Senior Project Manager - Client-Facing Tech Integrations

Cognex Corporation; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognex Corporation seeks a Senior Project Manager with strong external customer-facing experience to thrive in our Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast culture. You will lead projects involving Cognex designed solutions, handling pre-sales phases, risk assessment, and delivering high-quality outcomes with profitability.

Responsibilities include planning resources, managing scope, and maintaining customer relationships while ensuring milestones are met and documentation is comprehensive for service

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 5+ years as a project manager in the high-tech services field.
• Availability to be on-call and to work evenings/weekends as needed.
• Ability to travel 20–50% depending on region and project needs.
• English language proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and align internal and external resources to win and execute the project schedule.
• Maintain strong customer relationships pre- and post-sale.
• Develop schedules and track milestones, communicating status to stakeholders.
• Define scope documentation, manage changes, and present commercial strategies.
• Manage all project documentation to support service teams or customers.

Skills

PMI standards

Communication

Automation tech

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Data analysis

Cost estimation

Profitability analysis

Project scheduling

Decision making

Business process

Escalation handling

MS Project

Learning new tech

Education

BA degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Cognex Corporation seeks a Senior Project Manager with strong external customer-facing experience to thrive in our Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast culture. You will lead projects involving Cognex designed solutions, handling pre-sales phases, risk assessment, and delivering high-quality outcomes with profitability.

Responsibilities include planning resources, managing scope, and maintaining customer relationships while ensuring milestones are met and documentation is comprehensive for service