Lead Community Manager at Celonis

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 Role and Team: The Lead Community Manager India will be responsible for shaping, leading and expanding the Celonis Community in the region. This role is pivotal in creating and fostering a vibrant and engaged academic, customer and partner community to connect, learn in-demand skills, and share their knowledge of the Celonis platform. The successful candidate will have a passion for community building and ensure a unified and engaged experience across all community touchpoints within the extremely important market of India where a large portion of our Celonis users is located. As part of the Global Community Engagement team, the candidate will translate global strategies to the local market, shape global and local community experience and make Community Engagement a decisive component for customer success. The Community Engagement team resides in the GTM Marketing team. Also included are Regional Marketers, Partner Marketing, Customer Experience, Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics & Operations and GTM Sales Enablement. This team thrives on cross-functional collaboration working as one team with our Corporate Marketing peers and all of our Celonis colleagues, solving problems, bringing new ideas to life and obsessing over customer value. People are empowered to do their best work, think with a growth mindset and build their careers with Celonis. The work you’ll do: • Build and execute the regional offline and online community plan working closely with the Regional GTM leaders (Sales, Value Engineering, Services, Partner) to understand business goals and priorities, driving execution through all contributors. • Create and facilitate vibrant regional user communities, providing support and resources to enhance member engagement and value. • Create relevant regional online communities to continuously stay in touch with customers and create and implement programs that encourage community members to share their experiences, product knowledge, and best practices. • Work closely with VE, Marketing, Ecosystem, Services, and Product teams to ensure that community activities align with product updates, customer needs, and company initiatives. • Works closely with regional partner managers to increase awareness in local markets and drive partners to participate in the community. • Support regional and global events, ensuring they align with the community’s goals and contribute to the overall growth and engagement of the network. • Create and curate content to tell the Celonis Changemaker story, showcasing success stories and thought leadership as well as overseeing the creation of engaging content that helps educate and inspire community members. • Communicates effectively and enables the regional sales and partner teams on community plans, events and results. • Align with the global community team to share best practices and improve the global program • Owns and drives other Global Community Initiatives that are part of the overall Community Engagement Strategy The qualifications & experience you need: • 7+ years of experience in customer/partner facing roles, digital engagement, or a related field preferably in a tech or SaaS environment. • Degree in marketing, communications, business, or related field • Proven track record of building and scaling successful communities, preferably in a tech or SaaS environment. • Strong strategic thinking and planning abilities, with a focus on driving growth and engagement. • Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills with the ability to inspire and steer cross-functional teams. • Ability to think strategically, prioritize tasks, execute with attention to detail, and consistently meet deadlines • Creative, innovative, and proactive in identifying opportunities to enhance the community experience. • Strong presentation skills and confidence in communicating with cross-functional leaders • Advanced English language skills. • Willingness to travel within the region for customer-facing community events. 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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