Senior AI Transformation & Innovation Consultant
Job description
A Senior Applied Value Engineer at Celonis works with the company's most strategic global accounts to diagnose operational challenges and architect, prototype, and implement AI solutions on the Celonis Process Intelligence platform. The role combines presales, value engineering, and hands-on AI/data engineering to drive adoption and value realization for customers.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Languages
- German – C1/C2, English
What you'll do
- Act as the foremost Celonis product and domain positioning expert, translating deep domain expertise and complex customer requirements into enterprise architecture
- Lead technical discovery to architect, prototype, and build bespoke, state-of-the-art AI solutions targeting operational pain points
- Lead the end-to-end execution of high-stakes Proof-of-Value (PoV) projects
- Architect and deliver highly secure, scalable LLM/agent systems with advanced RAG, tools, and strict guardrails, integrating with enterprise data, identity, and compliance frameworks
- Act as a trusted advisor, maintaining active involvement with strategic accounts to ensure programmatic value realization until agreed-upon value, adoption thresholds, and operational transformations are achieved
- Leverage deep domain expertise combined with cross-system, AI-driven solutioning to architect industry-specific E2E solutions
- Codify work into reusable methodology and globally scalable assets to accelerate time-to-value and mentor junior peers
- Demonstrate business impact to C-suite executives and ensure successful implementation, adoption, and value realization
What we're looking for
- Executive-facing presales and value engineering experience (5+ years), independently owning the technical close and driving AI transformation narratives
- Proven background in accountable PoV execution, complex ROI/TCO modeling, and pitching visionary solutions to hidden problems with a track record of driving projects through to achieved value
- Comprehensive knowledge of core operational workflows and industry landscapes (e.g., supply chain, finance)
- Ability to speak the language of C-suite executives and connect complex, systemic bottlenecks to strategic AI solutions
- Python proficiency, modular API design, creating reusable libraries, advanced SQL, and scalable data integration using ML/AI frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, XGBoost, Hugging Face)
- Strong presentation skills to internal and external stakeholders, including executives, in whiteboarding sessions, formal readouts, and demos
- Native-level or near-native German language skills (C1/C2), with the ability to confidently engage German-speaking customers, facilitate workshops, and present to executive stakeholders
Nice to have
- Masters Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent work experience
Your team
Applied Value Engineering
Works with Celonis' most strategic customers to understand their strategy and key challenges and build Celonis solutions using cutting-edge AI technologies from market leaders such as Microsoft and OpenAI.
Benefits
Inclusive parental leave policy: 24 weeks fully paid leave for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers, available from first day of employment
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants for every full-time Celonaut
- Unlimited PTO (in applicable regions) and generous PTO globally
- Flexible hybrid work model balancing remote focus with office collaboration
- 70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship programs, and access to a dedicated learning platform
- Subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling, and dedicated Wellness Weeks
- Annual Impact Days with paid time off to volunteer for community and environmental causes
- Inclusion Think Tank and annual Inclusion Days
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About Celonis
The trusted platform to industrialize Enterprise AI
Celonis is the trusted platform to industrialize Enterprise AI. At its core is the Celonis Context Model, which combines process data, business knowledge, and intelligence into a living digital twin of the enterprise that AI can understand. Industry-leading companies around the world trust Celonis and its global ecosystem of partners to make their AI agents, people, systems, and processes work together, achieving transformational outcomes.
Mission
To make processes work for people, companies, and the planet by unlocking global productivity and sustainability through giving AI the context to understand how every business process really works.
Key facts
- Munich, Germany and New York City, USA
- Process Intelligence / Enterprise AI software
- Global leader in Process Mining and the Process Intelligence Graph
- More than 20 offices worldwide
- Global ecosystem of partners
- Uses AI technologies from market leaders such as Microsoft and OpenAI
Partners & customers
What they value
- Live for Customer Value
- The Best Team Wins
- We Own It
- Earth Is Our Future