Lead Product Owner, Digital Platform Manufacturing and Supply

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.

Build the Digital Backbone of Modern Manufacturing

We're assembling a dynamic team to develop and scale our Manufacturing & Supply Digital Platform—a next-generation software framework that transforms how manufacturing and supply operations connect, collaborate, and optimize.

This platform is not an ERP system. It's a purpose-built digital layer that integrates data, processes, and resources across the entire manufacturing lifecycle—from design and engineering to production and distribution.

This initiative is powered by NVIDIA technologies, including the Omniverse platform and AI computing capabilities, enabling immersive digital twins, accelerated simulation, and intelligent automation. You'll be part of a team that's not just building software—but shaping the future of how manufacturing works through AI-driven, collaborative, and scalable digital solutions.

As part of this initiative, you'll contribute to:

• System Integration: Seamlessly connecting diverse manufacturing and supply systems, data sources, and workflows into a unified digital ecosystem.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Harnessing real-time data collection, analysis, and visualization to deliver actionable insights and operational intelligence.
• Automation & Optimization: Driving efficiency through intelligent scheduling, predictive maintenance, and quality control—without replacing core transactional systems.
  Enhanced Collaboration: Enabling transparent communication and coordination across teams, functions, and geographies.

If you're passionate about digital platforms, industrial innovation, and working with cutting-edge technologies—this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Job Summary:

The Lead Digital Product Owner is aligned to a portfolio of Enterprise Capability Owners and is accountable for maximizing value from digital capabilities in manufacturing and supply. This role translates domain needs into clear product outcomes and backlog, orchestrates delivery with engineering, and monitoring in‑field usage/adoption; synthesize insights to drive roadmap decisions and continuous improvement.

The Lead Product Owner will facilitate cross‑team dependency management and release readiness across Digital Platform capabilities and services as well as clearly communicate product vision, backlog priorities, and sprint goals; ensure stakeholders understand trade‑offs and timelines.

What You Wil Do:

• Collaborates with enterprise capability owners and business process owners to address and resolve problems, and to expand product usage.
• Coordinates with data scientists, systems engineers, and application engineers to track and communicate design, development, support, and maintenance issues and solutions.
• Identifies, documents, and reports design, reliability, and maintenance problems and bugs; gathers and consolidates feedback from business process owners and internal stakeholders.
  Answers facility support, IT, and process owner questions; provides guidance and support for product integration and infrastructure issues.

What You Wil Do:

• Business Analysis: Working 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 knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Software Change Request Management: Extensive knowledge of software change request management; ability to manage software product change requests from customers, prospective customers, vendors, and internal staff.
• 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.
• 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 Engineering: Working knowledge of software engineering; ability to deliver new or enhanced software products.

Considerations For Top Candidates:

• Proven experience delivering digital products in manufacturing or supply chain environments, with hands-on use of Azure DevOps and Agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated expertise in AI and GenAI application development, including deploying solutions for industrial automation or analytics.
• Strong background collaborating with Data Scientists, Systems Engineers, and Application Engineers.
• Preferred certifications: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), DevOps practices, digital twin technologies, and NVIDIA Omniverse.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and business analysis skills.

Additional Information:

This position will have the option to be based out of our Chicago, IL; Peoria, IL or Irving, TX offices.

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.

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.

Summary Pay Range:

$126, $204,720.00

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

Posting Dates:

October 8, October 19, 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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