Senior Value Engineer - AI & Process Optimization

As a Senior Value Engineer, you will spearhead AI and data-driven business transformation within the Retail sector by contributing to your customer's end-to-end value journey using the Celonis Context Model. Working alongside Lead and Principal VEs, you will combine technical execution with consulting and project management. As an AI-fluent operator, your core mandate is to orchestrate complex roadmaps and execute targeted transformation initiatives that improve how these businesses operate across their [Core Functional Area] ecosystems.

Responsibilities

Value Selling & Realization: Uncover the real issues by peeling back layers of organizational complexity; Own the Outcome from first discovery through realized ROI for your process areas; Tell the Value Story by crafting powerful executive narratives and leading business value workshops; Stakeholder Management: Cultivate powerful executive sponsorship across core business units to champion transformation programs; Co-own change management with customer leaders and design CoE roadmaps that build self-sufficiency; Program Management: Steer Global Transformations across complex workstreams; Own and implement AI-driven account planning and AI-assisted project management; Automate executive governance (QBRs, SteerCos) with minimal manual friction; Platform & AI Fluency: Act as an AI-fluent operator, utilizing AI tools for rapid technical outputs while partnering with Applied Value Engineers for deep-dive solution builds; Champion platform adoption; Scale Value & Innovation: Build a strategic expansion roadmap embedding Celonis as a strategic platform to drive adoption; Provide feedback to R&D based on evolving customer use cases

Requirements

5+ years of experience taking ownership of complex workstreams, process areas, and customer relationships in Value Engineering, Consulting, or Pre-Sales; Solid background in enterprise IT and business software (e.g., SAP, Workday, Salesforce, Oracle); Operates primarily as an AI-fluent operator, utilizing AI copilots to generate outputs and automations, avoiding heavy manual coding; Comfortable setting your own direction within an account team; Driven to live for customer value, proactively hunting and ideating for highest-impact solutions; Proven expertise in executing process improvements; Demonstrated expertise orchestrating multi-region or business unit transformation programs; Expert at mobilizing VP/Director-level sponsorship; Flawless English communication with commanding executive presence; Deep understanding of the Finance/Supply Chain domains and Retail trends; Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Analytics, comparable technical degree, or a Business/Economics degree paired with a technical minor

Benefits

Pioneer Innovation; Ownership from Day 1 with Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants; Inclusive parental leave policy of 24 weeks fully paid leave for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers, available from first day of employment; Unlimited PTO (in applicable regions) and generous PTO globally; Flexible hybrid work model; 70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship programs, and access to a dedicated learning platform; Subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling, and Wellness Weeks; Paid Impact Days for volunteering; Inclusion Think Tank and annual Inclusion Days