Senior Value Engineer - Technology Consultant

EngineersOfAI; Redwood City, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Celonis is seeking a Senior Value Engineer to drive AI- and data-driven transformation for high-tech and diversified sectors. You will guide customers through end-to-end value journeys using the Celonis Context Model and collaborate with Lead and Principal VEs to align on strategy and outcomes.

This role combines technical execution with consulting and project management. You will orchestrate roadmaps and targeted initiatives to improve operations across ecosystems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years owning complex workstreams and client relationships in VE, Consulting, or Pre-Sales.
• AI and enterprise software fluency; use of AI copilots for outputs.
• Builder mentality with self-direction within an account team.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and value realization.
• Strategic program management with cross-region sponsorship; fluent English with executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Value Selling & Realization: uncover issues and drive ROI, craft executive narratives.
• Stakeholder Management: cultivate executive sponsorship and CoE roadmaps.
• Program Management: steer global transformations and AI-driven governance.
• Platform & AI Fluency: AI-fluent operator and platform adoption champion.
• Scale Value & Innovation: build expansion roadmap and provide R&D feedback.

Skills

Value Engineering

AI fluency

Stakeholder management

Program management

English communication

Job description

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.

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 High Tech and Diversified sectors 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 theirecosystems.

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 the Finance/Supply Chain domains and High Tech Industry trends. You stay continuously updated on business-critical use c