Client Account Lead - Manufacturing / Automotive

Celonis Celonis · Data AI · Munich, Germany · Value Engineering

Client Account Lead for Manufacturing/Automotive industry, focusing on driving customer success and value realization with Celonis' Process Intelligence platform, which leverages advanced AI capabilities. The role involves executive relationship management, program leadership, and accelerating platform adoption.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including C-level internal / external executives, embedding Celonis into their strategic objectives.
  2. Ensure engagements are properly staffed leveraging resources from global cross-functional Celonis teams, such as Servicing, Product & Engineering
  3. Responsible for the end-to-end customer value journey
  4. Organize and lead customer advisory boards to address industry-specific challenges and innovations, establishing a structured feedback loop to continuously gather insights and improve products and services.

Skills

Required

  • Minimum 10 years of relevant customer success, strategy consulting, or related experience
  • Strong experience in driving large scale transformation programs, process re-engineering engagements, and implementations
  • Ability to navigate large global organizations and have the power of persuasion through data, facts and confidence
  • Knows how to successfully work with internal resources to design, pitch and sell opportunities with relevant subject matter experts and practice leads
  • Possess a natural and consultative approach when engaging with senior executives
  • Strong team player who inspires the team with a patient and entrepreneurial leadership style
  • Project management: ability to organize and manage multiple streams
  • Strong communication skills and ability to translate Celonis use cases into customer business landscape
  • Are self-motivated, proactive team player
  • Are able to thrive in fast-paced, collaborative, and ambiguous environments with various stakeholders

Nice to have

  • Experience with AI-based transformation is a strong plus
  • Deep exposure to and experience with successful change management practices

What the JD emphasized

  • Manufacturing/Automotive industry required
  • AI-based transformation is a strong plus