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.

We have an exciting role open within Caterpillar’s Global Finance Strategy Division for a Digital Product Owner. In this role, you will be an essential partner to the Leaders of Global Finance Strategy, Data and Advanced Analytics within Caterpillar’s Corporate Finance.

You will support a global Finance transformation team based in the USA and India with responsibilities for Global Finance related to data platform and analytics business solutions. This is a great opportunity to support the extensive growth and impact of our Global Finance digital solutions.

What You Will Do:

• Product Vision and Roadmap: Define and communicate the product vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.
• Backlog Management: Prioritize and manage the product backlog, ensuring that the most valuable features are developed first.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as a bridge between stakeholders and the development team, gathering and interpreting requirements.
• Requirement Gathering: Elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements
• Business Data Analysis: Collect, identify, analyze and interpret Finance and Accounting data using various kinds of techniques to meet business needs and requirements
• User-Centered Design: Implement user-centered design methodologies to enhance user satisfaction and product usability.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and use analytics to inform product decisions and improvements.
• Agile Practices: Work within agile frameworks, facilitating smooth and efficient development cycles.
• Project Planning: Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in alignment with business objectives.
• Team Leadership: Champion and support a collaborative and high-performance work environment. Resolve conflicts and ensure alignment with project goals.
• Process Improvement: Deliver lean projects to further improve the efficiency of Global Finance program management reporting processes by utilizing digital tools.

What You Have:

• Education: Bachelor's degree or master’s degree in information systems, STEM, Finance or similar related discipline
• Business Analysis: Knowledge of Finance and Accounting domain to perform business analysis and the set of tasks, techniques and tools required to identify business needs; ability to recommend solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.
• Data Analysis and Interpretation: Extensive hands-on experience in SQL to analyze and interpret complex data sets to provide actionable insights that support business decisions.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge 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 and Collaboration: Understanding of effective communication and collaboration 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: Knowledge of software change request management; ability to manage software product change requests from customers, prospective customers, vendors, and internal staff.
• Software Engineering: Knowledge of software engineering
• Software Problem Management: Knowledge of strategies, practices and tools for resolving software problems; ability to manage software problems in installed software products.
• Software Development Lifecyle: Knowledge of water fall and Agile methodologies, tools and techniques
• Software Product Business Knowledge: Knowledge of and experience with the business aspects and operation of a software product; understanding install base, current uses, future plans, and product vision.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Knowledge of UAT activities, tasks, tools and techniques; ability to design, implement and evaluate acceptance tests for end-user

Top Candidates Will Have:

• Progressive Project Management experience, including ability to strategize, implement and maintain project initiative
• Knowledge of product lifecycle, tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis
• Collaboration experience with Data Product, Architecture, Data Science, and Engineering teams in both USA and Offshore environment
• Intermediate understanding of SQL concepts and professional experience with database management (SQL Server and Snowflake) and data reporting tools (PowerBI, Tableau etc.)
• Previous experience in delivering Finance and Accounting data solutions
• Previous experience in the manufacturing industry

Additional Info:

• The primary location for this position is Peoria, IL.
• Domestic relocation is available.
• Must be able to work 5 days ONSITE.
• Travel up to 10%.
• SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE

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 a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus. Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays.
• All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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.

Final details:

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Summary Pay Range:

$95,640.00 - $155,400.00

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

Posting Dates:

August 26, 2025 - September 5, 2025

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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