Senior Art Director
We're Celonis, the global leader in Process Mining technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need you to join us.
The Team:
We are expanding our Brand Design team and seeking a highly creative, strategic, and experienced Senior Art Director to join us in our vibrant Bangalore office.
The Role:
As a Senior Art Director at Celonis, you will play a crucial role in shaping and evolving our brand identity on a global scale, specifically contributing from our strategic Bangalore hub. Reporting directly to the Director of Brand Experience, you will be responsible for conceptualizing and executing innovative creative ideas that resonate with our target audience and reinforce our position as a market leader. This role requires a high degree of adaptability to our fast-paced environment and collaboration across different time zones, including with our core team in Germany and other global stakeholders.
We are looking for a true brand champion who can inspire and elevate our creative output, ensuring every touchpoint reflects the premium and intelligent nature of the Celonis brand.
The work you’ll do:
- Creative Leadership & Strategy: Lead the conceptualization and development of innovative, high-impact creative solutions across a broad spectrum of marketing and branding initiatives, including global campaigns, major events (e.g., Celosphere), roadshows, office branding, e-books, digital and print assets, and premium swag items.
- India Market Brand Development: Play a key role in shaping and developing the Celonis brand specifically for the India market, driving creative direction for India-specific activities, campaigns, and events, ensuring cultural relevance while maintaining global brand consistency.
- Brand Guardianship: Act as a key guardian of the Celonis brand guidelines, ensuring consistency, quality, and visual excellence across all creative outputs from the Bangalore team and collaborating closely with global creative teams.
- Execution Excellence: Oversee the end-to-end creative process from concept to final delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
- Team Collaboration & Independent Leadership: Work collaboratively with the global Brand Design team in Europe while also operating independently to drive creative initiatives in India. Provide creative guidance and mentorship to other team members and cross-functional stakeholders, fostering a strong creative environment.
- Visual Storytelling: Translate complex technological concepts and business value propositions into clear, compelling, and aesthetically stunning visual narratives.
- Innovation & Trends: Stay abreast of the latest design trends, tools, and technologies in the SaaS and B2B space, continuously seeking opportunities to innovate and push creative boundaries.
The qualifications you need:
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Visual Communication, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in art direction or senior design roles, preferably within a fast-paced technology, SaaS, or B2B environment, or a leading creative agency.
- A strong portfolio showcasing exceptional conceptual thinking, innovative design solutions, and a proven track record of delivering high-quality creative across diverse channels (digital, print, experiential).
- Bring a deep passion for creating high-quality artworks and graphical assets – from creative concepts over spectacular keynote presentations, entertaining websites to outstanding campaigns or brand development and experiences in general.
- Love typography and the beauty of a solid grid layout, and be a passionate Graphic Designer who loves to explore and create contemporary key visuals and artworks – both print and digital.
- Demonstrated unique market insights, cultural understanding, or a deep appreciation of regional design trends, with the ability to align these effectively to a global brand strategy.
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, XD). Experience with Figma, Sketch, or other UI/UX design tools is a plus.
- Demonstrated understanding of brand strategy and the ability to translate strategic objectives into impactful visual communications.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate creative concepts clearly and persuasively to non-designers.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
- A keen eye for detail, typography, color, and composition.
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.
- 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.
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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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