Builds and maintains program schedules, ensuring alignment across product, engineering, and dependent teams
Coordinates day-to-day execution across multiple workstreams to drive delivery of portfolio priorities
Identifies, tracks, and escalates risks, dependencies, and blockers to ensure timely resolution
Develops and maintains mitigation plans for program risks and supports execution of contingency actions
Monitors program performance against milestones, deliverables, and timelines; highlights deviations and supports corrective actions
Ensures adherence to Cat Digital operating model processes, standards, and quality expectations
Partners with product managers and engineering teams to align deliverables, priorities, and sequencing
Prepares and communicates structured program updates, including status, risks, dependencies, and key decisions
Coordinates governance routines including program reviews, stakeholder checkpoints, and delivery milestones
Drives alignment across interconnected initiatives, ensuring cross-team dependencies are understood and managed
Supports backlog and roadmap alignment in partnership with product teams
Contributes to continuous improvement of program management practices, tools, and operating rhythm
Provides visibility into execution performance to support informed decision-making across stakeholders
What You Will Have:
Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Extensive knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
Project Administration: Extensive knowledge of project administration best practices and ability to use organizational strategies, practices and tools for administering projects.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Extensive knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Data Gathering and Reporting: Extensive knowledge of tools, techniques and processes for gathering and reporting data; ability to practice them in a particular department or division of a company.
IT Project Management: Extensive knowledge of project management; ability to plan, organize, monitor and control IT projects using appropriate technical resources.
Considerations for Top Candidates:
Strong working knowledge of Aha! and Azure DevOps for roadmap alignment, backlog management, dependency tracking, and delivery visibility across product and engineering teams
Experience leveraging Microsoft Loop or similar collaboration tools to enable structured coordination, documentation, and cross-functional alignment
Experience managing or supporting delivery of digital product programs in agile or hybrid environments
Familiarity with cross-functional delivery models, including product, engineering, and stakeholder coordination
Experience working in environments with multiple dependencies, integration points, and competing priorities
Demonstrated ability to track execution, manage risk, and drive alignment across teams
What You Will Get:
Working with a Fortune 100 leader, you can build your career on a global scale and take advantage of development opportunities with emerging technologies. We've created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact and do the work that really matters. Join Us.
Additional Details
This position will be located in either our Peoria, Irving, or Chicago office.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world'
Benefits
Vision insurance
Additional Information
Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
The Cat® Digital group is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for bringing world class capabilities to our products and services. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, we're focused on using data, technology, advanced analytics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better world.
Job Summary:
Supports the planning, coordination, and execution of digital product programs across the Cat® Foresight and Cat® Inspect portfolio. Partners closely with product, engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure program plans are effectively executed, risks are identified and managed, and deliverables are completed on time and within scope. Contributes to program governance, execution discipline, and visibility while supporting successful delivery of strategic initiatives.
Caterpillar · Chicago, IL