From Weeks to Minutes: Celonis Simplifies Global Employee Rewards
Case: employee recognition and rewards
About Celonis
Celonis makes processes work for people, companies, and the planet. The Celonis Process Intelligence Platform takes the data from the systems you already use and presents you with a living digital twin of your end-to-end processes. It’s system-agnostic, without bias, and provides everyone with a common language for understanding and improving processes. Since 2011, Celonis has helped over 1,000 of the world’s largest companies realize value across the top, bottom, and green line. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, Celonis operates more than 20 offices worldwide.
Celonis is at the forefront of process mining and execution management, helping enterprises optimize their operations. With a distributed marketing team spanning countries like the UK, Ukraine, and Japan, recognizing employee contributions was essential—but sourcing and delivering global gift vouchers was proving to be a logistical nightmare.
Challenges & Pain Points
“We had no plans to move forward with this initiative until we found the right solution — it had been a real challenge for us.”
Celonis wanted to recognize and reward their employees across a truly global workforce, with teams spread across the UK, Ukraine, Japan, and more than 20 offices worldwide. Managing rewards at that scale was no easy task.
Their previous approach involved juggling local vendors, dealing with multiple currencies, and managing every step manually. This not only created inefficiencies but also consumed valuable time that HR and operations teams couldn’t afford to lose. The complexity became such a burden that Celonis put their entire recognition program on hold until they could find a scalable solution.
Choosing Huuray: The Solution & Implementation
“What I really like about Huuray is how easy it is to send rewards worldwide in any currency.”
Discovering Huuray led Celonis to a platform that perfectly matched their global gifting needs.
- A global gift card platform with multi-currency support (USD, JPY, UAH, EUR, etc.)
- Flexible reward values, eliminating the need for multiple small vouchers
- Automated distribution, enabling scheduled and hassle-free reward delivery
- User-friendly interface, making it easy to manage global recognition efforts
With Huuray, Celonis launched its employee recognition program successfully. The ability to preload funds, schedule gift card delivery, and send email notifications simplified the entire process, ensuring that employees received their awards effortlessly.
Impact & Value Delivered
The shift to Huuray transformed the way Celonis managed rewards:
- Time Savings: The team no longer needed to search for individual country-specific solutions. Instead of spending hours navigating local vendors and currency restrictions, they could instantly reward employees worldwide from a single platform.
- Operational Efficiency: Rewards were distributed with just a few clicks within a few minutes. Automated features like scheduled delivery, prepaid funds, and email notifications replaced manual, error-prone processes, cutting down administrative workload.
- Employee Engagement: Team members valued the ability to redeem flexibly, combine gift cards, and split spending across brands and time. This freedom of choice gave employees a personalized experience that boosted motivation and satisfaction.
- Scalability: The platform could easily accommodate expanding recognition initiatives. As Celonis grew across 20+ global offices and diverse currencies, Huuray ensured their recognition programs scaled without added complexity.
Results
Partnering with Huuray delivered significant benefits for Celonis, transforming their rewarding approach in the following ways:
20+ Countries
Global rewards delivered seamlessly with multi-currency support
Minutes, Not Hours
Recognition completed in just a few clicks
1,000+ Employees
Automated distribution supported a large global workforce
Flexible Redemption
Employees could combine, split their balance, and redeem gift cards freely
1 Platform
A single solution replaced multiple vendors and currencies
20+ Offices
Scalable recognition across Celonis’ worldwide locations
“Huuray truly changed the game for us. It solved the issues we were facing and gave us the flexibility we needed to scale our rewards program efficiently.”
Final thoughts
By partnering with Huuray, Celonis transformed employee recognition from a fragmented, manual challenge into a streamlined, global program. What once caused delays and inefficiencies became a simple, scalable process that saved time, reduced administrative complexity, and empowered employees with the freedom to choose rewards that truly mattered to them. With over 20 offices worldwide and a workforce spanning multiple currencies, Celonis can now recognize contributions consistently, efficiently, and meaningfully, ensuring that their recognition efforts grow seamlessly alongside their business.
