Senior Implementation Project Manager, Atlas AI

Cognite - Austin, TX

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Austin, TX

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Senior Implementation Project Manager will be part of the co-innovation pod that will closely engage with strategic clients to extend Atlas AI capabilities to deliver innovative solutions and expand our understanding of GenAI value for Industry. This role involves acting as the primary technical owner for co-innovation projects, collaborating closely with clients to help turn Atlas AI vision into live MVP together with the client. The position requires working with the Atlas AI developers, data engineers, and designers to align co-innovation projects with the company's strategic goals, ensuring that solutions meet both customer requirements and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical owner for co-innovation projects, collaborating closely with clients.
• Work with the Atlas AI developers, data engineers, and designers to align co-innovation projects with the company's strategic goals.
• Facilitate workshops and technical discussions with customers to ideate and design innovative solutions.
• Organize, plan, and lead internal and external Atlas AI hackathons.
• Coordinate with customers, Product and Global Customer Success to define hackathon themes, objectives, and success criteria.
• Evaluate and synthesize hackathon outcomes, turning promising ideas into actionable projects.
• Lead project scoping sessions with clients and internal stakeholders to define technical requirements.
• Create detailed project plans, including resource allocation, milestones, and risk assessment.
• Manage project progress through regular check-ins, adjusting scope and priorities as needed.
• Conduct value scoping sessions to identify key opportunities for SaaS products.
• Develop and present value-driven project proposals.
• Partner with sales and customer success teams to support pre-sales activities.
• Provide technical guidance to Customer Success Managers (CSMs).
• Act as a technical escalation point for customer issues related to co-innovation projects.
• Monitor key customer success metrics to assess the impact of innovation initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Senior Implementation project management, preferably in a SaaS environment.
• Demonstrated experience in leading co-innovation projects.
• Proven ability to organize and lead hackathons or similar innovation-driven events.
• Experience in project scoping, including developing detailed project plans.
• 3+ years of experience working closely with Customer Success teams.
• Strong technical background with the ability to understand complex software architectures.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to perform value scoping.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with agile methodologies and familiarity with project management software.
• Experience in Management Consulting is strongly desired.
• Oil & Gas and/or Manufacturing experience is strongly desired.

Nice-to-haves

• PMP, Agile, or Scrum certifications.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation including base plus bonus.
• 401(k) with 4% employer matching.
• Health, Dental, Vision & Disability Coverages with premiums fully covered for employees and all dependents.
• Unlimited PTO + flexibility to enjoy it.
• 18 Company Holidays including the week between Christmas & New Years.
• Paid Parental Leave Program.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Employee Referral Program.
• Company Paid Friday Lunch via DoorDash + Fully Stocked Fridges in the offices.
• Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) focus.
• A highly modern and fun working environment.
• Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people.
• Paid mobile phone and WiFi.