Autonomy & Automation Senior Product Manager

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Job 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 World at Caterpillar Inc.
 

When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who care not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers and future work 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.

Cat Technology collaborates with partners across the Caterpillar enterprise to advance technologies including autonomy and automation, which helps enhance site safety, productivity and efficiency across customer operations worldwide. Cat Technology also owns enterprise-wide initiatives in innovation, research and development, manufacturing automation and advanced materials, ensuring Caterpillar continues to lead the industry in technological excellence and engineering innovation.

As an Autonomy & Automation Senior Product Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing multiple key product strategies and managing portfolios for Construction and Resource Industries Task Autonomy and Remote Control products, potentially including Dozing, Loading, Drilling, Hauling, and Compacting Solutions, serving construction and mining customers. This individual will work with commercial managers to define market constraints, product objectives, business requirements, and priorities. Manage multi-generational product plans. Work closely with strategists and development teams to define and execute product roadmaps that drive customer success.

Additional Information:

• Location:  Mossville, IL, Tucson, AZ & Clayton, NC (United States)
• Required Travel: Up to 20% (Domestic & International)
• Relocation Assistance Offered: Domestic
• US Work Sponsorship Offered: None

What You Will Do:

• Lead the definition and refinement of strategic goals for multiple product lines, working with cross-functional team members from Commercial, Strategy, Engineering and New Product Introduction
• Define, document and communicate product strategies to drive clarity and alignment at all levels within the organization.
• Define multi-generational product plans and maintain those plans as the team refines the product roadmaps.
• Drive the documentation of product capabilities and features needed to meet commercial and business objectives.
• Manage project priorities and budget allocation within the product lines.
• Define and manage measures of success for the product lines.
• Work with internal and external partner to solve customers’ challenges
• Other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time-to-time.

What You Will Have (Basic Requirements):

• Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation Engineering/Industrial Automation or equivalent technical degree.

• Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.

• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

• Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

• Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

• Strateg