Lead / Principal Consultant - Data and AI

NextGenEnergyJobs; München; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Celonis Services seeks a Lead / Principal Consultant - Data and AI to drive the hands-on implementation of Celonis solutions for enterprise customers. You will combine platform expertise with AI-augmented workflows, directing AI agents to build data models, analyses, and operational solutions while ensuring business relevance and measurable impact.

With 7+ years in management or IT consulting, you will lead workshops, define KPIs, and translate complex requirements into technical specifications.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years experience in management or IT consulting within software vendors, consulting firms, or system integrators (or equivalent).
• Proficiency in building/configuring Celonis solutions including data modeling, KPI definition, automation.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and prompt/context engineering is a plus.
• Strong understanding of enterprise business processes and financial metrics; ERP knowledge a plus.
• Ability to lead workshops, present findings, and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Analytical mindset with ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% as project delivery requires.

Aufgaben

• Lead hands-on implementation of Celonis solutions for enterprise customers using AI-augmented workflows.
• Direct AI agents to build data models, generate analyses, and configure solutions; validate outputs and iterate with customers.

Kenntnisse

SQL

Python

PQL

AI tools

Prompt engineering

Business knowledge

Workshop facilitation

Analytical mindset

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Technology Management, Business Informatics, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration

Tools

Celonis platform

ERP knowledge (SAP/Oracle)

Jobbeschreibung

Lead / Principal Consultant - Data and AI

Celonis Services is the delivery engine of our Celonis Customer Organization, responsible for turning the Celonis platform into measurable, business-critical outcomes for our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• As a Lead / Principal Consultant - Data and AI (referred to internally as a Lead / Principal Deployment Engineer) you are the backbone of Celonis delivery. You lead the hands-on implementation of Celonis solutions for enterprise customers, combining platform expertise with AI-augmented workflows to deliver high-quality outcomes, fast. You use Celonis’s AI deployment tools as your primary instruments - directing agents to build data models, generate analyses, and configure operational solutions, while applying your own judgment to validate outputs, adapt to customer context, and ensure business relevance.
• This is not a traditional consulting role where you build everything manually. You are an AI-augmented delivery professional: you specify what needs to be built, direct AI agents to execute wherever possible, validate the results, and iterate with the customer. You generate value by understanding the customer’s business, translating their needs into technical specifications and solutions, and ensuring the platform delivers measurable impact.

Requirements

• Experience: 7+ years minimum in Management or IT consulting, data/solution consulting, or process improvement consulting within software vendors, consulting firms, or system integrators.
• Platform skills: Ability to build and configure solutions on the Celonis platform, including data modeling, process analysis, KPI definition, and automation. Proficiency in PQL, SQL, and Python.
• AI fluency: Comfort working with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, etc.). Ability to write clear specifications, evaluate AI-generated outputs, and iterate effectively. Experience with prompt engineering or context engineering is a strong plus.
• Business and process domain expertise : Strong understanding /deep expertise (based on seniority level) of enterprise business processes and financial metrics. Knowledge of standard ERPs (SAP, Oracle) and process areas (Inventory Management, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Accounts Payable) is a strong plus.
• Consulting skills: Ability to steer customer workshops, present findings to management, manage stakeholder expectations, and deliver outcomes in the face of adversity and ambiguity. Comfortable working with both technical and business audiences.
• Analytical mindset: Excellent problem-solving skills with a value-driven orientation. Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and quantify business impact.
• Learning agility: Willingness to continuously develop expertise through experimentation. Comfort with ambiguity and evolving tools.
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Technology Management, Business Informatics, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a comparable field.
• Languages: Fluency in English and German required.
• Travel : Willingness to travel to customer location up to 50%, according to customer requirement and project delivery phases.