Director Project Management

How you’ll demonstrate Ownership

• Monitor & drive accounts as P&L
• Deliver revenue on plan and manage services gross margin to target
• Drive profitable growth through disciplined scoping and change control
• Lead quarterly strategic reviews with executive sponsors
• Serve as a senior escalation point for scope, risk, and relationship decisions
• Operationalize Cognite's 'agile partner' positioning: demonstrate speed, accessibility, and decisiveness so customers feel they have a partner inside Cognite, not a vendor
• Coach and develop several Project Managers
• Lead weekly 1:1s with each PM: feedback, development planning, escalation
• Assess readiness against current and target role; create stretch assignments and development plans
• Monitor engagement, retention risk, and readiness for promotion
• Sponsor PM progression (PM → Senior PM → Principal PM) in partnership with SVP Delivery
• Ensure PMs own their account QBRs and customer relationships while you own PM coaching and strategic escalation
• Do not run PMs' customer meetings; receive weekly status and escalate if needed
• Own portfolio health across all accounts
• Maintain a real-time view of customer health, delivery risk, and value across the portfolio of several accounts (owned + PM-managed)
• Run weekly portfolio check-ins with your PMs: Are we green? What risks are emerging? Do you need support? Escalate red flags to VP Delivery with options and recommendations
• Tie portfolio health to weekly ops meetings and monthly reporting to leadership
• Metrics you’ll own PM team health & development: All PMs engaged; zero involuntary attrition; 1+ PM ready for next-level promotion by target date
• Portfolio stability: portfolio shows zero unplanned exits; delivery on time and on budget; customer satisfaction stable or improving

Impact you bring to Cognite

Monitor & drive accounts as P&L
Deliver revenue on plan and manage services gross margin to target
Drive profitable growth through disciplined scoping and change control
Lead quarterly strategic reviews with executive sponsors
Serve as a senior escalation point for scope, risk, and relationship decisions
Operationalize Cognite's 'agile partner' positioning: demonstrate speed, accessibility, and decisiveness so customers feel they have a partner inside Cognite, not a vendor
Coach and develop several Project Managers
Lead weekly 1:1s with each PM: feedback, development planning, escalation
Assess readiness against current and target role; create stretch assignments and development plans
Monitor engagement, retention risk, and readiness for promotion
Sponsor PM progression (PM → Senior PM → Principal PM) in partnership with SVP Delivery
Ensure PMs own their account QBRs and customer relationships while you own PM coaching and strategic escalation
Do not run PMs' customer meetings; receive weekly status and escalate if needed
Own portfolio health across all accounts
Maintain a real-time view of customer health, delivery risk, and value across the portfolio of several accounts (owned + PM-managed)
Run weekly portfolio check-ins with your PMs: Are we green? What risks are emerging? Do you need support? Escalate red flags to VP Delivery with options and recommendations
Tie portfolio health to weekly ops meetings and monthly reporting to leadership
Metrics you’ll own PM team health & development: All PMs engaged; zero involuntary attrition; 1+ PM ready for next-level promotion by target date
Portfolio stability: portfolio shows zero unplanned exits; delivery on time and on budget; customer satisfaction stable or improving

What Cognite is

Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low-code AI agents, Cognite accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements. We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not backwards - you’ll feel right at home here. Our Moonshot is bold: Unlock $100B in customer value by 2035, and redefine how global industry works. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we will forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

Equal Opportunity

Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment.