Career Area:
Digital
Job Description:
Big machines require big thinking. Are you looking for your next big challenge?
CatR 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 1.4 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.
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.
JOB PURPOSE:
Join the Failure Analytics team of Cat Digital and be responsible for driving timely product and process excellence into Dealer facing insights. Manage project teams comprised of digital resources, marketing resources, business resources, and others tasked with developing and maintaining marketing & digital solutions used by Caterpillar dealers, customers, and internally.
JOB RELATED STATISTICS:
Volume: varies from 8 - 10 projects annually, or based on agile sprint frequency
Financial Impact: $1,000,000 and higher
Complexity: challenging to very challenging
Scope: spans across multiple functional areas within business unit and across other business units
Geographic Scope: global
JOB DUTIES:
The Sr. Project Manager is accountable for ensuring successful completion of projects, on-time, within budget, and error-free. The principal responsibility of the Sr. Project Manager is to manage the planning and execution of project team members. The Sr. Project Manager will be responsible for managing the project charter, communications, metrics, reporting, and the overall project plan and budget.
Support various project teams and obtain/provide a variety of information starting at concept stage and continuing through prototype, pilot, implementation and follow-up stages of various projects
Develop and produce project management schedules.
Use professional project management tools and techniques to manage reporting, tracking charts, checklist, and project scheduling software and to delegate appropriately.
Manage change and take active leadership in timely decision making.
Manage schedules that reflect detailed information related to the changes, including effected components and functions, timelines for various stages of project completion, cost, etc.
Will work with the individual team members from multiple functional disciplines and customers to establish completion dates.
Monitor progress of projects, discusses problems with affected areas, assures appropriate personnel are informed of problem and steps are in place to meet schedules.
Depending on nature of problems, expected to recommend possible solutions and alternatives.
Required Qualifications:
The position typically requires a college or university degree or certification that is equivalent.
5+ years of experience working with technical teams in an agile environment
Proven experience with project management concepts including project charters, scheduling and planning projects and successful completion
Should have strong project management skills, team leadership skills, excellent communication skills, ability to multitask effectively, strong analytical and organizational skills.
Previous agile training (spring planning, daily scrums, sprint, retrospective)
Top Candidates will also have:
Masters' degree in computer science, information systems, or closely related disciplines
PMP certification preferred
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) preferred
Working knowledge of JIRA and Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS), Confluence
Advance knowledge of Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project
Familiarity with Machine Learning Techniques (Supervised, Unsupervised, Random Forest, Neural Networks)
Excellent interpersonal skills are required in order to deal with sensitive issues, develop others, or influence others inside and outside the department to take specific actions.
Strong communication and presentation skills
Change Management Certification preferred
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification desirable
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) preferred
Knowledge of Power BI is a plus
Additional Details:
This position has the option to be based out of either our Chicago, IL; Peoria, IL or Champaign, IL offices with a flexible hybrid work environment.
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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 www.caterpillar.com/careers
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.
