Description
team leadership
product discovery
feature prioritization
software lifecycle
stakeholder collaboration
change management
The role focuses on Search and Discovery experiences on cat.com, leading a portfolio that enhances customer‑facing interactions and matches users to Caterpillar’s extensive product range. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience guiding product teams that deliver conversion‑focused websites, apps, or eCommerce solutions for B2B industries such as manufacturing, automotive, or retail.
- Lead a team of 6‑8 Digital Product Specialists overseeing discovery, research, and product management for cat.com.
- Drive discovery, strategy, and solution design for customer journeys within core content sections.
- Prioritize product features, communicate decisions, and ensure product quality and success.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate ideas into clear customer experience requirements.
- Prioritize epics, features, and enhancements for current and future states.
- Partner upstream with business units to align marketing strategy and product priorities.
- Partner downstream with engineering, platform, and AI teams to deliver new features on schedule.
- Manage software change requests and oversee the software product development lifecycle.
- Leverage marketing strategy, market research, and positioning to drive product adoption.
- Lead teams responsible for product management, digital marketing, or software engineering for web/mobile products.
- Coach and develop employees, supporting their personal and professional growth.
- Build relationships and influence senior/executive leadership.
Requirements
ux design
agile
critical thinking
financial acumen
experience mapping
cms
The position can be based at any Cat Digital hub—Chicago, IL; Peoria, IL; Cary, NC; Dallas, TX; or Denver, CO—with relocation assistance and up to 25% travel required. It offers the chance to drive innovation, operational excellence, and customer‑centricity on a global scale.
- Own wayfinding, navigation, site search, and product selection templates on the website.
- Apply decision‑making, critical thinking, and effective communication skills.
- Influence across a matrixed organization without formal authority.
- Demonstrate financial acumen and budget management.
- Preferred: experience managing UX/design for complex equipment digital experiences.
- Preferred: experience working within Caterpillar’s matrix or a similar distribution model.
- Preferred: Agile environment experience managing multiple priorities.
- Preferred: proficiency with experience‑mapping techniques (user story, OOUX, assumption mapping).
- Preferred: technical knowledge of CMS platforms such as Adobe Experience Manager.
- Up to 25% travel may be required.
Benefits
Caterpillar provides a Fortune 100 environment with career growth opportunities, inclusive culture, and access to emerging technologies. Employees benefit from professional development programs, leadership training, and a supportive workplace that values integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment, and sustainability.
The compensation range for this role is $159,120.00 – $258,570.00, with total rewards that include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, 401(k) plans, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, wellness programs, employee assistance, tuition reimbursement, incentive bonuses, disability and life insurance, parental and adoption benefits, and relocation support.
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k), HSA, FSAs, wellness programs, employee assistance, tuition reimbursement, incentive bonus, disability, life insurance, parental leave, adoption assistance, and relocation support.
Training + Development
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