Senior Project Manager - Client-Facing, Fast-Paced Projects

Cognex Corporation; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognex is seeking a Senior Project Manager with external customer facing experience to lead multi-disciplinary teams on Cognex integrated solutions. This role focuses on coordinating resources, managing scope, and delivering on schedule with quality and profitability goals.

You will engage in pre-sales activities, assess risks, and communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders while upholding Cognex standards and rapid execution in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• BA degree in a technical discipline (preferred) or relevant equivalent professional experience.
• Typically requires 5+ years' experience as a project manager in high-tech services or related field.
• Ability to be on-call and respond to customer emergencies.
• Willingness to travel 20–50% of the time.
• Must possess English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Actively plan, organize, and align resources to win and execute against the project schedule.
• Maintain and develop relationships with customers pre- and post-sale.
• Develop project schedules and track progress against milestones and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Define project scope, communicate scope changes, present commercial strategies, and manage escalation to resolve issues.
• Manage all project documentation through the lifecycle to support service or customer setup.

Skills

PM processes & PMI standards

Communication

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment & mitigation

Cost estimation & profitability

Schedule development & tracking

Leadership & collaboration

Learning new technology

Travel readiness

Customer facing experience

Education

BA degree in technical discipline or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Cognex is seeking a Senior Project Manager with external customer facing experience to lead multi-disciplinary teams on Cognex integrated solutions. This role focuses on coordinating resources, managing scope, and delivering on schedule with quality and profitability goals.

You will engage in pre-sales activities, assess risks, and communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders while upholding Cognex standards and rapid execution in a dynamic environment.