Celonis
Celonis Career Growth & Development
Celonis Employee Perspectives
What if your internship wasn’t just a foot in the door, but the start of something bigger?
Three Celonauts share how they went from interns to full-time team members, turning curiosity into career momentum. If you’ve ever wondered where an internship at Celonis can take you, this read is for you.
Tell us about your recent promotion or role change.
At the beginning of the year, I went from being a solution engineer to an applied AI engineer.
What will this new role or skill let you do?
In the new role, we act as a bridge between our product and engineering and go-to-market organizations. We develop innovative AI-powered solutions with customers as well as support the development of our platform’s cutting-edge AI capabilities.
How would you describe the culture of internal mobility and upskilling?
Due to its fast-paced growth, Celonis often operates as a startup within a big company, which creates plenty of exciting opportunities to learn new things or kickstart new career challenges. Celonis actively promotes internal innovation (like the exploration of new domains, technologies), which in turn generates plenty of exciting opportunities to learn new things or kickstart new career challenges. If you’re willing to put your weight on it, they’re up for grabs.
Shilpa joined Celonis four years ago as a Lead Consultant, driven by a fascination with process mining and the transformative power of data. Since then, her career has mirrored the rapid growth of the company itself.
"Over the past four years, I’ve evolved from leading engagements to shaping practices and strategy," Shilpa shares. "That progression reflects the trust, opportunity, and accountability the organization offers"
Today, she leads a talented team of consultants and AI practitioners who partner with global customers to design and implement scalable, value-driven solutions across industries that translate complex operational challenges into strategic transformation initiatives powered by data, process intelligence, and AI.
Celonis Employee Reviews
What People Are Saying About Celonis
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Training & Education Access: A sizable Academy with role-based curricula, certifications, and instructor-led options—augmented by platforms like Degreed and a Training Cloud—enables structured, ongoing upskilling. External recognition for the Global Learning team underscores the maturity and emphasis placed on learning programs.
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Internal Mobility: Company materials highlight 'promote from within,' dedicated internal mobility programs, and real internal moves (e.g., BDR to AE, Solution Engineer to Applied AI), including defined graduate and sales pathways. Interns and working students are explicitly encouraged to pursue permanent roles and transition across teams.
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Cross-Functional Experience: Work in process intelligence spans data engineering, operations, and AI, with roles engaging cross‑system data, modeling, and change management that build portable skills. Flagship events and peer programs (e.g., Celosphere, Value Achiever) add coaching and small‑group problem solving that accelerates experiential learning.
Celonis's Benefits
Hosts Lunch and Learns
Job training & conferences
We live and breathe continuous improvement. Our evolving learning experience platform gives Celonauts access to skills training for today and opportunities to learn new skills for future roles.
Offers mentorship program
We offer mentoring programs for all Celonauts: Global Mentoring for skill development, Leading@Celonis for leaders, and Parents4Parents to support parents in balancing work and family.
Provides online course subscriptions
Provides paid industry certifications
Provides personal development training
Provides virtual coaching services
Promote from within
Provides customized development tracks
