# Business Development Director – Supply Chain Center of Excellence (CoE) at Cognite

- Company: Cognite
- What the company does: Deliver a step-change in productivity, safety, and performance with unified, trustworthy industrial data for every use case. Backed by Accel.
- Company website: https://www.cognite.com/en/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: USA (Boston); USA (Houston); USA (Phoenix)
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-20
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/cognite/jobs/4908731101
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cognite-business-development-director-supply-chain-center-of-excellence-coe/

## About the role

As a Business Development Director within our Supply Chain Center of Excellence (CoE) , you will drive Cognite’s growth by winning new Supply Chain business within accounts headquartered in your territory. Operating as a subject matter expert, you will leverage deep domain insights to help customers transform their supply chain value chain using Cognite Applications and the Cognite Data Fusion Platform.

## What they're looking for

- Enterprise Software/SaaS: Proven mastery of selling complex analytics or data platforms (e.g., AI, Big Data, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Machine Learning)
- Data Ecosystems: Familiarity with modern data architectures and tools, such as Big Data frameworks (Hadoop, Spark, Hive, BigQuery), Data Warehouses, and Machine Learning
- Industry Experience: 10+ years of experience in the Manufacturing and broader industrial supply chain environment
- Sales Track Record: 7+ years of direct or in-support sales experience, selling enterprise software/SaaS (BI, Big Data, Advanced Analytics, or AI/ML) to C-level executives, Management and operations
- Proven Performance: Demonstrated history of consistently meeting or exceeding SaaS bookings goals in direct / partner / channel-based sales models
- Environment Experience: Prior experience operating in high-growth startup environments (Series A, B, or C stage)

Tags: Center of Excellence