Client-Facing Project Manager, Industrial Automation

Cognex Corporation; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 74,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognex Corporation is seeking a Project Manager with external customer-facing experience to thrive in a fast-paced culture. You will coordinate internal and external resources across Cognex-designed solutions, participate in pre-sales activities, assess risks, and deliver high-quality solutions for customers.

Responsibilities include planning, tracking milestones, maintaining customer relationships, and ensuring project documentation is complete for the service team or customer.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with PMI standards and project management processes.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of automation technology, manufacturability, and test development.

Responsibilities

• Actively plan, organize, and align resources (internal and external) to win and execute against the project schedule.
• Maintains relationships with customers pre- and post-sale.
• Develops project schedules and tracks progress against milestones with timely status communications.
• Identify, articulate scope, and communicate changes to stakeholders to ensure customer acceptance.
• Manage all project documentation through the lifecycle and hand over details to service or customer.

Skills

PMI standards

Communication

Customer relationship

Manufacturability knowledge

Stakeholder management

Time management

Data analysis

Cost estimation

Risk management

Decision making

Business process understanding

Microsoft Projects

Learning new technology

Education

BA degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Projects

Job description

Cognex Corporation is seeking a Project Manager with external customer-facing experience to thrive in a fast-paced culture. You will coordinate internal and external resources across Cognex-designed solutions, participate in pre-sales activities, assess risks, and deliver high-quality solutions for customers.

Responsibilities include planning, tracking milestones, maintaining customer relationships, and ensuring project documentation is complete for the service team or customer.