Value Engineer

Akeneo is the Product Experience (PX) company and global leader in Product Information Management (PIM), creating a world where every product interaction is an experience that guides consumers and professionals to the best purchase, anytime, anywhere.
We're all about experience - from the best-in-class product we build to the inspiring environment we create for our employees. You'll grow in a dynamic environment where your ideas and expertise will make an impact from day one. Our flexible work model empowers you to thrive, balancing professional success with personal fulfillment. At Akeneo, you'll be part of a supportive and collaborative team that values open communication, shared successes, and meaningful relationships.
Learn more about our culture and values via our Career page .
Job description
The Value Engineer partners with Customer Success, Professional Services, and the company to deliver our customers the best value-driven approach. Through different frameworks and methods, the value engineer analyzes and acts to help identify business objectives and how to tackle them into the Akeneo Product Cloud
Your responsibilities:

• Value Strategy and Alignment: Partner with customer success and all the customer-facing roles to define overarching value strategies for high-value opportunities, aligning solution benefits with customers' strategic objectives and industry-specific challenges.
• Business Case Development and ROI Analysis: Lead the creation of comprehensive business value reviews (including ROI models) that quantify economic impact, communicate potential gains, and secure executive buy-in for the proposed solutions.
• Customer retention: Assist in a proactive approach to the CSM team to tackle customer at-risk situations, helping define the strategy and deliver the value.
• Executive-Level Presentations and Recommendations: Prepare and deliver boardroom-quality presentations that articulate the solution's business impact, financial rationale, and strategic alignment, effectively engaging executives and C-level stakeholders.
• Industry and Domain Expertise: Develop tailored value propositions and use cases by leveraging deep domain knowledge, staying current with industry trends, and integrating best practices into solution recommendations.
• Internal Training and Enablement: Deliver internal training on new practices that the team will develop and ensure that the CSM team correctly applies new processes and approaches.
• Continuous Improvement of Value Engineering Practice: Contribute to the evolution of the Value Engineering function by developing methodologies, tools, and frameworks that streamline value-based engagements and support a scalable, repeatable approach.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in value engineering, management consulting, or a similar strategic advisory role, with a proven track record of delivering ROI-driven insights for complex customer engagements.
• Ability to grasp complex product functionalities, collaborate with technical teams on solution integrations, and communicate product-related benefits in business terms.
• Skilled in leveraging analytics platforms, spreadsheets, and software to gather insights, visualise data, and create boardroom-quality reports and executive presentations.

Life at Akeneo
Culture
Diverse, cross-cultural team.
Office parties, team offsite.
Top-notch 8-week onboarding program for new teammates, including live presentations, online courses you can take at your own pace, and an exhaustive checklist with all the resources, calls-to-action and support contacts for a smooth integration into the company.
General
Competitive package.
Time off
Flexible working hours and hybrid setup (up to 3-4 days per week working from home).
Gradual Return to Work program after maternity or adoption leave.
25 days holiday per calendar year in addition to Public Holidays.
️ Work from Anywhere Scheme - Explore the possibility of working from anywhere in the world for up to 30 days per year.
Health & Wellness
Individual and confidential coaching sessions with a mental health practitioner of your choice.
Equipment
Best-in-class communication and collaboration tools: Slack, Notion, Google Suite, Jira, GitHub...
A €500 personal hybrid working allowance to maximize your home office environment.
Professional Development
Participation in in-house events welcoming external guests (ie. Meetups) or industry events.
A €1,000 learning budget per employee per year.
Perks & Dsicounts
A €45/month Sustainable Transportation Allowance to support eco-friendly commuting options such as public transportation, biking, or carpooling if eligible.
Corporate Responsibility
Employee Volunteering program: give back to the community with two days per year dedicated to supporting the charities of your choice.
Join one or several of our Employee Resource Groups and take an active part in promoting diversity and inclusion within our company.
Diversity & Inclusion: Akeneo provides and ensures a safe work environment for everyone, regardless of seniority, gender identity, and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, nationality, or other characteristics. Akeneo is deeply anti-racist, anti-homophobic, anti-sexist, anti-ableist, and inclusive. We create the right conditions for you to feel safe and be yourself!
Interview process

• Say hi! If your application has caught our attention, you will receive an invitation to a 30-minute conversation with one of our Talent Partners, where you'll learn more about the role and about Akeneo.
• Meet your future manager! This 45-60 minute interview will allow you to go in more depth into what the role entails and discuss your experience and skills.
• Meet the team! Project yourself into the reality of the position and confirm our company culture fits you with one or two additional interviews with your future colleagues or stakeholders.
• Sign your offer!

At all stages of your recruitment process, our Talent Acquisition team is committed to giving you an update in a one-week time frame.
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