Lead Project Manager

September 20, 2026

Hybrid

Lead

Madrid, Spain

Description

Celonis is hiring a Lead Project Manager to drive end-to-end implementations of its Process Intelligence platform for the company's largest and most strategic customers. The role spans the full delivery lifecycle, from pre-sales positioning, proposals and statements of work through planning, resourcing, budget control, go-live and adoption. It combines client-facing consulting with mentoring implementation teams and requires fluency in German. Celonis offers a flexible hybrid model, RSUs and a broad benefits package.

Responsibilities

Lead complex transformational customer programs, shape and define the project outcome and steer towards it
Plan, schedule and manage project timelines and activities from kick-off through training to ensure on-time delivery
Manage resources, schedule, scope and budget across multiple projects via detailed project plans
Collaborate with senior executives, process owners and technical teams as their primary point of contact
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 for accurate reporting
Proactively manage and escalate risks and issues internally and to customer project sponsors
Provide guidance and mentoring to the implementation team, including partner resources
Contribute to continual improvement of Celonis Services methods and best practices

Requirements

Client-facing project management experience in enterprise software implementations with several concurrent projects
Extensive experience documenting and maintaining project plans, risk/issue/action logs and driving problem resolution with customers and executives
Strong communication skills and consulting background with proven stakeholder and project timeline management
Experience people-managing consulting teams both onshore and offshore
Experience positioning Services, writing proposals and statements of work within a customer and partner ecosystem
Track record of working with an ecosystem of partners and managed co-delivery
Ability to effectively set and manage customer expectations
Strong analytical skills, especially applying technology solutions to core business problems
Ability and willingness to be certified in Celonis products
Project management certifications such as PMP, Prince2 or SAFe/Agile
Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field
Fluency in German language is required

Conditions

Flexible hybrid work model balancing remote focus with office collaboration
Ownership from day one with Restricted Stock Units and merit-based refresh grants
Parental leave of 24 weeks fully paid for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers from the first day
Unlimited PTO in applicable regions and generous PTO globally
70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship programs and a dedicated learning platform
Subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling and dedicated Wellness Weeks
Annual Impact Days with paid time off to volunteer for community and environmental causes

CelonisProcess MiningPMPPrince2SAFe/Agileenterprise software / process mining / enterprise ai

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