Career Area:EngineeringJob Description:Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.When you join Caterpillar, you're joining 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 don't just 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.Your Work Shapes the WorldWhether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.Job Summary:The CTCT division (a joint venture between Trimble and Caterpillar) exists to Transform the way heavy equipment customers shape a better world by building the right product, for the right customer, for the right segment, at the right price; transforming customer productivity by showcasing the power of the platform engine through radically simple applications; and extending the ability of our parents to innovate with the application and on the platform.Our customers are earthmoving, paving and compaction machine operators and owners in the construction, mining and landfill industries. Technologies such as GNSS, optical total stations, lasers and sonics position the machine on the jobsite in a range of applications where the operator of the machine benefits from having accurate horizontal and vertical guidance, along with site awareness. Rich data collected on the machine and sent back via the internet, enables site management decisions to optimize outcomes across the full site and fleet.You will be a key member of an empowered and accountable Product Team that has true ownership of their product; sellable, installable and supportable kits that enable CTCT applications to be applied on various makes and models of machine types so that they are “Grade Ready” increasing market penetration and system sales revenue.As the Product Manager for the Installation Solutions team and through your accountability for business viability and customer value along with responsibility for managing kits and installation parts through the entire product lifecycle - NPI, Quality, Continuity of Supply, Iteration and Deprecation, you will play an important role in enabling CTCT to deliver the product objective of delivering the best dealer technician installation and commissioning experience in the machine control industry, across the most valuable portfolio of tiered products that delight machine control customers.What You Will Do:Build The Right Thing: Managing Customer Value and Business Viability Product Risks
A measurable shift in customer purchasing behavior towards choosing Trimble machine control by delivering sellable, installable and supportable kits that render a wide range of machine types, makes, and models 'Trimble Ready' thereby enhancing market penetration and boosting system sales revenue.
Decisions about what to do are justified with business case analysis balancing product, usability and engineering feasibility risks in collaboration with Design and Technical Leads
Skilled with various data sets and tools, the Product Manager is a company acknowledged expert on their product’s target users / customers and how their product is used and actually works
Get Work Done: Deliver the Context to the Makers in the Product Team(conversations, market view, priorities, problem statements, roadmaps, epics, user stories, backlogs, personas…)
The product team:
Understands the why
Understands the Product Plan across the four commercial budget categories, revenue drivers, unplanned deal driven, quality, validation
Has a prioritized backlog to deliver on the product plan
Has the context they require to deliver the product bits to form the product
Product Waste is minimized
The Product Manager is an available resource for the team to answer questions, clarify goals , enabling and empowering the team to own the details
Get Work Done: Accept Product Bits
The Product Manager is an available resource for the team to:
create and review acceptance criteria
Review and provide feedback on regular demos
Provide connection and operational support between the Product manager and the team in support of achieving products outcomes across the now, next and later horizons
Delivering Stakeholder Needs:
Approve pricing for installation parts and kits
Prioritize customer requirements, identify and communicate with stakeholders, coordinate supplier inputs, identify dependencies, and prioritize the deliverables to meet the needs for Installation Solutions of multiple internal and external customer
Coordinate release dates with Machine Integration Teams so all aspects of an application request (Software, MDF, Installation instructions, documentation, Kits) are delivered
Lead the development of a strategy for and execution of the roadmap for installation instructions and documentation for Dealer Technicians
Serve the Organization:
Act as a servant leader and effect change through influence and inspiration
Collaborate with other Product Leads, Product Managers, Project Managers, Verification and Validation, Customer Experience and Technical Leads, to plan and execute work and resolve blockers
Perform additional tasks as required from time to time.
Constantly work to improve and develop both Product Leadership and people skills
Other Responsibilities: Develop project scope to address business challenges and opportunities. Coordinating resources across the businesses with sales and marketing, product development groups, value chain and manufacturing. Overseeing project progress and costs; communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving problems. Directing project staffing; motivating and developing project team and team members. Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.Education Requirement:Experience you will bring:
3 years+ experience in a Product Management or Ownership role
Product Management knowledge from Strategy to Execution
Working closely with design and engineering teams
Proven experience leading teams shipping physical products
Experience with a global product and teams
Experience translating big strategic priorities into roadmap items
Understanding customer needs and collaborating to find and propose the right solutions to meet those needs
Providing coaching and training
Agile design and development practices, techniques and methods for the creation and manufacture of parts
Experience in or with relevant industries (civil construction, resources, communications, tech)
What skills you will bring:
Attuned to the needs of the internal and external customer
Ability to think like the end user
Collaborative working style
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and conflicting priorities
Decisive
Strategic mindset
Influence without authority
Ability to respond to inspection with positive intent
Additional InformationThe primary location for this position is co-located with the product team in Dayton, OH, with additional locations of Mossville, IL & Westminster, CO considered for the right candidate.Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.This position may require up to 15% travel.What You Will Get:Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:
Competitive Base Salary
Annual incentive bonus plan
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
401k savings plan
Health savings account (HSA)
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Short and long-term disability coverage
Life Insurance
Paid parental leave
Healthy Lifestyle Programs
Employee Assistance Programs
Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.Final detailsPlease frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.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 .For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media#LISummary Pay Range:$123,480.00 - $185,280.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.Benefits:Annual incentive bonus planMedical, dental, and vision coveragePaid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)401k savings planHealth savings account (HSA)Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)Disability benefitsLife InsuranceParental leaveHealthy Lifestyle ProgramsEmployee Assistance ProgramsVoluntary Benefits and Employee DiscountsTuition ReimbursementCareer DevelopmentSubject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines .Posting Dates:August 9, 2024 - August 23, 2024Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .
