Senior Project Manager

Cognite is seeking a Project Manager to be accountable for the successful delivery of complex Industrial AI implementation projects for some of the world's largest industrial organisations, from contract signing through deployment and value realisation.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end project delivery from kickoff through deployment, adoption, and value realisation; Own project scope, schedule, budget, quality, customer outcomes, and commercial performance; Collaborate with Solution Architects, Software Engineers, Data Scientists, Product teams, and Customer Success; Translate customer objectives into measurable success metrics and facilitate Value Realisation Workshops; Manage project financials, including forecasting, revenue recognition, profitability, cost management, and reporting; Build trusted relationships with customer stakeholders, lead steering committees, and provide clear communication; Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and scope changes; Support customer adoption through change management, enablement, and training; Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery practices using Cognite's PMO methodologies, playbooks, and lessons learned

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline; 5+ years of experience delivering complex software, SaaS, cloud, or enterprise technology implementation projects; Experience managing enterprise or industrial digital transformation programmes involving multiple stakeholders and technical workstreams; Technical fluency with APIs, integrations, cloud platforms, data architecture, and enterprise systems; Strong commercial and financial acumen, including forecasting, revenue recognition, margin management, and project profitability; Experience within one or more industrial sectors, including Energy, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Utilities, Power & Renewables, or Life Sciences; Experience working with Agile delivery methodologies and project governance frameworks such as Scrum, PMP, or PRINCE2; Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; Experience using project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or Smartsheet; Willingness to travel up to 25% as required

Nice to have

PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or Scrum certification; Cloud platform experience such as Azure or AWS; Industrial IoT, SCADA, MES, or Operational Technology (OT) environment experience; AI, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, or Analytics implementation project experience