Celonis

Senior Value Engineer - Banking

Celonis$131K — $153K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in technical pre-sales and post-sales within complex Banking or Financial Services environments.
  • Deep knowledge of the banking value chain and operational needs.
  • Expertise in generative AI techniques, including RAG and multi-agent orchestration.
  • Technical fluency in Python, SQL, and relevant ML/Data libraries.
  • Strong presentation skills tailored to a variety of stakeholders.
  • Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree in Finance, Computer Science, Economics, or Mathematics preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Understand client AI strategies and translate financial workflows into AI solutions.
  • Drive customer lifecycle through technical discovery and capability demonstrations.
  • Develop prototypes during client hackathons to solve legacy system challenges.
  • Support clients in transitioning to intelligent banking processes with AI agents.
  • Lead end-to-end business-critical proof-of-value projects for AI systems integration.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert to share knowledge on banking operations.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to pioneer innovation in Process Mining and AI-driven operations.
  • Ownership from Day 1 with Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
  • Generous parental leave and flexible hybrid work model.
  • Unlimited PTO and substantial global paid time off.
  • Professional development opportunities through mentorship and dedicated learning resources.
  • Wellness resources, including mental health support and wellness-focused time off.
  • Engagement in community service through paid volunteer days and a focus on sustainability.
  • Inclusive workplace with programs for employee voices and contributions.
Full Job Description
As a Senior Value Engineer specializing in Banking, you are at the forefront of solving business-critical problems for some of the world's largest financial institutions. You will work intimately with strategic enterprise clients to understand their complex objectives-ranging from accelerating Loan Origination and Client Onboarding to optimizing Capital Markets Operations and Regulatory Reporting.

You will build Celonis solutions using the world's leading Process Intelligence (PI) platform in combination with top AI and ML technology partners. By feeding operational context to AI, you help banks understand the intricate realities of their massive transactional ecosystems. You will prototype these solutions, demonstrate their value to Banking Executives (COOs, CROs, and Heads of Digital Transformation), and ensure successful implementation and value realization to solidify and expand the Celonis footprint across the global financial landscape.
Key Responsibilities:
  • AI Discovery & Solutioning: Understand the clients' overarching AI strategies and the distinct challenges inherent to Banking (e.g., fraud detection, credit risk assessment, and automating KYC/AML). Translate complex financial workflows into innovative AI solutions that drive measurable ROI.
  • Pre- and Post-Sales Execution: Actively drive the customer lifecycle. Lead technical discovery and capability demonstrations during the expansion cycle. Remain deeply involved post-sale to guide implementation, ensuring efficiency and adoption thresholds are met.
  • Hackathons & Prototyping: Think creatively to tackle heavily siloed legacy core-banking systems. Leverage cutting-edge AI to rapidly build prototypes in client hackathons, solving pain points across Settlements, Reconciliations, and Payments.
  • Agentic Process Transformation: Support enterprise clients in shifting from rule-based automation to autonomous AI agents. Enable "intelligent" banking processes, such as autonomous exception handling in Trade Ops or automated Complaints Management.
  • Proof Projects: Execute end-to-end Business-critical Proof-of-Value projects. Architect secure, scalable LLM/agent systems (with RAG and guardrails) that integrate with complex enterprise stacks like SAP Banking, Salesforce FINS, or core-banking ledgers.
  • Domain Practitioner Leadership: Serve as a functional subject matter expert for the Banking value chain, scaling knowledge across the organization regarding the nuances of financial operations and transaction lifecycles.
Requirements:
  • 5+ years of experience leading technical pre-sales and post-sales engagements specifically within complex Banking or Financial Services environments. This includes building ROI business cases and guiding technical implementations.
  • Strong Domain Knowledge: Deep familiarity with the banking value chain, with the ability to translate operational needs into AI use cases across:
    • Lending & Onboarding: Loan Origination, KYC/AML, and Banking & Lending.
    • Capital Markets: Sales & Trading Ops, Settlements, Reconciliations, and Custody Services.
    • Support & Governance: Finance, Risk & Controls, and Regulatory/Transaction Reporting.
  • Expertise in Generative AI Techniques: Knowledge of RAG, prompt engineering, and multi-agent orchestration used to build high-impact use cases (e.g., intelligent compliance assistants or automated data extraction from complex trade documentation).
  • Technical Fluency: Solid knowledge of Python and common ML/Data libraries (e.g., pandas, LangChain) as well as SQL for handling massive, high-velocity transactional datasets.
  • Communication: Strong presentation skills to both internal and external stakeholders, from technical whiteboarding with IT to formal demos for Banking Directors.
  • Degree: Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree in Finance, Computer Science, Economics, or Mathematics preferred.
Nice to Have:
  • Agentic Systems: Hands-on experience building systems using LLM orchestration and function calling within highly regulated "Data Sovereignty" environments.
  • Banking Systems: Familiarity with FSI-specific platforms (e.g., nCino, Guidewire, FIS, Fiserv, or Bloomberg).
  • Cloud Platforms: Experience deploying models across major cloud providers (Azure AI, AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex).

Visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.

The base salary range below is for the role in the specified location, based on a Full Time Schedule.

Total compensation package will include base salary + bonus/commission + equity + benefits (health, dental, life, 401k, and paid time off). Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and that the actual total compensation offer will be determined based on various factors, including, but not limited to, applicant's qualifications, skills, experiences, and location.

The base salary range below is for the role in New York, based on a Full Time Schedule.

$131,250-$153,750 USD

What Celonis can offer you:
  • Pioneer Innovation: Work with the global leader in Process Mining and the Process Intelligence Graph to shape the future of AI-driven business operations.
  • Ownership from Day 1: Every full-time "Celonaut" is an owner, receiving Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants.
  • Unrivaled Family Support: Benefit from our inclusive parental leave policy-24 weeks of fully paid leave for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers, available from your first day of employment.
  • Work-Life Integration: Enjoy Unlimited PTO (in applicable regions) and generous PTO globally, as well as a flexible hybrid work model that balances remote focus with vibrant office collaboration.
  • Continuous Growth: Elevate your skills through our 70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship programs, and access to a dedicated learning platform.
  • Holistic Well-being: Prioritize your health with subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling, and dedicated "Wellness Weeks" that prioritize work/life balance.
  • Drive Sustainability: Participate in annual Impact Days, where you receive paid time off to volunteer for community and environmental causes with your local office, or virtually.
  • Global Inclusion & Belonging: Find community through our Inclusion Think Tank and participate in our annual Inclusion Days, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.
  • Value-Driven Impact: Join a mission-led organization where our core values-Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future-drive every decision.

Visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.

The base salary range below is for the role in the specified location, based on a Full Time Schedule.

Total compensation package will include base salary + bonus/commission + equity + benefits (health, dental, life, 401k, and paid time off). Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and that the actual total compensation offer will be determined based on various factors, including, but not limited to, applicant's qualifications, skills, experiences, and location.

The base salary range below is for the role in New York, based on a Full Time Schedule.

$131,250-$153,750 USD

About Celonis

Celonis is a process mining software company that provides data-driven insights to help companies improve their business processes. The company's platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze data from various sources and provide insights into how to optimize processes. Celonis has over 1,000 customers including Siemens, Uber, and Vodafone, and was named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list in 2019 and 2020.
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2011

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