Senior Project Manager

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Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Project Manager at Cognite, you will lead teams driving clients' digital transformations, helping them unlock data value. This role requires initiative, creative solutions, and a structured approach with a passion for client value through advanced technologies. You will manage large projects or portfolios, leading teams of Data Scientists, Solutions Architects, Data Engineers, and SMEs to design and implement digital solutions. You'll ensure end-user success, collaborate with clients to maximize Cognite Data Fusion benefits, and adapt to challenges with perseverance.
Must have:
  • Master or Bachelor in engineering, computer science, business, mathematics or similar field
  • 6 to 10 years of experience in management consulting, digital transformation or software
  • Passion for driving change and client success
  • Taste for challenge and desire to set ambitious goals to foster innovation
  • Willingness to take initiative and responsibility for building strong teams and lasting client relationships
  • Ability to work autonomously and thrive in a dynamic and sometimes ambiguous environment
  • Experience in industrial digitization or product development projects
  • Business development and creation of new opportunities
  • People management (if applicable)
  • Liaise between clients and Cognite's engineering and product management teams
  • Advise teams on development priorities based on client needs
  • Motivation to travel if necessary
Good to have:
  • Familiarity with IoT, cloud solutions or machine learning models
  • Experience in project management in fast-growing companies
Perks:
  • Join an organization of 70 different nationalities focused on diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI)
  • Modern and fun work environment with a sublime culture
  • Flat structure with minimal bureaucracy
  • Opportunity to work with and learn from the best on ambitious projects
  • Access to Cognite HUB for direct conversation with Cogniters and partners

Job Details

About Cognite

At Cognite, we are more than just a global SaaS (Software as a Service) pioneer; we are the architects of an industrial future where data, enhanced by our Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform, transforms complex challenges into unprecedented opportunities.

We don't just lead industrial digitalization – we redefine it! Join us to shape the future of oil and gas, manufacturing, and energy. It's an adventure where ingenuity unleashes the power of data for a smarter, faster, and hyper-connected industrial world.

Learn more about Cognite here:

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Our Values

Impact: Cogniters strive to have an impact in everything they do. We are results-oriented, always asking ourselves: "What is my impact?"

Ownership: Cogniters embrace a culture of ownership. We go beyond our comfort zones to contribute to the common good, fostering inclusivity and sharing responsibility for challenges and successes.

Relentless: Cogniters are relentless in their pursuit of innovation. We are determined and reliable (never ruthless or reckless), we face challenges head-on and view setbacks as opportunities for growth.

About the Team

The Project Management team is part of Cognite's Global Delivery organization. This entity is truly international, with offices in Austin and Houston (Texas), Oslo, and Tokyo. Our mission is to deliver successful, flexible, and scalable projects that promote the adoption of our Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) product. In short, we bring previously invisible data to life, enabling operators and executives to transform heavy-asset industries to be more efficient and sustainable.

The team is composed of professionals from demanding backgrounds: strategy consulting, industry, or software development. Whether it's our personal development, how we work as a team, how we support our clients, or how we contribute to Cognite's rapid growth, we strive every day to improve.

About the Role

As a Senior Project Manager at Cognite, you will lead teams responsible for driving our clients' digital transformations. Your mission: help them unlock their data and reveal its full value.

To succeed in this role, you will often need to be the first to take initiative and propose creative solutions. Your missions will benefit from an approach that is both structured and driven by a strong passion for creating client value through advanced technologies.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will take charge of larger projects or a portfolio of projects. Your team will consist of Data Scientists, Solutions Architects, Data Engineers, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Together, you will design, develop, and implement operational digital solutions across different industrial sectors. Throughout this adventure, you will benefit from unique opportunities to learn alongside talented individuals with inspiring backgrounds. When delivering Cognite solutions, you will be responsible for the success of end-users, who will often contact you first. You will collaborate closely with our clients to maximize the benefits of Cognite Data Fusion.

Faced with unexpected challenges or a certain ambiguity, your perseverance and adaptability will be key to ensuring daily operational success.

Your responsibilities also include:

  • Business development and creation of new opportunities
  • People management, if you are currently or aspire to become a People Manager
  • Liaising between clients and Cognite's engineering and product management teams
  • Advising our teams on development priorities, based on your in-depth knowledge of client needs
  • This role requires excellent communication skills, an aptitude for collaborative work on complex issues, as well as a good understanding of advanced technologies.

We believe that most of these elements should match your experience:

  • Master or Bachelor in engineering, computer science, business, mathematics or similar field
  • 6 to 10 years of experience in management consulting, digital transformation or software
  • A passion for driving change and client success
  • A taste for challenge and a desire to set ambitious goals to foster innovation
  • The willingness to take initiative and responsibility for building strong teams and lasting client relationships
  • Ability to work autonomously and thrive in a dynamic and sometimes ambiguous environment
  • Experience in industrial digitization or product development projects
  • Familiarity with IoT, cloud solutions or machine learning models is a plus
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to manage a complex stakeholder landscape
  • Motivation to travel if necessary
  • Experience in project management in fast-growing companies is a plus

Don't check all the boxes?

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic work environment. If this position excites you but your experience doesn't exactly match all the criteria in the description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the ideal person for this position or another one with us.

A glimpse of our many advantages and benefits as a Cogniter:

  • Join an organization of 70 different nationalities 🌐 focused on diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) 🤝
  • A very modern and fun work environment with a sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata 📷 to learn more
  • Flat structure with minimal bureaucracy
  • Opportunity to work with and learn from the best on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, in all industries.
  • Join our HUB 🗣️ to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.

Why choose Cognite? 🏆 🚀 Join us to make a real and lasting impact in one of the most exciting and fastest-growing software companies in the world. We have repeatedly demonstrated that digital transformation, when rooted in robust DataOps, generates business value and sustainability for clients and empowers frontline workers, as well as domain experts, to make better decisions every day. We have been recognized as one of the world's best enterprise tech startups by CNBC, propelling digital transformation!

If you are excited about the opportunity to work at Cognite and make a difference in the technology industry, we encourage you to apply today! We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and identities to join our team. Feel free to contact our talent acquisition team with any questions. We encourage you to follow us on Cognite LinkedIn; we post all our offers there.

Equal Opportunity Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive the same level of consideration for employment; anyone we hire will receive the same level of consideration for training, compensation, and promotion. We ask for gender as part of our application because we want to ensure equal evaluation in the recruitment process. Your response will help us achieve this commitment! However, the question about gender is optional and your choice not to answer will not affect the evaluation of your application in any way.

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