Senior Digital Project Manager

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.

Role Definition

Leads the planning organization and execution of large-scale multi-team digital programs ensuring alignment to CAT Digitals model engineering standards and enterprise business outcomes.

Drives end-to-end delivery across multiple agile teams managing dependencies risks and governance across complex shared-platform environments.

Key Responsibilities

Program Execution & Domain Governance

• Manage delivery across multiple domain teamsoperatingon a shared platform

• Drive integrated delivery plans with clear dependency mapping across teams

• Establish and enforce domain ownership accountability and boundaries

• Lead execution of migration and retirement programs (e.g. legacy to modern platforms/APIs)

Cross-Team Coordination (Scrum-of-Scrums/SAFE model)

• Facilitate Scrum-of-Scrums / program-level forums to ensure aligned execution across teams

• Resolve cross-domain dependencies risks and integration issues

• Remove blockersimpactingmultiple teams and escalate effectively

• Ensure consistent adoption of Agile practices across teams

Delivery Governance & Quality Management

• Drive adherence to Engineering Excellence KPIs (e.g. in-sprint quality regression control release stability)

• Monitor delivery health using dashboards metrics and progress trackers

• Manage risks issues and mitigation plans proactively

• Ensure release readiness across all impacted domains

Stakeholder & Leadership Communication

• Act as primary interface between engineering product and business stakeholders

• Provide executive-ready updates on program health risks and decisions

• Drive alignment on priorities trade-offs and release scope

• Support quarterly planning and roadmap alignment

Data-Driven Program Management

• Define and track program-level KPIs OKRs and success metrics

• Drive data-backed decision-making (velocity defect trends quality metrics dependency risks)

• Oversee reporting across multiple teams and ensure data integrity

Operating Model & Continuous Improvement

• Drive adoption of the CAT Digital Operating Model (scoping execution tracking)

• Standardize templates for planning tracking and status reporting

• Identifysystemic gaps (quality ownership dependencies) and implement improvements

• Promote shift-left testing and early risk identification

Skill Descriptors

• Program Planning & Execution

• Cross-Domain Dependency Management

• Program Governance & Reporting

• Data-Driven Decision Making

• Stakeholder & Leadership Management

• Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis

• Release & Cutover Management

• Transformation & Implementation Leadership

• End-to-End Program Ownership

• Governance Standards & Process Excellence

Experience & Qualification

• Experience: 8 years in digital / IT project or program management

• Domain Experience: eCommerce platforms digital applications or large-scale enterprise systems (preferred)

• Education: Bachelors degree (IT / Computer Science / related field)

• Certifications: Agile / Scrum / PMP (preferred)

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