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 one million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better 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:
As the Sr. Digital Project Manager, you will join the Application Program Management Team of Cat Digital and manage project teams to build software solutions that integrate common services across our application portfolio and other enterprise systems used by Caterpillar customers and dealers. The integration of applications with various Digital Platform capabilities that are built on the latest technologies by adopting industry's best architecture patterns, security best practices etc. are critical for application's success and its adoption.
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.
8+ years of experience working with software engineering teams in an agile environment
Proven experience with project management concepts including project charters, scheduling and planning projects and successful completion
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.
Should have strong project management skills, team leadership skills, excellent communication skills, ability to multitask effectively, strong analytical and organizational skills.
Top Candidates will also have:
Masters' degree in computer science, information systems, or closely related disciplines
5+ years of previous technical and managerial experience in applications development with a broad background in systems hardware, system software, support and development methodologies, business planning, project management, and customer application needs.
Working knowledge of JIRA and Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS), Confluence
Advance knowledge of Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project
Strong communication and presentation skills
Change Management Certification preferred
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification desirable
Knowledge of Power BI is highly desirable
PMP certification preferred
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) preferred
Previous agile training (spring planning, daily scrums, sprint, retrospective)
Additional Details:
The preferred location is either Chicago, IL, Peoria, IL or Dallas, TX with flexibility for partial work from home, but will allow for fully remote work for the right candidate anywhere in the United States with travel expectations of about 5-10% of the time as needed.
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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.
