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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.
Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc. leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide our teams use data technology advanced analytics telematics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better more sustainable world.
Job Summary:
This position is for the lead product owner for the Dealer Portfolio of the Business Intelligence team in the Integrated Product Team in Cat Digital. Responsibilities will cover but not be limited to the Differentiated Dealer Capabilities program.
What You Will Do:
- Coordinates with stakeholders and program owners to track and communicate design development support and maintenance problems and solutions.
- Identifies documents and reports design reliability and maintenance problems and bugs. Gathers and consolidates feedback from customers and field staff.
- Coordinates with field support specialists and customers to address and resolve problems and expand product usage.
- Answers customer and field support questions; provides guidance and support for product integration and infrastructure issues.
What You Will Have:
- Business Analysis: Extensive knowledge of business analysis and the set of tasks techniques and tools required to identify business needs; ability to recommend solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.
- Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Extensive experience of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Effective Communications: Extensive understanding of effective communication concepts tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit receive and accurately interpret ideas information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
- Software Change Request Management: Extensive experience of software change request management; ability to manage software product change requests from customers prospective customers vendors and internal staff.
- Software Problem Management: Extensive knowledge of strategies practices and tools for resolving software problems; ability to manage software problems in installed software products.
- Software Product Business Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of and experience with the business aspects and operation of a software product; ability to manage install base current uses future plans and product vision.
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Extensive knowledge of UAT activities tasks tools and techniques; ability to design implement and evaluate acceptance tests for end-users.
Considerations For Top Candidates:
- Demonstrated ability to own backlogs across multiple teams not just a single squad
- Successfully managed cross-team dependencies in large-scale platforms
- Ability to break down complex systems into well-defined user stories
- Experience owning technical services/APIs or platform-level capabilities
- Ability to connect features to measurable business/customer outcomes
- Strong understanding of end-to-end workflows (not just features)
- Takes accountability for delivery outcomes not just backlog hygiene
- Proactively identifies issues and drives resolution without escalation
- Experience in Agile product development.
Experience managing backlogs and delivery execution. - Strong understanding of prioritization trade-offs (business value vs technical constraints)
- Ability to de-risk delivery early by identifying integration challenges
- Provides clear proactive status and risk communication to leadership
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) or equivalent backlog tools
Additional Information:
This position will be based out of our Chicago IL; Irving TX or Peoria IL offices.
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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.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment off-highway diesel and natural gas engines industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years we've been helping customers build a better more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services backed by our global dealer network provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
Summary Pay Range:
$128470.00 - $208770.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market location job-related knowledge skills individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility terms and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical dental and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation Holidays Volunteer etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
July 23 2026 - August 2 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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Skills Required
- Extensive knowledge of business analysis and related tasks techniques and tools
- Extensive experience in decision making and critical thinking
- Extensive understanding of effective communications concepts tools and techniques
- Extensive experience with software change request management
- Extensive knowledge of software problem management strategies practices and tools
- Extensive knowledge of software product business aspects install base management and product vision
- Extensive knowledge and experience designing implementing and evaluating User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Proven ability to own backlogs across multiple teams
- Experience managing cross-team dependencies in large-scale platforms
- Ability to break down complex systems into well-defined user stories
- Experience owning technical services APIs or platform-level capabilities
- Ability to connect features to measurable business/customer outcomes
- Strong understanding of end-to-end workflows
- Accountability for delivery outcomes and proactive issue resolution
- Experience in Agile product development and managing delivery execution
- Strong understanding of prioritization trade-offs (business value vs technical constraints)
- Ability to identify integration challenges early to de-risk delivery
- Provides clear proactive status and risk communication to leadership
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) or equivalent backlog tools
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Caterpillar Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Healthcare Strength—Health coverage spans medical dental vision disability life insurance an Employee Assistance Program wellness programs and tools like healthcare shopping and second‑opinion services. Parental and adoption benefits and a medical travel reimbursement are also included within the wellbeing offering.
- Retirement Support—A 401(k) savings plan with company matching is broadly available and some groups receive an additional age‑ or service‑based employer contribution. An employee stock purchase program offers an added pathway to build long‑term financial security.
- Leave & Time Off Breadth—Paid time off includes vacation holidays and volunteer time alongside parental and adoption leave across many employee groups. These provisions create a multi‑faceted time‑off framework beyond standard vacation days.
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What We Do
Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc. responsible for bringing digital capabilities to our world-famous yellow iron. With over 1.5M connected assets worldwide our teams use data technology advanced analytics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better world.
Why Work With Us
The Cat Digital team is at the forefront of Caterpillar’s evolution. We take pride in solving complex problems by building new systems from the ground up. On our team you’ll leverage data from across our entire enterprise to find solutions that open a new world of possibilities for our customers and dealers. Join us in building a better tomorrow.
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