Celonis
Lead Applied Value Engineer – CPG & Retail
$196K–$230K
New York, US, New York · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience) preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Sponsorship is not available for this role.
About the job
Leads customer discovery, prototyping, and technical delivery of Process Intelligence and AI solutions for CPG and retail clients, from presales through implementation and value realization.
What you'll do
- Lead technical discovery, demonstrations, and post-sale implementation to achieve customer adoption and agreed value.
- Build prototypes and Proof-of-Value projects, including secure LLM and agent systems integrated with enterprise retail data.
- Advise CPG and retail customers on AI-driven process transformation across supply chain, inventory, fulfillment, and omnichannel operations.
What they ask for
- 8+ years leading end-to-end technical pre-sales and post-sales engagements in CPG, retail, or e-commerce.
- Deep understanding of retail and CPG processes, such as inventory management, supply chain, trade promotion, category management, or loss prevention.
- Solid knowledge of Python, common ML libraries, and data engineering tools for large-scale POS, transactional, and inventory data.
- Bachelor’s Degree required; strong presentation, storytelling, and technical communication skills.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience building agentic systems with LLM orchestration, RAG, function calling, and prompt engineering.
- Experience deploying models on major cloud platforms and familiarity with enterprise data systems.
Pay
$196,000 — $230,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, LangChain, pandas, pydantic, sklearn, PyTorch, LlamaIndex, AWS Bedrock
AI focus
Build and deliver AI roadmaps, prototypes, LLM/agent systems, and agentic process transformations for CPG and retail customers, with a focus on measurable business value.
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