Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Runway
Mid (~420)
Best For
Celonis
Best for: Enterprise software engineers and data scientists who want to work on process mining at scale with solid equity packages and a clear market leader position
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Ratings
CelonisRunway
3.8
4.5
Overall
3.8
4.0
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.6
Culture & Values
3.8
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.4
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.2
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
Culture Values
Celonis only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Runway only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌐 Remote-Friendly
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Celonis
- Strong learning and development opportunities with excellent internal mobility
- Great team culture with supportive colleagues and mentorship from leadership
- Below-market compensation compared to other tech companies of similar size
- Frequent organizational changes and restructuring with poor communication from leadership
Runway
- Pioneer in AI video generation — Gen-3 Alpha is industry-leading
- Unique blend of art and engineering — creative culture values both
- Smaller team (~420) means limited specialization — engineers wear multiple hats
- AI video generation is an increasingly competitive space
Bottom Line
Celonis
Process mining market leader with decent equity and a learning culture, but at 3,800+ people expect real corporate layers — best for those who want large-enterprise scale over startup agility.
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
Open Roles
Celonis — 165 jobs
💻 Engineering
66
💼 Sales / GTM
48
📋 Product
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Runway — 35 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
4
📊 Data
3
👤 HR / People
3
💼 Sales / GTM
3
💰 Finance
2
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Runway scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Celonis also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity. Runway also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Remote-Friendly.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 165 open roles and Runway has 35 open roles.