Senior Value Engineer - Public Sector

Celonis • Remote, US, Virginia, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Value Engineer, you will spearhead AI and data-driven business transformation within the public sector 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 their ecosystems.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience taking ownership of complex workstreams, process areas, and customer relationships in Value Engineering, Consulting, or Pre-Sales.
• 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.
• Comfortable setting your own direction within an account team. Driven to live for customer value, proactively hunting and ideating for highest-impact solutions.
• Proven expertise in executing process improvements.
• 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.
• Deep understanding of Financial processes in the public sector domain. You stay continuously updated on business-critical use cases.
• Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Analytics, comparable technical degree or a Business/Economics degree paired with a technical minor
• Must possess an active Security Clearance - Secret or Top Secret is preferred

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants
• 24 weeks of fully paid leave for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers
• Unlimited PTO (in applicable regions) and generous PTO globally
• Flexible hybrid work model
• 70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship programs, and access to a dedicated learning platform
• Subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling, and dedicated "Wellness Weeks"
• Paid time off to volunteer for community and environmental causes
• Inclusion Think Tank and annual Inclusion Days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior