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# Account Executive at Cognite - AI for Industry

- **Company:** Cognite - AI for Industry
- **Location:** Houston, TX / United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/cognite/jobs/4948187101

## Job description

What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve

Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low-code AI agents, Cognite accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements.

We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not backwards - you’ll feel right at home here.

Our [Moonshot](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/cognite-s-industrial-ai-momentum-soars-driving-ecosystem-impact-at-global-conference) is bold: Unlock $100B in customer value by 2035, and redefine how global industry works. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we will forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

As an Account Executive, Manufacturing you will win new business with top Manufacturing accounts. You will help customers achieve improved business results through their adoption of Cognite Data Fusion to accelerate their digital transformations.

- Develop and execute a territory strategy to drive bookings growth and win new customers
- Through active prospecting and your personal network of contacts, generate new pipeline and provide “commercial insights” to prospective clients on how Cognite’s solutions will address the most important areas of their value chain
- Manage complex sales cycles and lead your extended territory team (pre-sales and other key functions) to delight your prospects and customers
- Utilize value-selling processes alongside demonstrating a wealth of knowledge of Cognite’s solutions
- Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms with large enterprises by selling value and ROI
- Achieve bookings targets while developing satisfied and reference-able customers
- Accurately forecast monthly and quarterly results
- Update [salesforce.com](http://salesforce.com/) on a regular basis
- Provide timely and insightful input back to other corporate functions, particularly product management and marketing
- Present and demonstrate our solutions in-person and via web-based presentations
- Approximately 50% travel on client site and to our US offices

The Impact you bring to Cognite

- 5+ years successful Software Sales Experience into the Chemical Manufacturing vertical is required
- Can explain the respective value chains for process and discrete manufacturing - including the key economic drivers; the business, people, and technical inter-dependencies; the digitalization opportunity with Industry 4.0
- Well-versed in important manufacturing use cases, such as yield optimization, production visibility, higher operator productivity, quality improvement, predictive maintenance, and higher machine utilization
- Experience with Operational Technology equipment and related software, such as Honeywell Connected Plant, Emerson Plantweb/AMS, GE/Meridum APM, Aveva, Bentley, and OSIsoft PI
- 5+ years of direct sales experience carrying and exceeding a quota and selling enterprise software/ software-as-a-service (Business Intelligence/ Data Warehouse/ Big Data/ Advanced Analytics/ Machine Learning) to C-level executives
- Proven track record meeting and exceeding software/SaaS bookings goals with new customers in a Direct sales role (not Channel or Partner-based)
- Experience starting, managing, and closing complex sales cycles
- Trained in Command of the Message and/or MEDDPICC
- Detail oriented, strong relationship-building skills and a focus on a high level of customer service
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including stellar presentation skills
- Self-starter, able to work in a team environment, and superb time management and prioritization skills
- Savvy at helping customers create business cases with quantified ROI to justify new investments
- Familiarity with relevant technology, such as Big Data (Hadoop, Spark, Hive, BigQuery); Data Warehouses; Business Intelligence; and Machine Learning
- Start-up experience (Series A, B, or C)
- Bachelor's degree

A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter

- Competitive compensation
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Competitive health, dental, vision & disability coverages for employees and all dependents
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid Parental Leave Program
- Employee Referral Program

Learn more about us

- [Impact 2025](https://www.cognite.com/en/resources/blog/key-highlights-from-impact-2025)
- [Cognite's Industrial AI: Moonshot](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/cognite-s-industrial-ai-momentum-soars-driving-ecosystem-impact-at-global-conference)
- We’re globally recognized domain experts with an international presence that spans Phoenix, Houston, Oslo Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Abu Dhabi.

## Equal Opportunity

Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment.

## About Cognite - AI for Industry

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cognite delivers industrial AI software that unifies siloed operational data to help energy, process manufacturing, and other industrial companies improve production efficiency and scale AI solutions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by Aker ASA, total funding of $338.9M)
- **Headquarters**: Tempe, Arizona, United States (global HQ; also Lysaker, Norway)
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (co-founded by a team with industrial and tech backgrounds)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Industrial AI, Industrial DataOps, Energy (oil & gas, renewables), Process Manufacturing, Power & Utilities
- **Target customers**: B2B – enterprise industrial companies (energy, manufacturing, chemicals, etc.)
- **Mission or purpose**: “Power a high-tech, sustainable, and profitable industrial future” — enabling industrial teams to move faster, work safer, and achieve more with AI.

## Products & Services
- **Cognite Data Fusion®**: Open Industrial DataOps platform that contextualizes operational, engineering, and IT data into a real-time Industrial Knowledge Graph, making data accessible for AI and analytics. (SaaS/platform)
- **Cognite Atlas AI™**: Low-code industrial AI agent workbench for building and deploying agentic AI to automate complex operational tasks. (AI agent platform)
- **Cognite Flows™**: Tool for building and scaling production-ready industrial workflows 100x faster. (Workflow automation)
- **Composable reference applications**: Pre-built solutions for production optimization, smart maintenance, workforce digitalization, and sustainability.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding $338.9M (5 rounds); Annual revenue SEK 790.7M (approx. $75M based on current exchange rates, but exact USD not given)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Aker ASA; partners include Microsoft, Aker BP, Sopra Steria, Omny, Aize, and others. Recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Industrial DataOps Platforms.
- **Growth Signals**: 663 employees (+20.9% YoY); 102 active job postings (+67.2% YoY); LinkedIn followers 103,713 (+65.8% yearly); committed to delivering $100B in customer value by 2035; customers report 30-80% reduction in maintenance time and 4-month deployment cycles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Industrial domain expertise**: Deep specialization in heavy industry (energy, process manufacturing) with a platform built for complex OT/IT data integration.
- **Open ecosystem**: Works with any cloud, any data source, any LLM, enabling flexible partnerships and off-the-shelf integrations.
- **Low-code AI agents**: Cognite Atlas AI allows domain experts to build AI agents without deep coding, speeding adoption.
- **Proven ROI**: Customers report 10x productivity improvements, rapid scaling (e.g., from pilot to 9 facilities in months), and significant downtime reduction.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling industrial AI**: Accelerate time-to-value with pre-built solutions, AI agents, and use-case best practices.
- **Global expansion**: Growing presence in Americas (Tempe, Austin, Houston), Europe (Oslo), Asia (Tokyo, Bengaluru).
- **Customer value commitment**: Ambitious goal of $100B in customer value by 2035.
- **Partner ecosystem**: Deepening integrations with cloud providers, system integrators, and industrial software vendors.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values of Relentless (innovation, learning from setbacks), Ownership (shared responsibility, inclusivity), and Impact (result-oriented, adding value to team and customers). Described as “smart, passionate builders, and problem solvers.”
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Hybrid model with offices in Tempe, Austin, Houston, Oslo, Tokyo, Bengaluru. Some roles listed as “USA (remote)” indicating flexibility for certain positions.
- **Diversity**: Employees from 60+ countries; global team of engineers, product managers, domain experts.
- **Perks & Growth**: Opportunity to work on “biggest impact on our planet” — industrial AI at scale; strong investment in R&D and career development; fast-growing company with 100+ open roles.
- **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on AI, data engineering, machine learning, and full-stack development; roles like Senior AI Engineer, ML Engineer, Data Engineer, Applied AI Engineer.

## Sources
1. [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/en)
2. [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/about-us-cognite)
3. [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/careers)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognitedata)
5. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognite)

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