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Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. You will own the operational backbone of Appian's technology vendor ecosystem, ensuring procurement velocity, contract governance, and cross-functional alignment that powers enterprise-scale AI-Powered Process Automation growth. ABOUT THE TEAM The Procurement team—operating within Appian’s Finance and Operations organization—is the strategic and operational engine driving global corporate initiatives forward. As Appian expands its footprint in AI-Powered Process Automation, Procurement ensures our internal business resilience and shared services scale safely, swiftly, and cost-effectively. We act as the critical operational bridge between technology investments, vendor ecosystem management, and corporate governance. THE OPPORTUNITY Appian is scaling rapidly, and we are looking for a sharp, commercially minded professional to join our Procurement team as a Senior Procurement & Contracts Analyst. In this role, you will take day-to-day ownership of technology vendor sourcing, intake governance, Purchase Order (PO) execution, and Vendor Contract Management (VCM) workflow governance. This position sits at the vital intersection of Procurement operations, financial execution, and risk governance. Success requires strong organizational awareness, sound business judgment, and the agility to navigate ambiguous requirements with poise. You will triage incoming procurement requests, lead commercial negotiations, generate POs within our P2P system, and manage contract flows in VCM to ensure cross-functional approvals proceed without friction. WHAT YOU'LL DO Drive

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. McLean, Virginia, USA | Work Model: Onsite at Appian Headquarters Lead the product strategy and team shaping how millions of end users interact with Appian's AI-Powered Process Automation platform through intuitive web, mobile, and offline experiences. ABOUT THE TEAM The Total Experience group owns the vision and execution of all end-user facing functionality that makes Appian accessible, intuitive, and productivity-driving across web, mobile, portals, and accessibility features. This team directly influences how customers experience enterprise automation, balancing innovation with usability to deliver world-class front-end experiences. You will lead a team of 3-6 experienced product managers, owning product portfolio prioritization, roadmap development, and strategic alignment with Appian's platform evolution. THE OPPORTUNITY As enterprises accelerate digital transformation, the user interface has become the competitive differentiator in enterprise software adoption and productivity. This role exists to architect the next generation of Total Experience capabilities that will define how organizations interact with AI-Powered Process Automation at scale. You will shape product strategy during a pivotal growth phase where intuitive design directly impacts customer retention, expansion, and market leadership. WHAT YOU'LL DO Own the end-to-end product strategy, multi-year roadmap, and annual execution plan for Appian's front-end experiences including mobile applications, UI components, portals, and accessibility features Lead and develop a team of 3-6 product

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Lead AI Developer Tooling Engineer Location: Remote (US) Grow your engineering career building the developer tools that power AI automation for the world's largest enterprises. ABOUT THE TEAM Appian Engineering spans the full depth of our platform: from the foundational layers that power enterprise scale, to the AI capabilities redefining what automation can do. We operate in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on technical precision, continuous learning, and high code quality. By joining our team, you will solve real-world problems that directly shape how Appian delivers our AI-Powered Process Automation platform to enterprises around the world. THE OPPORTUNITY As a Lead AI Developer Tooling Engineer, you will serve as a technical linchpin for the team building the tools Appian's own engineers rely on — IDEs, CLIs, code-analysis, and CI/CD workflows — and the layer that brings AI capabilities into their daily development. Equipped with cutting-edge AI tooling yourself, you'll design and deliver developer experiences of real sophistication, shape engineering practices, and deepen your expertise while ensuring flawless Enterprise-Grade Orchestration. WHAT YOU'LL DO Develop Clean Software: Architect, build, and optimize developer-facing tools and services while maintaining a strong personal technical presence on the team. Build Developer Tooling: Design and build the IDE integrations, CLIs, code-analysis, and CI/CD tooling that Appian's engineers rely on every day — treating developer experience as a first-class product. Eng

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Lead Applied AI Engineer Location: Remote (US) Grow your engineering career building the AI systems that understand, model, and rebuild enterprise applications — powering AI automation for the world's largest enterprises. ABOUT THE TEAM Appian Engineering spans the full depth of our platform: from the foundational layers that power enterprise scale, to the AI capabilities redefining what automation can do. We operate in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on technical precision, continuous learning, and high code quality. By joining our team, you will solve real-world problems that directly shape how Appian delivers our AI-Powered Process Automation platform to enterprises around the world. THE OPPORTUNITY As a Lead Applied AI Engineer, you will serve as a technical linchpin for the team building AI systems that reason about enterprise applications end to end — spanning agents and orchestration, specification extraction from existing systems, application intelligence and retrieval, and rigorous LLM evaluation. These skills are shared across the team, so you'll bring production depth in some of these areas and the range to grow into the others. Equipped with cutting-edge AI tooling, you'll design and deliver systems of real sophistication, shape engineering practices, and deepen your expertise while ensuring flawless Enterprise-Grade Orchestration. WHAT YOU'LL DO Develop Clean Software: Architect, build, and optimize production AI systems while keeping a strong hands-on technical presence. Build Production Agents: Design reliable agents

