Director, Management & Technology (DACH) - CPG/Retail

Celonis; München; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Celonis, headquartered in Munich and New York, seeks a Management & Technology Consulting Manager/Director for the DACH CPG & Retail patch. Based at our Munich HQ, you will lead a 6–7 person Value Engineering team, manage executive workshops, and drive process AI adoption for major consumer brands while building partner and customer relationships.

You will guide senior stakeholders, influence strategic transformations, and mentor a diverse team across supply chain, procurement, and retail

Qualifications

• Native-level German proficiency required.
• Proven leadership of a high-performing team.
• Experience guiding executive-level conversations and workshops.

Responsibilities

• Drive ARR targets and net retention for the DACH CPG & Retail sector.
• Recruit, onboard, and mentor Munich-based Value Engineers (6–7).
• Act as Celonis Executive Sponsor on key deals and run value-focused workshops.
• Position Celonis as the enterprise platform for AI-driven process intelligence.
• Build and nurture relationships with regional partners and account teams to align strategies.

Skills

German proficiency

People leadership

Executive advisory

CPG/Retail domain knowledge

Enterprise AI

Tools

Value Engineering tools

Job description

Celonis is the trusted platform to industrialize Enterprise AI. At our 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 actually understand, turning AI's operational blind spots into operational clarity. World's leading companies trust Celonis and its global ecosystem of partners to make their AI agents, people, systems, and processes work together, achieving transformational outcomes. We believe there's a massive opportunity to unlock global productivity and sustainability by giving AI the context to understand how every business process really works. Join our mission to make processes work for people, companies, and the planet.

About Celonis

Celonis is the trusted platform to industrialize Enterprise AI, empowering organizations to analyze, design, and operate AI-driven processes. The Celonis Platform is powered by the Celonis Context Model, which combines process data, business knowledge, and operational intelligence to create a living digital twin of the enterprise that AI can understand—turning AI's operational blind spots into operational clarity. By providing the essential business context that AI agents and tools need to act effectively, Celonis makes AI truly enterprise-ready. Industry-leading companies around the world trust Celonis and its global partner ecosystem to make their AI agents, people, systems, and processes work together to achieve transformational outcomes. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, Celonis operates globally with over 20 offices worldwide.

About the Role

Based at our global headquarters in Munich, as a Management & Technology Consulting Manager / Director (internal title: Value Engineering Manager / Director) for CPG & Retail, you will hold full operational and leadership responsibility specifically for the CPG & Retail segment across the DACH region. In this role, you will lead a dedicated, high-performing team of 6–7 Value Engineers operating at the intersection of process transformation, executive consulting, and AI-driven product execution, driving the end-to-end customer value journey and accelerating enterprise AI adoption across major retail and consumer goods brands. In this role, you will serve as a player-coach, actively guiding, coaching, and developing a talented, high-potential team with diverse backgrounds spanning supply chain, procurement, management consulting, and retail operations. This role offers tremendous growth potential as you both develop and learn alongside top-tier talent, while serving as a trusted advisor to C-level executives at major enterprise accounts. Native-level German proficiency is required for this role. Candidates must be able to lead customer workshops, conduct executive presentations, and manage stakeholder interactions in German.

What Sets Our Patch Apart

The DACH CPG & Retail patch represents some of the world's most recognizable consumer brands, retail giants, and mobility innovators. As our DACH CPG & Retail customers navigate complex global supply chains, omnichannel fulfillment challenges, and the rapid rise of Process Intelligence and Agentic AI, you will engage directly—in both German and English—with vocal customer champions, C-level decision-makers, and pioneering thought leaders shaping the future of retail and consumer goods innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Business Outcomes & Account Growth: Take full ownership of ARR targets, renewal forecasts, and net retention across the DACH CPG & Retail sector. Ensure high forecasting accuracy and steer accounts toward tangible, realized value.
• People Leadership & Coaching: Recruit, onboard, lead, and mentor a team of 6–7 Munich-based Value Engineers. Maintain high standards through proactive coaching, performance management, and career progression planning.
• Executive Advisory & Player-Coach: Serve as a Celonis Executive Sponsor on critical DACH deals. Join your team in the field to lead high-impact executive meetings, dry runs, value sprints, and strategic transformation workshops.
• Enterprise AI Champion: Partner with customer executives to position Celonis as the foundation for modern process intelligence, digital operational excellence, and next-generation Agentic AI adoption using our Context Model and Digital Twin capabilities.
• Ecosystem & Partner Strategy: Cultivate executive-level relationships across regional partner networks, services teams, and account executives to align CPG and retail customer strategies with Celonis AI solutions.
• Thought Leadership: Standardize and scale best practices, reusable solution blueprints, and CPG/Retail industry-specific frameworks internally and across external customer communities.

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