Caterpillar Logo

Caterpillar

Senior Digital Project Manager

Posted 2 Days Ago
Be an Early Applicant
Hybrid
Peoria, IL
113K-169K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Peoria, IL
113K-169K Annually
Senior level
Lead cross-functional delivery for CatRentals 2.0, coordinating product, engineering, dealer, analytics, and partners. Establish governance, intake, scope control, RAID tracking, and reporting to improve predictability and drive at least 80% on-time delivery. Produce status updates, facilitate meetings, remove blockers, and implement scalable delivery processes and dashboards.
The summary above was generated by AI
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.
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:
The CatRentals Program is expanding in scope, complexity, and execution risk as CatRentals 2.0 and ongoing rental digital initiatives span dealer onboarding, UAT, data integrations, analytics, and cross-functional delivery. As a Senior Digital Project Manager supporting Rental, you will provide dedicated operational support to coordinate complex workstreams, improve delivery predictability, and strengthen cross-team alignment across product, engineering, business, dealer, and partner teams. This role will help stand up and reinforce governance processes-including intake, scope management, delivery tracking, risk management, and reporting frameworks-with the objective of supporting at least 80% on-time delivery of program commitments while scaling into future rental programs.
What You Will Do:
  • Drive project cadence and delivery for CatRentals 2.0 and related rental digital initiatives, ensuring milestones, dependencies, risks, and decisions are visible, tracked, and actively managed.
  • Coordinate cross-functional execution across product, engineering, dealer operations, implementation partners, analytics, and business stakeholders to support dealer onboarding, UAT readiness, data integrations, and go-to-market delivery.
  • Stand up and reinforce governance routines that improve delivery predictability, including intake, scope management, backlog hygiene, schedule management, delivery tracking, RAID management, documentation, and action item follow-up.
  • Support the program objective of achieving at least 80% on-time delivery of commitments by maintaining clear plans, ownership, decision logs, escalation paths, and performance visibility across workstreams.
  • Prepare clear status updates, leadership readouts, decision materials, and escalation summaries that help teams align on priorities, trade-offs, release readiness, quality concerns, and execution risks.
  • Facilitate productive meetings, working sessions, and follow-ups that keep teams focused on outcomes, unblock delivery, and reinforce accountability across teams that do not directly report into one another.
  • Identify and improve ways of working that reduce execution friction, strengthen transparency, and support scalable delivery practices for future rental programs and 2030 planning.

What You Will Have:
  • Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational, tactical, and strategic planning in support of the overall business plan.
  • 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.
  • Data Gathering and Reporting: Knowledge of tools, techniques, and processes for gathering and reporting data; ability to use data to provide visibility, support decision-making, and monitor delivery progress.
  • IT Project Control and Reporting: Knowledge of project control and reporting; ability to monitor the vital signs of an IT project while managing its progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery schedule.
  • IT Project Management: Knowledge of project management; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control IT projects using appropriate technical resources.

Considerations For Top Candidates
  • Experience managing complex digital programs or projects across multiple workstreams, including dealer onboarding, UAT, data integrations, analytics, release readiness, governance, and go-to-market activities.
  • Strong understanding of software delivery practices, including Agile delivery, SDLC concepts, release planning, backlog management, dependency management, intake management, scope control, and risk/issue tracking.
  • Proficiency with Azure DevOps (ADO) and experience with collaboration and planning tools such as Confluence, Miro, Aha!, Power BI, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, or similar tools.
  • Proven ability to engage stakeholders and communicate effectively with product, engineering, business, dealer, and leadership audiences, translating complex delivery topics into clear updates, asks, and decisions.
  • Highly organized, detail-driven, and structured, with a track record of maintaining schedules, action items, documentation, risks, decisions, delivery metrics, and dependencies across multiple teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive accountability without direct authority, remove blockers, facilitate alignment, and maintain momentum in ambiguous or fast-moving environments with existing dependencies and quality challenges.
  • Experience building or refining delivery processes, operating rhythms, dashboards, templates, or governance routines that improve transparency, predictability, execution quality, and on-time delivery performance.
  • Experience working with dealer-facing digital products, rental operations, ERP or integration programs, Caterpillar's digital portfolio, or scaled planning efforts is preferred.

Summary Pay Range:
$112,710.00 - $169,060.00
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:
August 5, 2026 - August 16, 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.
Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.

Caterpillar Chicago, Illinois, USA Office

In the heart of Chicago's lively West Loop area, we have easy access to public transport, great bars and restaurants, and an awesome office roof deck.

Similar Jobs at Caterpillar

13 Hours Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
128K-193K Annually
Senior level
128K-193K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Internet of Things • Software • Cybersecurity • Industrial
Own technical integrity, scalability, and governance of the PAL system: define standards, data models, lifecycle and versioning; ensure consistent logic across domains; partner with engineering for scalable integration with PAL Engine, applications, and AI services.
Top Skills: Advanced AnalyticsAIControl CenterData WarehousingDatabase Management SystemsDirectInformPal EngineTelematics
13 Hours Ago
Hybrid
81K-122K Annually
Mid level
81K-122K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Internet of Things • Software • Cybersecurity • Industrial
Analyze and mine large datasets to identify trends and root causes, maintain Snowflake views, support and enhance Power BI reports, manage data access and troubleshoot reporting issues, respond to data inquiries, and partner with global and cross-functional teams to improve analytics and business processes.
Top Skills: Power BISnowflake
13 Hours Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
113K-183K Annually
Senior level
113K-183K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Internet of Things • Software • Cybersecurity • Industrial
Serve as the day-to-day Product Owner for Cat.com Build & Price, refining and prioritizing backlogs, coordinating with engineering and stakeholders, co-owning the roadmap, defining measurable business outcomes, enabling UAT, and aligning cross-functional teams to deliver seamless product configuration and pricing customer experiences.
Top Skills: AgileAzure DevopsUser Acceptance Testing

What you need to know about the Chicago Tech Scene

With vibrant neighborhoods, great food and more affordable housing than either coast, Chicago might be the most liveable major tech hub. It is the birthplace of modern commodities and futures trading, a national hub for logistics and commerce, and home to the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association. This diverse blend of industry influences has helped Chicago emerge as a major player in verticals like fintech, biotechnology, legal tech, e-commerce and logistics technology. It’s also a major hiring center for tech companies on both coasts.

Key Facts About Chicago Tech

  • Number of Tech Workers: 245,800; 5.2% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
  • Major Tech Employers: McDonald’s, John Deere, Boeing, Morningstar
  • Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, fintech, software, logistics technology
  • Funding Landscape: $2.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
  • Notable Investors: Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Arch Venture Partners, MATH Venture Partners, Jump Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners
  • Research Centers and Universities: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account