Principal Product Manager

Cognite is hiring a Principal Product Manager. Level rates it ; you can apply on Cognite.

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Level rates this AI product manager role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
Tools and skills the posting cites include AI agents.
Level classifies it as a lead role.
Level lists 53 other open roles at Cognite.

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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 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.

How you’ll demonstrate Ownership

Are you a visionary Principal Product Manager eager to define the vision, build, and lead the development of intuitive user experiences and robust backend systems that transform industrial operations? At Cognite, we're not just building software; we're pioneering the future of industrial data with our award-winning Cognite Data Fusion® platform, recognized as the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms.

Our Product team is at the core of developing Cognite Data Fusion® into a robust and scalable platform for solving critical industrial data problems. This work is central to transforming asset-intensive industries – making them safer, more sustainable, and more profitable. Cognite Data Fusion® makes operational data available at scale, adding immense value through advanced data processing. This empowers industries to make truly data-driven decisions. Our platform leverages many different technologies, each chosen for its ability to solve specific challenges effectively.

To build the best possible product, we believe in autonomous teams where product managers, developers, and designers work closely together. Our teams are focused on building the next-generation industrial data platform and applications across diverse industries like Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and Power & Utility. This includes enabling all types of workflows, from advanced analytics to assisting in critical decision-making. We're a strong mix of product managers, engineers, and designers, united by a deep commitment to user experience and creating products users genuinely want to use.

Our work environment is exciting, dynamic, and intense. You'll collaborate with top-tier domain and industry experts and business leaders. We support one another, ask incisive questions, and give constructive feedback. Our goal is to leverage our diverse strengths and backgrounds to build innovative products, think outside the ordinary, and nurture a truly great culture.

The Impact you bring to Cognite

As a Principal Product Manager, you'll be a key player in setting product direction, building the product, and owning its success across Cognite’s industrial customers. You'll have the opportunity to:

You love making users happy and are committed to creating products they truly want to use.
You have a user-centric mindset: A genuine passion for understanding user needs and designing intuitive, easy-to-use solutions for complex technical problems.
You have experience managing feature delivery and tradeoffs for a complex product area.
You excel at communicating with different types of stakeholders, ranging from customer senior executives to technical engineers and data scientists.
You articulate clear and well-structured product requirement documentation that sets the direction for engineering and design.
You have a track record of successful product launches involving AI technologies.
You're comfortable learning about new developments within the AI space, and use these tools actively yourself for working efficiently.
You're accustomed to working in an English-speaking environment.
You have experience mentoring junior colleagues and leading complex product development projects across global teams.
You have leadership potential: While initially an individual contributor, you should have the ambition and capability to grow into a leadership role, potentially building and leading a team of product managers in India.
You have 10+ years of experience in SaaS product management roles, ideally within the industrial OT and IT space, with a strong understanding of how industrial data is collected, stored, and utilised.

Learn more about us

Impact 2025
Cognite's Industrial AI: Moonshot
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.

How we rate this

Principal Product Manager at Cognite rates 67 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Principal Product Manager is an open job at Cognite.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The role is based in India (Bengaluru).
The job was posted on September 23, 2026.
Seniority: lead.
Applications are handled by Cognite. Apply on Cognite

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Pay

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