Senior Value Engineer - Public Sector

Celonis
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior-level professionals in value engineering or consulting with public sector finance domain knowledge and AI fluency, who can manage complex transformation programs remotely.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with strong public sector finance expertise and experience in AI-driven transformation.
    — “Deep understanding of Financial processes in the public sector domain
  • Individuals who have led multi-region transformation programs and built customer value narratives.
    — “Demonstrated expertise orchestrating multi-region or business unit transformation programs
  • Professionals with a background in enterprise IT and business software, who can operate as AI-fluent operators.
    — “Solid background in enterprise IT and business software (e.g., SAP, Workday, Salesforce, Oracle)

Things to consider

  • This role requires an active Security Clearance at the Secret or Top Secret level.
    — “Must possess an active Security Clearance - Secret or Top Secret is preferred
  • The position does not provide visa sponsorship, which may limit eligibility for non-US candidates.
    — “Sponsorship is not offered for this role

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in building strategic expansion roadmaps and embedding platforms into customer ecosystems.
    — “Build a strategic expansion roadmap embedding Celonis as a strategic platform
  • Emphasize your ability to automate executive governance and reduce manual friction in project management.
    — “Own and implement AI-driven account planning and AI-assisted project management
  • Showcase your capability to lead business value workshops and craft executive narratives.
    — “Tell the Value Story by crafting powerful executive narratives and leading business value workshops
  • Demonstrate your track record in generating strong ROI through deep and broad platform deployments.
    — “generates strong ROI through deep and broad deployments
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • End-to-end value journey
  • Complex workstream management
  • Customer relationship building
Typical background
5+ years of experience in Value Engineering, Consulting, or Pre-Sales

Skills & requirements

Required

Value EngineeringAI And Data-driven Business TransformationConsultingProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementProcess Mining

Preferred

Enterprise ITBusiness Software

Stack & domain

AIData-driven Business TransformationCelonis PlatformProcess Intelligence GraphExecutive NarrativesBusiness Value WorkshopsStakeholder ManagementProgram ManagementAi-driven Account PlanningAi-assisted Project ManagementExecutive GovernanceAutomated Executive GovernanceAI Tools For Rapid Technical OutputsApplied Value EngineersDeep-dive Solution BuildsPlatform AdoptionStrategic Expansion RoadmapCustomer Use CasesEnterprise ITBusiness SoftwareSAPWorkdaySalesforceOracleCommunicationCollaborationProject ManagementCustomer ValueProactiveIdeationCustomer RelationshipsCustomer SuccessCustomer AdoptionCustomer FeedbackPublic SectorAI In BusinessData-driven Decision MakingProcess IntelligenceEnterprise Software

About the role

Original posting from Celonis via Greenhouse

Celonis is the global leader in Process Intelligence and the pioneer of Process Mining technology. As one of the world’s fastest-growing enterprise SaaS companies, we are changemakers pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We invest heavily in advanced AI capabilities—specifically our Process Intelligence Graph—to turn data insights into immediate business action. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock global productivity and sustainability by placing intelligence at the core of every business process. Join our mission to make processes work for people, companies, and the planet.

Senior Value Engineer 

The Team: Value Engineering is responsible for our largest Fortune 500 customers and owns their transformation journey by working on the very frontier of what’s possible with data and AI on the Celons Platform. Partnering closely with the Sales team, Value Engineering is responsible for ensuring that the Celonis Platform is deployed to tackle the most strategic business challenges, fits into the right place in our customers’ technology stack and most importantly generates strong ROI through deep and broad deployments.

The Role: As a Senior Value Engineer, you will spearhead AI and data-driven business transformation within the public 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 ecosystems.

The work you’ll do:

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.

The qualifications you need:

Experience: 5+ years of experience taking ownership of complex workstreams, process areas, and customer relationships in Value Engineering, Consulting, or Pre-Sales.

AI & Technical & Fluency: Solid background in enterprise IT and business software (e.g., SAP, Workday, Salesforce, Oracle). You operate primarily as an AI-fluent operator, utilizing AI copilots to generate outputs and automations, avoiding heavy manual coding.

Builder Mentality: Comfortable setting your own direction within an account team. Driven to live for customer value, proactively hunting and ideating for highest-impact solutions.

Process Improvement & Value Realization: Proven expertise in executing process improvements. 

Strategic Program & Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated expertise orchestrating multi-region or business unit transformation programs. Expert at mobilizing VP/Director-level sponsorship. Flawless English [and native-level local language] communication with commanding executive presence.

Domain & Industry: Deep understanding of Financial processes in the public sector domain. You stay continuously updated on business-critical use cases.

Degree: Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Analytics,  comparable technical degree or a Business/Economics degree paired with a technical minor

Must possess an active Security Clearance - Secret or Top Secret is preferred 

         Sponsorship is not offered for this role

What Celonis can offer you:

Pioneer Innovation: Work with the global leader in Process Mining and the Process Intelligence Graph to shape the future of AI-driven business operations.

Ownership from Day 1: Every full-time "Celonaut" is an owner, receiving Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants.

Unrivaled Family Support: Benefit from our inclusive parental leave policy—24 weeks of fully paid leave for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers, available from your first day of employment.

Work-Life Integration: Enjoy Unlimited PTO (in applicable regions) and generous PTO globally, as well as a flexible hybrid work model that balances remote focus with vibrant office collaboration.

Continuous Growth: Elevate your skills through our 70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship programs, and access to a dedicated learning platform.

Holistic Well-being: Prioritize your health with subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling, and dedicated "Wellness Weeks" that prioritize work/life balance.

Drive Sustainability: Participate in annual Impact Days, where you receive paid time off to volunteer for community and environmental causes with your local office, or virtually.

Global Inclusion & Belonging: Find community through our Inclusion Think Tank and participate in our annual Inclusion Days, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.

Value-Driven Impact: Join a mission-led organization where our core values—Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future—drive every decision.

About Us:

Celonis makes processes work — for people, companies, and the planet. Powered by process mining and AI, the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform integrates process data and business context to create a living digital twin of business operations. We enable thousands of companies worldwide to understand how their business actually runs and, together with their partners, build intelligent solutions that transform and continuously improve the way they operate — unlocking billions in value. 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.

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Source: Celonis careers (Greenhouse)

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