Senior Technical Program Manager - Data Infrastructure

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

The Role:

Join Celonis Engineering and play a key role as a Senior Technical Program Manager in Madrid. As a Sr. TPM, you will drive cross-functional programs by closely working together with Engineering, Product, Design, QA (and beyond) to get things done, drive towards clarity, serve as a communication bridge whilst removing ambiguity and complexity. You bring the ability to influence, agile expertise, technical proficiency, and thought leadership.

What you'll do:

• Lead multidisciplinary cross-functional engineering programs in the area of Data, Infrastructure, Data Pipeline and Query Engine across the ETL Stack.
• Lead, influence, align, and coach strategic and tactical situations.
• Break down the programs into projects and coordinate across functional areas in order to deliver on the program deliverables.
• Leverage technical acumen to understand and contribute to Engineering Design Documents (especially with a focus on dependencies) and understand and translate (if applicable) the PRDs into engineering working packages.
• Present and advocate complex business and technical concepts with Engineering Leadership and Executive Management.
• Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration, and commitment across multiple groups and to different stakeholders.
• Manage risk, communication & monitor, project schedule, review project progress and timelines; and identify and resolve issues to ensure project success.
• Propose the best course of action and optimal solutions for the target architecture.
• Program Management across its entire lifecycle.
• Contribution & management of technical discussions and strategic decision-making.
• Decipher technical needs of other departments within the organization.

The qualifications you need:

• Experience in Technical Program Management in SaaS software companies with 8+ years of experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience & skillset.
• Experience with Infrastructure, and Data Pipeline. (AI, ML or Process Mining is a bonus)
• You can derive status, key risks, and can synthesize information, drive clarity and accurately communicate program status, issues, dependencies & risks to leadership & other program stakeholders beyond Product & Engineering.
• You can lead & independently own strategic programs, across different domains and multiple engineering departments.
• You can explain your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.
• You have excellent problem-solving ability & value teamwork & multitasking.
• You can find practical & simple solutions to complicated problems without sacrificing quality.
• You are a natural leader, you bring calm to chaos and you've learned industry standards and can help bring those experiences to more junior people to help reduce toil.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit, are self-sufficient & able to operate in a fluid, ambiguous environment.
• Design plans to manage highly ambiguous programs in partnership with Senior Management.
• Proactively address risks, dependencies, trade-offs, escalation, or technical constraints for timely mitigation and resolution.
• Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple teams with competing priorities.

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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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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