Lead Project Manager

Celonis Celonis · Data AI · New York, NY · Services

Lead Project Manager for Celonis, a leader in Process Intelligence and Process Mining. The role involves managing end-to-end implementations of Celonis' technology for large customers, collaborating with sales and value engineering, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Responsibilities include leading transformational programs, managing project timelines, resources, scope, and budget, communicating project status, and mentoring implementation teams. Requires 8-10 years of client-facing project management experience in enterprise software, strong communication and consulting background, and experience managing stakeholders and project timelines.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead complex transformational customer programs, shape and define the project outcome and then steer towards it.
  2. Planning, scheduling, and management of project timelines and activities from project kick-off through to training, ensuring each project is delivered on time and meets the customers' requirements.
  3. Manage resources, schedule, scope and budget on multiple projects by creating and maintaining detailed project plans that emphasize speed to delivery and maximise the efficient use of resources needed to meet the requirements.
  4. Collaboration with senior executives, process owners and technical teams within each customer to understand their goals, objectives and requirements and to ensure their successful implementation. You will be their primary point of contact for product feature requests and escalation of support issues.
  5. Regularly communicate project status, covering key discussion items, action items, risks and issues. Keep projects up to date in the Celonis Professional Services Automation System to enable accurate and timely project and portfolio reporting.

Skills

Required

  • Client-facing Project Management experience
  • Enterprise software implementations
  • Project planning
  • Risk management
  • Issue resolution
  • Stakeholder management
  • Consulting background
  • Team management
  • Proposal writing
  • Statement of Work creation
  • Analytical skills
  • PMP, Prince2, or Safe/Agile certification
  • Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or other related field

Nice to have

  • Experience in people managing consulting teams both onshore and offshore
  • Experience in positioning Services, writing proposals and “statement of works” within a complete ecosystem (customers and partners)
  • A history of working with an ecosystem of partners and managed co-delivery
  • Ability to effectively set and manage customer expectations
  • Strong analytical skills, especially in applying technology solutions to core business problems.
  • Ability and willingness to be certified in Celonis products.

What the JD emphasized

  • 8-10 years client-facing Project Management experience in enterprise software implementations, managing multiple projects concurrently.
  • Extensive experience in project management disciplines, including documenting and maintaining project plans, risk/issue/action logs, and driving problem resolution in partnership with customers and Celonis executives.
  • Strong communication skills and a background in consulting with a proven ability to manage stakeholders and project timelines.
  • Experience in people managing consulting teams both onshore and offshore.
  • Experience in positioning Services, writing proposals and “statement of works” within a complete ecosystem (customers and partners).