Career Area:

Legal and Compliance

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.

What does it mean to live the Caterpillar Experience?

It means you play a part in building a better world. You contribute to a winning culture—a spirit of accountability—that has driven change on every continent for more than 90 years. To work with us is a commitment to improve sustainability, invent for the digital age and innovate in order to bring solutions to millions of people. Sure, you work for Caterpillar. But more importantly, you work for the good of your career, your family, your community, and your world.

Job Summary:

The Risk & Compliance Professional acts as the primary subject matter expert and trusted advisor for Enterprise IT Controls compliance. Incumbents lead interactions with internal customers at all levels from staff to senior management across Caterpillar IT and Caterpillar Corporate Governing bodies such as Corporate Legal, Corporate Ethics & Compliance, and Corporate Internal Auditing & Compliance. Incumbent provides global support.

What You Will Do:

Provide Guidance on Execution of Enterprise IT Controls:

• Provide guidance and train teams on ownership, implementation, and execution of Enterprise IT Controls.

• Communicate, implement, and manage organizational change of IT control changes and ownership.

• Coordinate and lead training of Process Owners, Execution Owners, and Execution teams on IT Controls requirements.

• Develop strong relationships with Process Owners and Execution Owners.

• Overall key contact for IT controls and governance compliance.

Provide Guidance on Remediation of IT Controls:

• Provide enterprise governance and consultation on IT controls policies, processes, deadlines, and testing.

• Ensure IT Control self-attestation participants understand results and make recommendations based upon implications.

• Provide guidance to execution teams to help ensure control issues are remediated timely.

• Challenge stakeholders on root causes of risk and effectiveness of remediation activities.

Sustain Control Environment:

• Coordinate the scheduling, monitoring and management of internal self-attestations collaborating with Process Owners, Execution Owners and Execution teams across the enterprise.

• Train impacted Process Owners, Execution Owners and Execution Team Members on how to complete self-attestations.

• Lead risk assessment reviews of processes to ensure compliance, proactively manage risk, and contribute to the annual risk management process.

• Escalate non-compliance to controls or deadlines to IT Management.

• Ensure IT controls and governance tools and artifacts remain in alignment with the current organization and responsibilities.

• Engage with Process Owners to understand compliance for their process(es) and make process improvement recommendations.

• Lead teams in continuous improvement activities within the IT Control framework.

• Execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for changes/enhancements to the ServiceNow IRM module for the self-attestation process.

• Lead projects on the continuous improvement of the IT Controls methodology.

Reporting:

• Identify and document reporting requirements to ensure relevant risk and compliance reporting to IT management.

• Communicate relevant risk and compliance status to appropriate Process Owners and/or Execution Owners.

What You Have:

• A bachelor’s degree or progressively complex experience, generally gained through assignments in Information Services and related areas (e.g., Cyber, Digital, Accounting, Engineering, Finance & Financial Products, Human Resources, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Marketing & Product Support, Purchasing & Procurement, etc.).

• A proficient level of understanding and experience from more than one IT business operation and/or process including but not limited to application development and support, infrastructure implementations, and consolidations and support.

• Knowledge of processes, tools and techniques for assessing and controlling an organization's exposure to IT risks of various kinds, and ability to apply knowledge of risk management appropriately to diverse situations.

• Preference for an auditing, compliance, cybersecurity, or risk management background and/or experience in managing risk through identification, assessment, and mitigation.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Prior experience(s) with identity and access management, role-based access control (RBAC), proactive risk identification, continuous control monitoring, process maturity analysis, and data analysis tools & techniques.

• Strong initiative, accountability, process focus, and communication skills.

• Ability to understand multiple perspectives, evaluate effectiveness and efficiency of process(es), communicate appropriately, and make recommendation(s) with a strategic enterprise perspective.

• Experience in delivering difficult issues and messages to business partners and/or IT leadership while maintaining composure.

• Industry and professional certification(s) (e.g., CRISC, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CIA, CPA, etc.) or be willing to obtain one within one year of starting.

What You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Additional Info:

• The ideal location for this role is East Peoria-IL, Dallas-TX, Nashville-TN

• MUST BE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO THIS LOCATION AND Work out of the office 5 times a week.

• This position may require 10% travel.

• Sponsorship is not available including OPT, H4-EAD. Must be US Citizen or Green Card holder.

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:

$110,520.00 - $165,840.00

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. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

April 23, 2025 - May 6, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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