Program Manager, Co-Innovation

Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. As a Co-Innovation Program Manager, you'll drive the programs that turn Cognite's emerging capabilities into production-ready product. You'll work at the seam between product development and customer reality—using real-world deployments to harden new features, identify gaps, and systematically improve the platform, systems, and processes.

Responsibilities

Drive Co-Innovation: Own end-to-end delivery of customer-partnered programs, managing scope, timelines, resources, and risks; Harden the Product: Use production deployments as a proving ground to surface edge cases, integration challenges, and system gaps; Feed Field Insights to Product: Systematically translate field learnings into actionable product requirements in partnership with Product and Engineering leads; Orchestrate Delivery: Coordinate cross-functional teams (Engineers, Data Scientists, Designers, Product Managers) to align dependencies and clear roadblocks; Ensure Production Readiness: Define readiness standards to guarantee capabilities scale effectively before broad commercial release; Facilitate Customer Collaboration: Lead technical workshops and working sessions with enterprise customers to validate high-leverage solutions

Requirements

Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field; 8+ years of experience in technical program management, solutions engineering, product management, or similar roles that combine technical depth with delivery accountability; Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through delivery—coordinating across engineering, product, and customer-facing teams to deliver results; Strong ability to navigate complex software architectures, data systems, and integration patterns; Experience in or with industrial sectors (energy, manufacturing, process industries) and understanding operational workflows; Exceptional precision in written/verbal communication, strong organizational rigor, and a hands-on, action-oriented mindset

Nice to have

Prior exposure to AI/ML systems, LLM applications, or agentic workflows; Hands-on experience with industrial data types (time series, sensor data, knowledge graphs) or platforms like Cognite Data Fusion (CDF); Experience with operational technology (OT), control systems, or industrial software; Background in fast-paced product environments with rapid iteration cycles

Benefits

Join an organization of 60 different nationalities with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus; A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization; Flat structure with direct access to decision-makers; Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries, with cutting edge technology; Join our HUB to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners; Get access to private health services with Cognite Care; A subsidized lunch at the canteen is delivered by the chefs at Fornebuporten (Aker Tech House); Our own Cognite exclusive coffee bar with the friendliest baristas is here to brew coffee for coffee lovers, tea for tea lovers, smoothie for smoothie lovers, and the baristas creative concoctions when the mood strikes; We take your mental- and physical health seriously by having a broad health offering and a free membership to our fully-staffed gym on-site; A pet lover? Get the chance to meet Spot at the Robot Garden