Senior Project Manager - Client-Facing, Fast-Paced

Cognex Corporation; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognex Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Manager with strong external customer-facing experience to lead complex projects involving Cognex solutions. You will plan resources, manage scope, risk, and profitability, and maintain up-to-date communication with customers and internal teams.

The role emphasizes coordinating internal and vendor resources, preserving project scope, and ensuring on-time delivery while upholding Cognex standards for quality and growth. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• BA degree in a technical discipline or relevant equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years as a project manager in the high-tech services industry or related field.
• Willingness to travel 20–50% and be on-call for customer emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Actively plan and align internal and external resources to meet project schedules in a cost-effective manner.
• Maintain effective relationships with customers pre- and post-sale.
• Develop project schedules and track milestones; communicate status to stakeholders.
• Define project scope and communicate changes; negotiate with stakeholders and identify up-selling opportunities.
• Manage all project documentation and hand off to service teams or customers.

Skills

PMI standards

Project management

Customer communication

Risk management

Scheduling

Data analysis

Cost estimation

Stakeholder management

MS Projects

Learning new tech

Education

BA degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Projects

Job description

Cognex Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Manager with strong external customer-facing experience to lead complex projects involving Cognex solutions. You will plan resources, manage scope, risk, and profitability, and maintain up-to-date communication with customers and internal teams.

The role emphasizes coordinating internal and vendor resources, preserving project scope, and ensuring on-time delivery while upholding Cognex standards for quality and growth. Travel may be required.