Lead Technical Program Manager at Cognite

The Product team is the team responsible for developing Cognite Data Fusion as a robust and scalable platform for solving industrial data problems at Cognite. The industrial data problem is at the heart of transforming asset-intensive industries to be safer, more sustainable and more profitable. Cognite’s Cognite Data Fusion makes the operational data available at scale and adds value to the data through data processing. This enables asset-intensive industries to make data-driven decisions. Our platform is built on many different technologies, each good at solving various challenges.To build the best possible product, we believe in autonomous teams with developers, designers and product managers working closely together. The Technical Program Management team is the team responsible for shipping Cognite Data Fusion as a robust and scalable platform for solving industrial data problems at Cognite. The industrial data problem is at the heart of transforming asset-intensive industries to be safer, more sustainable and more profitable. Cognite’s Cognite Data Fusion makes the operational data available at scale and adds value to the data through data processing. This enables asset-intensive industries to make data-driven decisions. We use the latest technologies and work closely with end users to iterate quickly towards better product experiences. That means that our users have the best data quality possible and ensure better insights for the user through data science and physical process modeling.

A typical day as a Cogniter will contain the following tasks & responsibilities

Breaking down the requirements with the Product Manager and Tech Lead, turning them into execution pieces and finding the right sequence 

Managing schedule, timelines, and milestones (i.e. Alpha, Beta, and GA)

Driving the tradeoffs between usability, Go To Market (GTM) lead time, features scope, technical debt/investment (i.e. across UX/PM/Tech/GTM) to maximize value for our customers and Cognite

Drive end-to-end alignment from sales to delivery, security, and support

Managing internal and external dependencies arising from end-to-end alignment

Managing budgeting and resource needs

Managing in-market product performance in scope of the program (e.g. usage metrics, cost drivers, required delivery effort, as well as quality, reliability, security etc.), ensuring those metrics are measured, reported, reviewed and acted upon

We believe most of these should match your experience

Must have experience from a SaaS company at scale

Must have software development experience (any language) in developing, testing, deploying code for a software product

Good system design skills or understanding (e.g. components architecture, scaling mechanisms, load balancing, rate limiting etc.)

Experience in running complex, cross-discipline and cross-department programs

Strong influencing skills: influencing without power (none will report to you), i.e. using different influencing skills and establishing your authority 

Structured, thorough and detail oriented

Genuine interest in or direct experience on the full product lifecycle (product strategy, sales, delivery, adoption, support, sunsetting)

Experience in leading and managing Product Development teams, running sprints, scrums, making scoping tradeoffs and discussing technical options with Tech Leads and architects

Technical MSc degree or proven technical hands-on experience

Don't meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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