Senior Project Manager - Customer-Facing Tech Delivery

Cognex Corporation; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognex Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Manager with strong external customer facing experience to lead complex projects across Cognex designed solutions. You will coordinate internal and external resources, assess risks, and ensure delivery quality and profitability in a fast-paced culture.

The role emphasizes pre-sales engagement, scope definition, and proactive communication with customers and stakeholders to meet schedule and budget goals.

Qualifications

• BA degree in a technical discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years' experience as a project manager in the high-tech service industry or related field.
• Ability to be on-call and respond to customer emergencies; willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed.
• Ability to travel 20–50% of the time; travel varies by region and project needs.
• English language proficiency as a minimum requirement.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and align internal and external 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; communicate status to stakeholders.
• Define project scope and manage scope changes with stakeholders; present commercial strategies; identify up-selling opportunities.
• Manage project documentation and ensure successful hand-off to service or customer.

Skills

Project management

Customer relationship management

Communication

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

PMI standards

Schedule development

Cost analysis

Decision making

Problem solving

Education

BA degree in a technical discipline

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

Microsoft Projects

Job description

Cognex Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Manager with strong external customer facing experience to lead complex projects across Cognex designed solutions. You will coordinate internal and external resources, assess risks, and ensure delivery quality and profitability in a fast-paced culture.

The role emphasizes pre-sales engagement, scope definition, and proactive communication with customers and stakeholders to meet schedule and budget goals.