Strategy Associate Jobs in Arizona

INTRODUCTION

Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI and data solutions that solve some of 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. Our moonshot is bold: unlock $100B in customer value by 2035 and redefine how global industry works.

What Cognite is Relentless to achieve: We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not step back - you’ll feel at home here. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

We are hiring a Strategy Associate to join a small team working directly with senior leadership on Cognite’s most critical strategic and operational priorities. This is a high-ownership role for someone who thrives under pressure, has sharp analytical instincts, and wants to accelerate their career by working at the center of one of the fastest growing industrial AI companies in the world. You will help run the machinery of strategy at Cognite. This includes the portfolio review process, the product strategy cycle, and high-stakes special projects. You will bring structure, speed, and rigor to complex work. You will ensure that decisions, narratives, and processes are executed with excellence. Strategy responsibilities grow as you earn trust.

The Impact you bring to Cognite:

• Own and operate the portfolio review process from start to finish
• Drive the yearly product strategy process and ensure clarity, structure, and high-quality outputs
• Deliver sharp narratives, decks, and analyses for senior executives
• Support and eventually lead special strategic projects with high visibility
• Partner cross-functionally to bring order, discipline, and follow-through to strategic initiatives
• Work closely with Finance and Revenue Operations to run quantitative analyses and build decision models
• Analyze product portfolio performance and connect release cycles to sales pipeline trends
• Develop projection models and scenario analyses that support investment and prioritization decisions
• Build repeatable mechanisms that increase the speed and quality of Cognite decision-making
• Earn the right to represent the strategy function in select customer and partner interactions
• Support strategic product partnerships as needed
• Travel with senior leadership for high-impact meetings and workshops

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, or similar high-performance environments
• Strong analytical skills and fluency in spreadsheets, ability to build models, run scenarios, and work with Finance and RevOps on quantitative insights
• Relentless finisher with a strong sense of ownership
• Structured operator who brings order to ambiguity and creates clarity quickly
• Abstract thinker who learns complex domains fast
• Polished communicator who writes well and makes clean slides
• Proactive mindset and the ability to anticipate needs
• High integrity, high accountability, and consistently high standards

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Based in Greater Phoenix and able to be in the office most days
• Flexibility for significant travel and willingness to join senior leadership on the road

BENEFITS

A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter:

• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Competitive health, dental, vision & disability coverages for employees and all dependents
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Join a team 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
• 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.
• Paid mobile phone and WiFi

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.