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Principal Applied AI Engineer Location: Remote (US) Lead the engineering of software that matters — driving AI automation for the world's largest enterprises. ABOUT THE TEAM Appian Engineering spans the full depth of our platform: from the foundational layers that power enterprise scale, to the AI capabilities redefining what automation can do. We operate in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on technical precision, continuous learning, and high code quality. By joining our team, you will solve real-world problems that directly shape how Appian delivers our AI-Powered Process Automation platform to enterprises around the world. THE OPPORTUNITY As a Principal Applied AI Engineer, you will serve as the technical linchpin for applied AI on the team, bringing deep hands-on expertise in designing and operating production LLM systems and a track record of influencing engineering direction beyond your immediate scope. Equipped with cutting-edge AI tooling, you will drive the design and delivery of high-complexity AI systems — spanning code generation, agents, retrieval, structured generation, tool use, model routing, evaluation, and observability — set the technical bar for the team, and lead other engineers towards solutions of real complexity to ensure flawless Enterprise-Grade Orchestration. WHAT YOU'LL DO Develop Clean Software: Architect, build, and optimize high-performance production LLM systems while maintaining a strong personal technical presence on the team. Lead Platform Modernization: Spearhead strategic technological chan

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Principal ML Platform Engineer Location: Remote (US) Lead the engineering of software that matters — driving AI automation for the world's largest enterprises. About the Team Appian Engineering spans the full depth of our platform: from the foundational layers that power enterprise scale, to the AI capabilities redefining what automation can do. We operate in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on technical precision, continuous learning, and high code quality. By joining our team, you will solve real-world problems that directly shape how Appian delivers our AI-Powered Process Automation platform to enterprises around the world. The Opportunity As a Principal Software Engineer, you will serve as a technical linchpin for the team, bringing deep expertise in cloud-native architecture and a track record of influencing engineering direction beyond your immediate scope. Equipped with cutting-edge AI tooling, you will drive the design and delivery of high-complexity engineering solutions, set the technical bar for the team, and lead other engineers towards solutions of real complexity to ensure flawless Enterprise-Grade Orchestration . What You’ll Do Develop Clean Software: Architect, build, and optimize high-performance software systems while maintaining a strong personal technical presence on the team. Lead Platform Modernization: Spearhead strategic technological changes and champion code refactoring efforts to keep the core Appian codebase cutting-edge, modern, and performant. Engineer with AI: Use AI coding tools fluently as a fo

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. McLean, Virginia, USA | Work Model: In Person - Headquartered at Appian's McLean campus Serve as the primary engine for business intelligence within Appian's global marketing operations organization, transforming complex data into strategic insights that fuel AI-Powered Process Automation growth. ABOUT THE TEAM The Marketing Operations team owns the critical infrastructure that powers Appian's marketing engine: tools and technology, lead routing and scoring, analytics and attribution, and budget stewardship. This team operates with autonomy and cross-functional influence, partnering with demand generation, field marketing, product marketing, and executive leadership to ensure every marketing investment is measurable, optimized, and aligned to revenue outcomes. Your work will directly shape how Appian scales its presence in the enterprise automation market. THE OPPORTUNITY Appian is accelerating its leadership in AI-Powered Process Automation, and marketing's ability to demonstrate ROI and optimize campaigns in real-time is mission-critical. This role exists because our growth demands sophisticated attribution models, executive-grade dashboards, and a trusted analytics partner who can cut through noise and deliver clarity. You will have the rare opportunity to build the data foundation for a high-growth B2B technology company while working alongside world-class marketers and technologists who value precision and impact. WHAT YOU'LL DO Architect and maintain single source of truth dashboards in our BI tool that enable marketing leadership to monitor perform

