Company at a critical fork in the road - Principal Value Engineer Celonis Employee Review

3.0
Mar 1, 2024
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Pros

Incredibly smart people with a very positive and collaborative culture. The product concept has huge potential and universal applicability.

Cons

The founders and leadership/management teams are all young and inexperienced in large-scale enterprise technology. This has led to some unorthodox team structures and responsibilities. Whether this is successful or not remains to be seen, but there is more than a whiff of improvisation. What is certain is that if you are an experienced professional it will be different to what you are used to. Hitting targets, especially landing new customers, has proven difficult in the last two years. If, however, you are early in your career the organisation provides a great opportunity to gain experience quickly. 2024 is a critical year for the company. In order to differentiate itself from copycat vendors Celonis has created a new approach to process mining: object-centric process mining (OCPM). This is a groundbreaking innovation. However, its release feels rushed and poorly tested/documented. The solution requires customers to start again in order to reap its benefits. A successful implementation also depends on coordination/synchronisation across the customer organisation. This has made a large centre of excellence a pre-requisite for any customer. Celonis skills, especially OCPM are very thin on the ground, including within the partner community. If, and only if, customers buy into OCPM in 2024 will the future look as bright as it did a few years ago.

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Celonis Response
2y
Hi - thank you for sharing your insights and concerns about your experience as a Principal Value Engineer at Celonis. We value your feedback and take your observations seriously as we continue to navigate our company's growth and evolution. We're pleased to hear that you found our team to be filled with smart, talented individuals and that you appreciate the positive and collaborative culture we’ve worked hard to build and maintain. We also acknowledge your recognition of the huge potential and universal applicability of our product concept. At Celonis, we have the opportunity to impact every process and industry through our process intelligence technology, and we’re excited at the prospect of becoming a generational company with the work of Celonauts like you. Your concerns regarding the relative youth and inexperience of our founders and leadership teams are noted. At Celonis, we pride ourselves on hiring exceptional talent across all levels of the organization and continue to build and develop a balanced team of both tenured employees and industry experts. Experienced and first-time leaders, as well as those new to Celonis, are all invited to take part in our leadership development offerings, which build self-awareness and opportunities to develop leadership skills aligned to our Leadership Principles. Regarding your feedback on our new cbject-centric process mining technology, we appreciate your candid assessment. We understand the importance of thorough testing and documentation, and we are committed to ensuring that our solutions meet the needs of our customers. We’re excited about the results we’ve seen thus far and have made many adjustments, fixes, and enhancements to our newer product offering since it’s release in 2022. Your advice to management regarding the selection, training, support, and empowerment of individuals in management roles is valuable, and we will use it to inform our leadership development initiatives. We are committed to attracting and retaining experienced staff members as we continue to grow and evolve as a company. Thank you for your contributions during your time at Celonis! Team Celonis

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