Summary
Location
New York
Salary
$145k - $165k
Type
full-time
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About this role
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?
Hybrid; 3 days a week in office, 1 World Trade Center, New York.
The Role
The Global People Business Partner provides strategic HR expertise, processes, and practices that align with and accelerate business objectives. They act as a subject matter expert on functional priorities and partner closely with the People & Culture Centers of Excellence (Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Talent Management, etc.) to develop and implement strategies that attract, retain, and grow top talent—contributing directly to business success.
What You Will Do
- Build strong relationships with senior leaders, developing a deep understanding of their goals, challenges, and business context.
- Provide thought leadership on people and organizational strategy.
- Anticipate and address systemic issues through coaching, facilitation, and data-driven insights.
- Champion Celonis’ culture and values.
- Consult with leaders on strategic initiatives and collaborate across teams to address complex organizational challenges.
- Serve as an integral member of the leadership team.
- Coach senior leaders on leadership strategies, organizational effectiveness, and collaboration in a global matrix environment.
- Serve as a talent advocate by understanding succession planning, development needs, and career growth opportunities.
- Lead major change and culture initiatives that enable business innovation and growth.
- Partner with senior leaders to foster a high-performance culture and build a strong talent pipeline.
- Advise leaders on workforce trends and lead initiatives to adapt proactively—such as enterprise-wide competency assessments and capability gap analyses.
- Partner with Country People Leads and People Operations to address talent, compensation, benefits, development, and employee relations trends in support of business goals.
- Leverage people analytics to generate insights that drive growth and retention.
What You Need
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 8+ years of experience as a global HR Business Partner, ideally in a fast-paced technology company.
- Experience working in a matrixed environment is a plus.
- Deep expertise in HR practices, including org design, talent management, change leadership, employment law, and employee relations.
- Strong market insight and strategic, enterprise-level thinking.
- Skilled at building relationships across all levels; strong influence and negotiation capabilities.
- Consultative approach with a strong ability to guide and advise leaders.
- Systems thinker with strong analytical skills; collaborative, creative, and energized by challenges.
- Excellent project management, communication, active listening, and presentation skills.
- Experience with change management and organizational transformation is a plus.
- Willingness to travel as needed.
Top Priorities - First 6 to 12 months
- Build strong relationships with business leaders and assess current people needs
- Partner on talent planning, performance management, and org design initiatives
- Provide executive coaching and elevate leadership capability
- Drive strategic workforce planning aligned to business growth
- Lead or support large-scale change and culture development effort
Visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.
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.
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.
Get familiar with the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform by watching this video.
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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Other facts
About Celonis
Celonis makes processes work for people, companies, and the planet.
The Celonis Process Intelligence Platform takes the data from the systems you already use, and presents you with a living digital twin of your end-to-end processes. It’s system-agnostic, without bias, and provides everyone with a common language for understanding and improving processes.
Because when processes work, everything works.
Since 2011, Celonis has helped 1,000+ of the world’s largest companies to realize 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. Find out more at www.celonis.com.
What you'll do
- The Global People Business Partner provides strategic HR expertise and partners with senior leaders to align HR practices with business objectives. They also lead change initiatives and foster a high-performance culture.
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