# Lead Project Manager

**Company:** [Celonis](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/celonis)
**Location:** Tokyo, Japan, Munich, Germany
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Project Management, Enterprise Software, Consulting, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Budget Management, Resource Management, Project Planning, Statement Of Work, Partner Management, Celonis, PMP, Prince2, Safe, Agile
**Posted:** 2026-08-07

> Leads complex enterprise software implementation programs for strategic customers, managing scope, timelines, budgets, risks, partners, and executive stakeholders. The role requires client-facing consulting experience, team management, German fluency, project management certification, and a relevant bachelor's or master's degree.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead complex transformational customer programs, shape and define project outcomes, and steer delivery toward them.
- Plan, schedule, and manage project timelines and activities from kickoff through training, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with customer requirements.
- Manage resources, schedules, scope, and budgets across multiple projects using detailed project plans.
- Collaborate with senior executives, process owners, and technical teams to understand goals, objectives, and requirements and ensure successful implementation.
- Serve as the primary customer contact for product feature requests and support escalations.
- Communicate project status, including discussion items, action items, risks, and issues.
- Maintain projects in the Celonis Professional Services Automation System for accurate project and portfolio reporting.
- Proactively manage and escalate risks and issues to Celonis management and customer project sponsors.
- Guide and mentor implementation teams, including partner resources, to ensure adherence to Celonis methodology.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of Celonis Services methods, field expertise, and best practices.

## Requirements
- Client-facing project management experience with enterprise software implementations and multiple concurrent projects.
- Extensive experience documenting and maintaining project plans, risk, issue, and action logs, and driving problem resolution with customers and executives.
- Strong communication skills and consulting experience, with the ability to manage stakeholders and project timelines.
- Experience managing onshore and offshore consulting teams.
- Experience positioning services and writing proposals and statements of work within customer and partner ecosystems.
- Experience working with partners and managing co-delivery.
- Ability to set and manage customer expectations effectively.
- Strong analytical skills, particularly in applying technology solutions to business problems.
- Ability and willingness to become certified in Celonis products.
- Fluency in German.
- Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or SAFe/Agile.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Restricted Stock Units and merit-based refresh grants for full-time employees.
- Paid parental leave: 24 weeks for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers.
- Unlimited PTO in applicable regions and generous PTO globally.
- Flexible hybrid work model.
- Learning and mentorship programs, including a 70-20-10 learning framework and dedicated learning platform.
- Subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling, and Wellness Weeks.
- Paid Impact Days for community and environmental volunteering.
- Inclusion Think Tank and annual Inclusion Days.

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