We're Celonis, the global leader in Process Intelligence technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing AI, data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need your help. Care to join us?

The Team:

You will be joining the Business Apps department. Our mission is to build end-to-end solutions on the Celonis platform, including data models and end-user applications, to accelerate time to value for our customers and partners. The Catalog team within Business Apps specializes in three aspects: Defining the data ontology of the most common business processes; Building prebuilt transformations for such ontologies for major source systems like SAP, Oracle etc (leveraging the latest AI tools and agentic workflows to accelerate design, transformation development, and model validation); Collaborating with various teams in both the Product and Go-to-market organizations to drive adoption at scale.

The Role:

As a Data Engineer - Applied AI, you will own and focus on primarily two aspects: owning the set of tools and data pipelines that we use to publish pre-built data models to our customers (leveraging AI and automation wherever possible), and innovating AI-driven methodologies to accelerate our own content development, as well as accelerate customer adoption of our content.

The work you’ll do:

Build data models for the defined ontologies and mappings using the object-centric process mining methodologies with performant SQL transformations.
Use AI-assisted workflows and agentic tooling to design and implement business objects, process events, and data models in the Celonis platform.
Research and design:

ontologies for new business processes, improve and extend capabilities of existing ones.
the source system transformations to map them with the defined ontologies.

Build and own the set of tools & pipelines we use to publish & distribute Celonis Data Model.
Collaborate closely with software engineering teams for requirements, timeline, and dependencies of content distribution.
Serve as the primary link for discussions between the Business Apps and Product & Engineering Team.
Test and validate the models in development environments and customer environments to gather early feedback.
Document the data model governing principles and development
Drive AI adoption to accelerate development and end-user adoption throughout the department

The qualifications you need:

You have that rare combination - a strong technical expertise and business acumen. You’ll use this to expand our offering of pre-built data models that drive tangible customer value. .
3+ years of experience in AI-assisted engineering and the development of agentic workflows.
Must-have:

Hands-on expertise with SQL and applying AI tools or automation frameworks in data workflows.
Expert proficiency in Python, with a strong emphasis on data analysis, numerical simulation, and data pipelines.

You can build, test, and deploy AI applications using LLMs and frameworks.
You are skilled in designing systems to improve model responses with external knowledge bases.
You can implement observability tools to monitor performance, latency, and cost.
You possess the ability to optimize prompts to enhance accuracy and reduce hallucinations.
You are proficient in data modeling best practices.
You have working knowledge of Cloud Platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP, as well as CI/CD pipelines and Git.
You have experience transitioning prototypes into scalable production systems using Docker, FastAPI, and API integration.
Experience working in the data field as a Data Engineer, Data Analyst or similar with at least one of the following system types will be a plus:

ERP (e.g. SAP ECC or S/4, Oracle EBS or Fusion)
Supply Chain Management (e.g. BlueYonder, SAP or Oracle Transportation Management)
CRM (e.g. Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics)
IT (e.g. ServiceNow)

Strong solution designing skills with solid understanding of business processes (supply chain, financial, CRM or IT-related processes) and data beneath the IT systems that run these processes.
Ability to work independently and own a part of the team’s goals.
Very good knowledge of spoken and written English.
Ability to communicate effectively and build a good rapport with team members.

What Celonis Can Offer You:

Pioneer Innovation: Work with the leading, award-winning process mining technology, shaping the future of business.
Accelerate Your Growth: Benefit from clear career paths, internal mobility, a dedicated learning program, and mentorship opportunities.
Receive Exceptional Benefits: Including generous PTO, hybrid working options, company equity (RSUs), comprehensive benefits, extensive parental leave, dedicated volunteer days, and much more. Interns and working students explore your benefits here.
Prioritize Your Well-being: Access to resources such as gym subsidies, counseling, and well-being programs.
Connect and Belong: Find community and support through dedicated inclusion and belonging programs.
Make Meaningful Impact: Be part of a company driven by strong values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future.
Collaborate Globally: Join a dynamic, international team of talented individuals.
Empowered Environment: Contribute your ideas in an open culture with autonomous teams.

About Us:

Celonis makes processes work for people, companies and the planet. The Celonis Process Intelligence Platform uses industry-leading process mining and AI technology and augments it with business context to give customers a living digital twin of their business operation. It’s system-agnostic and without bias, and provides everyone with a common language for understanding and improving businesses. Celonis enables its customers to continuously realize significant value across the top, bottom, and green line. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.

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Celonis Inclusion Statement:

At Celonis, we believe our people make us who we are and that “The Best Team Wins”. We know that the best teams are made up of people who bring different perspectives to the table. And when everyone feels included, able to speak up and knows their voice is heard - that's when creativity and innovation happen.

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Data Engineer - Applied AI

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