# Program Manager - Field CTOs - US at Cognition

- Company: Cognition
- What the company does: Cognition operates Devin, the first autonomous software engineer. Devin plans, writes, tests, and ships production code inside your existing workflows. Backed by General Catalyst, Khosla and Pear VC.
- Company website: https://cognition.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-11-08
- Apply by: 2026-12-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cognition/1c0284d5-7426-478d-bbf2-b8b59aec00b2?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cognition-program-manager-field-ctos-us/

## About the role

Build executive engagement plans. Understand each leader’s priorities, expertise, existing relationships and capacity, then maintain a proactive plan for their participation. Partner with Sales on priorities. Build trust with sales leaders and account teams. Understand which senior relationships matter, the customer’s priorities and why a particular executive or program would be valuable. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Experience managing executive programs, executive briefings, customer advisory boards or similar programs in an enterprise environment
- A demonstrated ability to partner with sales, understand account priorities and translate requests into well-defined executive engagements
- Strong prioritization skills. You can distinguish an urgent request from a strategically important one, assess competing needs and explain your recommendations
- Confidence asking sales leaders and account teams for context, challenging assumptions and pushing back constructively
- Experience working with senior executives and their assistants, with sound judgment about how to use limited executive time
- Clear, concise writing and experience preparing executive briefing materials

Tags: Customer Engineering

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