people across the top, bottom, and green lines. Since 2011, the Celonis platform has enabled its customers to identify more than $18 billion in value. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.
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Data Privacy, Equal Opportunity, and Accessibility Information
Celonis is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment and equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. We will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination or harassment of any kind. We make all employment decisions without regard to race/ethnicity, color, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, national origin, citizenship status, religion, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. As a US federal contractor, we are committed to the principles of affirmative action in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Different makes us better.
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