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Lead AI Security Engineer (Agentic SOC) Location: McLean/Tysons, VA | On-site (5 days/week) ABOUT THE TEAM We are pioneering the next generation of cyber defense by building an Agentic Security Operations Center (SOC). Our mission is to move beyond reactive alerting by creating self-orchestrating, context-aware AI systems capable of autonomous triage, semantic correlation, and proactive threat mitigation. In this role, you will leverage emerging AI capabilities to reimagine how we defend our organization. THE OPPORTUNITY The AI SOC Engineering team is at the center of bringing our vision for AI-driven security to This is a squad of builders operating at the intersection of Generative AI, software engineering, and offensive/defensive security. We don't just write scripts; we architect the intelligent fabric of our defensive posture. We build and deploy production-grade, proprietary multi-agent systems that empower our human analysts to handle complex incident response with autonomous agents AI in responsible and scalable ways. WHAT YOU'LL DO Build & Deploy Agents: Design, test, and deploy autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents that integrate natively with our enterprise security stack (SIEM, EDR, XDR, and Threat Intel feeds). Code the Playbooks: Translate traditional, human-centric SOC playbooks and analyst workflows into deterministic and heuristic agentic pipelines (using DAGs and multi-agent routing). Optimize RAG Pipelines: Design, optimize, and maintain production-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows to inject real-time security

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. AI Security Engineer (Agentic SOC) Location: McLean, VA | On-site (5 days/week) ABOUT THE TEAM The Appian Information Security department continuously evaluates the global threat landscape to protect Appian operations and service offerings. Our mission is to build, monitor, and scale robust security tools and processes that shield critical corporate and customer assets from emerging threats, international security concerns, and vulnerabilities, ensuring our AI-Powered Process Automation platform remains resilient and secure. THE OPPORTUNITY At Appian, we believe our greatest innovations spring from in-person collaboration. Joining our team at our McLean headquarters means you will work alongside elite security architects in a high-velocity environment that prioritizes your professional growth. This role offers an unparalleled launchpad to transition academic knowledge into real-world impact, giving you direct ownership over intrusion detection capabilities and cloud-based defense strategies for our Enterprise-Grade Orchestration ecosystem. WHAT YOU'LL DO Build & Deploy Agents: Design, test, and deploy autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents that integrate natively with our enterprise security stack (SIEM, EDR, XDR, and Threat Intel feeds). Code the Playbooks: Translate traditional, human-centric SOC playbooks and analyst workflows into deterministic and heuristic agentic pipelines (using DAGs and multi-agent routing). Optimize RAG Pipelines: Design, optimize, and maintain production-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows to inject real-

About us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket Mortgage, SoFi, Sutter Health, and SoftBank — to transform how they serve customers and grow their businesses. We are primarily an in-person company based in San Francisco, with growing offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are guided by a set of values that are at the core of our actions and define our culture: Trust, Customer Obsession, Craftsmanship, Intensity, and a commitment to balancing Family along the way. These values are the foundation of our work, and we are committed to upholding them in everything we do. Our co-founders are Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor . Bret currently serves as Board Chair of OpenAI. Previously, he was co-CEO of Salesforce (which had acquired the company he founded, Quip) and CTO of Facebook. Bret was also one of Google's earliest product managers and co-creator of Google Maps. Before founding Sierra, Clay spent 18 years at Google, where he most recently led Google Labs. Earlier, he started and led Google’s AR/VR effort, Project Starline, and Google Lens. Before that, Clay led the product and design teams for Google Workspace. About the Public Sector team Sierra recently received FedRAMP High certification, enabling us to bring our industry-leading technology to partners in the US public sector. We’re now building our founding public sector team to redefine the relationship between the government and its citizenry. Today, our agents already enable citizens to access social services, report fraud, and understand complex government systems. Simultaneously, they empower government officials to better hear the concerns and inquiries of their constituencies. We are explicitly nonpartisan and committed to empowering public servants to leverage AI to advance their important missions. In our journey, we are guided by a set of values that are at the core of our actions and define our cult

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Build core finance systems that streamline month-end closes, numbers are accurate, and leadership can move with confidence. ABOUT THE TEAM The Business Technology team serves as the bridge between Finance and technology at Appian, translating business requirements into system capabilities that power our AI-Powered Process Automation business. This team protects the integrity of financial data across the order-to-cash lifecycle, enabling Finance leaders to make confident decisions during rapid growth. You will own the technical backbone of financial operations, ensuring systems evolve in lockstep with business needs while maintaining SOX compliance and audit readiness. Location: McLean, Virginia, USA | Work Model: Onsite at Appian Headquarters THE OPPORTUNITY As Appian scales its Enterprise-Grade Orchestration platform globally, our finance systems must evolve to support increasingly complex revenue models, multi-entity consolidation, and real-time reporting demands. This role exists to ensure our ERP, billing, and planning infrastructure can handle that growth without sacrificing control, accuracy, or speed. You will have direct influence over how Appian's finance organization operates—building systems that enable faster closes, cleaner audits, and better business insights. WHAT YOU'LL DO Lead the configuration and ongoing optimization of core finance systems including NetSuite ERP, Anaplan planning platform, and Zone Billing/CPQ to support accurate financial reporting and streamlined close processes Enforce SOX-compliant controls across financial systems

