Sales Director / Sales VP Oil & Gas

About Cognite

Embark on a transformative journey with Cognite, a global SaaS forerunner in leveraging data to unravel complex business challenges through our cutting-edge Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform. We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms & Cognite was recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year. In the realm of industrial digitalization, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Energy sectors. Join us in this venture where data meets ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

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Our values

Impact: Cogniters strive to make an impact in all that they do. We are result-oriented, always asking ourselves.

Ownership: Cogniters embrace a culture of ownership. We go beyond our comfort zones to contribute to the greater good, fostering inclusivity and sharing responsibilities for challenges and success. 

Relentless: Cogniters are relentless in their pursuit of innovation. We are determined and deliverable (never ruthless or reckless), facing challenges head-on and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth. 

As a Sales Director, you will contribute to Cognite’s growth by winning new business with Oil & Gas accounts in Europe and South East Asia. You will help customers achieve improved business results through their adoption of Cognite Applications and the Cognite Data Fusion Platform to improve customers’ operational results.

• Develop and execute a territory strategy to drive bookings growth and win new customers
• Foster sales culture, collaboration and ownership in the team achieving set targets
• Orchestration of campaigns, targets, account lists, account and opportunity management, and internal collaboration (pre-sales, marketing, delivery, partner, deal desk and other key functions)
• Develop the team in complex sales cycle management, value selling processes, working with the partner ecosystem
• Commercial forecasting & planning
• Hire and manage

• 7 years of Sales & Customer Acquisition experience in complex, multi-stakeholder organizations, within Oil & Gas
• Track of record with sales team leadership in value selling, leveraging MEDDPICC, Command of The Message or equivalent sales methodologies
• Developing direct relationships with key stakeholders in Digital, IT, Business etc, including C-suite relationships in assigned priority accounts
• Experience selling SaaS solutions, preferably in AI / ML and OT
• Savvy at helping customers create business cases with quantified ROI to justify new investments
• Experience of selling together with partners
• Team coach player, working with extended teams and developing people

A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter

* Competitive salary and benefits include a pension plan, insurance, parental benefits, and more.

* Join an organization of 70 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, with minimal amount of bureaucracy

* Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries

* Join our HUB 🗣️ to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.

* Gain perks like a paid mobile telephone subscription and broadband connection.

* Get access to extended private health services with Aker Care.

* Hungry? We’ve got your back. A subsidized lunch at the canteen is delivered by our chefs who specialise in options for both vegetarians and non-vegetarian, salads and hot soups every day

* Stay fueled between meals with snacks and drinks on the 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.

* A pet lover? Get the chance to meet Spot 🐶!

Why choose Cognite? 🏆 🚀

Join us in making a real and lasting impact in one of the most exciting and fastest-growing new software companies in the world. We have repeatedly demonstrated that digital transformation, when anchored on strong DataOps, drives business value and sustainabilityfor clients and allows front-line workers, as well as domain experts, to make better decisions every single day. We were recognized as one of CNBC's top global enterprise technology startups powering digital transformation! And just recently, Frost & Sullivan named Cognite a Technology Innovation Leader! 🥇 Most recently Cognite Data Fusion® Achieved Industry First DNV Compliance for Digital Twins 🥇

Apply today!

If you're excited about the opportunity to work at Cognite and make a difference in the tech industry, we encourage you to apply today! We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and identities to join our team. Please do not hesitate to contact our Talent Acquisition team with any questions -

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