Career Area:
Legal and ComplianceJob 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.
We are seeking an analytical detail-oriented and technically proficient IT Risk & Compliance Professional to join our Enterprise IT Controls team. The IT 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 bachelors 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 and infrastructure implementation and support.
Experience with processes tools and techniques for assessing and controlling an organizations exposure to IT risks of various kinds and ability to apply knowledge of risk management appropriately to diverse situations.
Ability to understand multiple perspectives evaluate effectiveness and efficiency of process(es) communicate appropriately and make recommendation(s) with a strategic enterprise perspective.
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 and process maturity analysis.
Hands-on experience with Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) platforms specifically ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management (IRM) and/or AuditBoard.
Proven ability to configure manage and optimize workflows within these tools to support risk assessments control monitoring audit management and compliance reporting.
Familiarity with integrating GRC tools into enterprise environments and leveraging automation for continuous control monitoring.
Hands-on experience with data analysis and visualization tools/platforms (Snowflake SQL Power BI Tableau Microsoft Excel etc.) & techniques.
Strong initiative accountability process focus and communication skills.
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.
Additional Info:
The ideal location for this role is East Peoria - IL Irving TX Nashville - TN
This position may require 10% travel.
About Caterpillar -
Caterpillar Inc. is the worlds 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 weve 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:
$110520.00 - $165840.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-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
This position requires working onsite five days a week.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 Dates:December 10 2025 - December 21 2025Any 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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Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.