Vice President & General Manager of Motors Technology and Innovation (Electrification + Energy Solutions)

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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.

About the Electrification & Energy Solutions Division within Caterpillar

Caterpillar’s Electrification & Energy Solutions (E+ES) Division is focused on delivering customer economic outcomes through advanced electrified power train, zero-emissions products/technologies and solutions. Division focus begins with system and site energy management and extends from charging/refueling infrastructure to the application and integration of batteries, fuel cells, motors, generators, inverters, micro grid controllers, into lifecycle solutions/services.

We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to solve our customers’ toughest challenges and build a better, more sustainable world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building. 

Responsibilities
• Deliver component (motors, generators, inverters, e-powertrain) development through projects with customer outcomes.
• Drive engineering and supply chain development & deployment to deliver market leadership.
• Transform Caterpillar products, services and solutions by applying novel technologies and designing and developing value chains from scratch.
• Provide leadership and development for a global engineering team of 80-90 professionals in a project-based work model.
• Coach project teams on rapid and iterative development methodologies focused on customer outcomes

Degree Requirement
Degree required (Accredited Engineering, or Science Degree)

Skill Descriptors
Business Acumen: Deep capability pushing the boundaries of technology and innovation to drive business growth.
Level Expert:
• Collaborates in setting enterprise priorities for customer outcomes.
• Champions the rapid development model.
• Applies probabilistic and scenario-based planning.

Allocates organization effort according to value and certainty of outcomes

Considers internal and external resourcing of effort

Technical Excellence: Knowledge in the science of applied electrification in order to develop solutions to significant challenges.
Level Expert:
• Champions new innovations and encourages, supports and rewards innovation and discovery.
• Drives excellence by defining state of the art and positioning team on the frontier.

Requires innovation to include services, value-add process, built into the product to provide a complete economically viable customer solution.

Customer/Market Focus: Thought leader with demonstrated experience building strategies that deliver power outcomes for customers.

Level Extensive Experience:
• Recommends new products and services based unique customer energy profiles.
• Translates customer problems into business and technical gaps.
• Aligns enterprise capabilities, connections, and perspectives to customer outcomes.

Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning.
Level Expert:
• Anticipates where customers and technology will meet.
• Develops strategic alliances that increase the company's competitive advantage.
• Equips the organization with strategic alternatives to remain an effective long-term competitor.

Managing People: Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace.
Level Expert:
• Ensures employees are motivated by clear and meaningful work.
• Use processes as a reference for improvement, not a constraint.

• Provides skill development in project driven work model.

Product Development in Manufacturing: Ability to derive value chain characteristics from customer benefits to deliver maximum value, reflected in product architecture.
Level Expert:
• Solves customer challenges with services and value add processes for elegant designs.
• Promotes step change