Cognite - AI for Industry - Manager, Data Science

• Regional Technical Leadership (Data Science) • Own the DS function’s technical quality across all customer engagements in the region • Set and maintain standards for modelling quality, agentic workflows, industrial analytics, data validation, and performance testing • Ensure scalable, maintainable, and well-documented analytical solutions across all pods. • Customer Value Realization • Champion DS solutions that translate industrial challenges into measurable, value-oriented outcomes • Guide teams on interpreting KPI impact, validating model performance, and ensuring business stakeholders understand insights and outputs. • Support escalations as a senior technical advisor—ensuring pragmatic, customer-centric resolution • Scaling & Growth • Scaling & Growth • Partner with Sales and Product to ensure DS technical feasibility in scoping and expansions. • Ensure DS work accelerates adoption of AI-enabled workflows, Dune-based solutions, and repeatable industrial patterns. • Drive standardization of DS approaches, templates, benchmark metrics, and reusable assets to scale the function. • Operational & Delivery Quality Management • Ensure DS teams follow disciplined delivery practices including:– clear problem framing– structured exploration– robust modelling & validation– well-defined acceptance criteria– telemetry, monitoring, and performance checks • Improve portfolio predictability by aligning DS work with PM governance, architecture guidelines, and data engineering readiness. • Track DS contribution to delivery health, model quality, and customer outcomes. • Team Leadership & Development • Lead, mentor, and develop the Data Science community across Value Delivery Europe. • Define the DS competency framework and build learning pathways covering:– statistics, machine learning, optimisation– deep learning, generative models, agentic frameworks– industrial domain context– Dune workflows and UI-based logic– communication, consulting, and delivery excellence • Run DS guilds, brown bags, technical shows-and-tells, and practice reviews. • Recruit top DS talent, shape onboarding, and grow internal leaders. • Collaboration & Alignment • Ensure DS teams work seamlessly with PMs, Solution Architects, Data Engineers, Product Ambassadors, and Customer Success. • Provide structured feedback loops to Product and Engineering on tooling gaps, bugs, and feature improvements. • Support cross-functional alignment on best practices for modelling, data readiness, and solution reliability • 7–10+ years in Data Science, Machine Learning, Agentic systems, or industrial analytics roles • Proven track record delivering data-driven solutions in production—preferably in industrial, asset-heavy, or mission-critical environments • Experience leading technical teams or DS communities • Strong applied background in mathematics, statistics, ML, optimisation, or agentic workflows. • Ability to translate industrial problems into analytical, predictive, or agent-based solutions • Familiarity with full-stack DS:– backend logic (Python/SQL/pipelines)– UI/workflow experience (Dune, low-code/no-code, visual interfaces) • Excellent communication skills—able to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders • High delivery orientation with strong problem-solving and analytical thinking • Mindset: • Passionate about growing people, uplifting technical depth, and maturing DS practices • Curious, experimental, and willing to adopt new frameworks, including Dune-based development • Collaborative, structured, and committed to customer value and operational excellence • Thrives in high-growth, rapidly evolving environments • A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter • Join an organization of 60 different nationalities 🌐 with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus 🤝 • A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata 📷 to know more • Flat structure with direct access to decision-makers • Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries, with cutting edge technology • Join our HUB 🗣️ to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners. • Get access to private health services with Cognite Care. • Hungry? We’ve got your back. A subsidized lunch at the canteen is delivered by the chefs at Fornebuporten (Aker Tech House) • Our own Cognite exclusive coffee bar ☕ with the friendliest baristas is here to brew coffee for coffee lovers, tea for tea lovers, smoothie for smoothie lovers, and the baristas creative concoctions when the mood strikes. • We take your mental- and physical health seriously by having a broad health offering and a free membership to our fully-staffed gym on-site. • Equal Opportunity • Equal Opportunity