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Lead the transformation of Appian's global talent acquisition infrastructure by modernizing systems, implementing structured assessments, and driving operational excellence that accelerates hiring quality across a high-growth AI-Powered Process Automation company. ABOUT THE TEAM The People Team at Appian is the strategic engine behind our rapid growth in the AI-Powered Process Automation market. This team owns the end-to-end talent acquisition infrastructure that enables Appian to attract, assess, and onboard world-class talent across engineering, sales, customer success, and corporate functions. You will have significant autonomy to modernize our TA operations, influence hiring strategy, and scale systems that directly impact our ability to compete for top talent in a competitive landscape. THE OPPORTUNITY Appian is scaling fast in Enterprise-Grade Orchestration, and hiring speed and quality are central to winning that market. This role owns the challenge of building a scalable, automated, candidate-centric TA operation that keeps pace with growth without sacrificing quality. You'll have executive visibility, a clear mandate to modernize our infrastructure, and the resources to change how Appian hires globally. WHAT YOU'LL DO Architect and implement a structured assessment framework that standardizes candidate evaluation, reduces bias, and improves hiring quality across all functions and regions. Partner with the Global Head of TA to deliver strategic initiatives, building credibility with recruiters, hiring managers, and partners through transparent com

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Lead the transformation of Appian's global talent acquisition infrastructure by modernizing systems, implementing structured assessments, and driving operational excellence that accelerates hiring quality across a high-growth AI-Powered Process Automation company. The People Team at Appian is the strategic engine behind our rapid growth in the AI-Powered Process Automation market. This team owns the end-to-end talent acquisition infrastructure that enables Appian to attract, assess, and onboard world-class talent across engineering, sales, customer success, and corporate functions. You will have significant autonomy to modernize our TA operations, influence hiring strategy, and scale systems that directly impact our ability to compete for top talent in a competitive landscape. Appian is scaling fast in Enterprise-Grade Orchestration, and hiring speed and quality are central to winning that market. This role owns the challenge of building a scalable, automated, candidate-centric TA operation that keeps pace with growth without sacrificing quality. You'll have executive visibility, a clear mandate to modernize our infrastructure, and the resources to change how Appian hires globally. WHAT YOU'LL DO Architect and implement a structured assessment framework that standardizes candidate evaluation, reduces bias, and improves hiring quality across all functions and regions. Partner with the Global Head of TA to deliver strategic initiatives, building credibility with recruiters, hiring managers, and partners through transparent communication and reliable executi

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. The Appian Talent Acquisition team is the strategic engine driving our global expansion. We don't just fill seats; we act as brand ambassadors and trusted partners to leadership, embedding ourselves into the business to understand Appian’s competitive positioning. Our mission is to scale our Customer Success team by discovering elite professionals who thrive in a high-growth culture of elite execution. This role is based at our ​headquarters in ​McLean, Virginia. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian. What You’ll Do Own the full candidate lifecycle, executing targeted, innovative sourcing strategies across multiple platforms to attract, negotiate, and close top-tier technical talent. Partner as a Strategic Talent Advisor with senior hiring leaders across technical departments to align talent pipelines with Appian's long-term business strategy. Leverage modern recruitment tech, embedding AI and automation tools into your daily workflow to optimize candidate engagement and streamline sourcing analytics. Scale and continuously improve interview processes, onboarding frameworks, and hiring best practices to ensure an elite, frictionless candidate experience. Drive Appian

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Appian Customer Success is obsessed with creating exceptional customer outcomes and driving high-velocity, mission-critical business impact. As the specialized elite consulting branch of Appian, we partner directly with our clients to transform their most ambitious ideas into reality. Joining this team guarantees access to the deep support, mentorship, and foundational growth required to rapidly elevate and evolve your career in corporate technology consulting. As an Associate Consultant, you are the catalyst that brings our technology to life. You won't just learn about digital transformation - you will build it. From implementing an organization's very first business process to scaling complex operations across an entire enterprise, you will construct modern applications that reshape how corporations operate. This role places you on the fast track to becoming a subject matter expert in AI-Powered Process Automation and a trusted advisor to global business leaders. We are seeking highly analytical, logical thinkers who possess exceptional communication skills and a strong aptitude for learning. We prioritize raw analytical horsepower and the ability to articulate complex ideas over deep, pre-existing technical expertise. If you have the foundational logic and persuasive writing ability, we will train you on the specific technical competencies required for the role. What You'll Do Deploy Process Solutions: Construct, implement, and deploy custom, process-centric business applications using Appian's leading platform. Analyze & Architect: Evaluate clien