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Principal Value Engineer

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CogniteUS1 month agoWebsite
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Staff / Principal
Global Revenue

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How you’ll demonstrate Ownership

The Customer Value, Insights, & Industries team at Cognite is looking for a Principal Value Engineer to accelerate our growth within the industrial and manufacturing sectors. The Customer Value team is responsible for driving enterprise-level outcomes and championing the "Cognite Moonshot" our commitment to delivering $100 billion in realized customer value by 2035, as well as owning our customer value-driven framework, across the entire customer lifecycle (from education and acquisition to retention and expansion).

As a trusted advisor, you will partner with our sales teams to close large, strategic, multi-year deals by helping executive customers discover, map, and realize the tangible value of Cognite solutions at scale.

  • Executive Storytelling: Translate complex data and industrial workflows into compelling, differentiated narrative-driven presentations for C-suite and market stakeholders.
  • Value Discovery & Roadmapping: Lead value workshops to identify high-impact use cases, map potential ROI, and deliver clear value roadmaps to customers.
  • Deal Acceleration: Partner with the field sales organization as an industry expert to drive larger, faster deal closures and meaningful ARR growth.
  • Value Realization: Work with existing customers to track and measure realized value, ensuring high retention and identifying expansion opportunities.
  • Executive Relationships: Build and maintain trusted, advisor-level relationships with client executives.
  • Internal Enablement: Champion our Moonshot across Cognite, empowering internal teams to speak consistently to industry outcomes.

The Impact you bring to Cognite

  • Domain Expertise: 7+ years of experience within the industrial space, with a deep understanding of industrial or manufacturing operations and the ability to translate that knowledge across adjacent industrial sectors.
  • Executive Presence: Exceptional storytelling, research, and analytical skills, with the gravitas required to influence C-suite stakeholders.
  • Commercial Acumen: A strong understanding of the enterprise B2B customer journey and a track record of supporting strategic, fast-paced sales cycles.
  • Agility & Collaboration: Proven ability to navigate ambiguous projects and work cross-functionally across an ecosystem to achieve shared goals.

 

Posted
May 26, 2026
Last seen
Jun 26, 2026
First seen
Jun 26, 2026
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