Chief of Staff to Senior Vice President, Caterpillar Oil & Gas and Marine Division

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Job Description:

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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 Caterpillar Oil & Gas and Marine Division (COGMD)

Caterpillar’s Oil and Gas division, provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry!

About the role:
The Chief of Staff to the Senior VP plays a crucial role in the success of the business, driving key strategic initiatives and actions within the division and across the enterprise. This is a strategic role that relies on strong networking, interpersonal, and execution skills.

Additional Information:

• Position will be located in Houston, TX.
• This position will require less than 25% travel.
• Relocation is available for this position

• Sponsorship is available for this position

• This position requires working onsite five days a week.

What you will do:
• Plan, organize, and facilitate periodic leadership governance meetings, leadership events, and executive reviews. Follow-up on action items for timely closure.
• Collaborate with the senior leadership team to prioritize critical issues and required information to facilitate effective decision making.
• Ensure clear communication of objectives, expectations, and assign responsibilities as needed.
• Track and report on key performance metrics.
• Be able to work autonomously and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Consistently meet tight deadlines and deliver high quality work.
• Be able to navigate and influence without authority across a large matrix organization.
• Keep a pulse on the business and help connect the dots and elevate key issues to senior leadership to drive actions and outcomes as needed.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Senior VP and the COGMD leadership team.

What you will have:
Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Updates stakeholders on potential changes; re-negotiates requirements as necessary.
• Identifies the critical goals and tasks required to meet daily objectives.
• Develops contingency plans or to improve processes and to avoid problems before they occur.
• Evaluates linkages and interrelationships when prioritizing multiple responsibilities.
• Manages conflicting priorities effectively.
• Tracks the implementation of plans closely to ensure that desired outcomes are achieved.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.
• Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
• Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
• Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
• Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
• Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.

Conflict Management: Knowledge of managing conflicts; ability to anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts at the individual, group, or situation level.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Mediates and resolves conflicts among individuals, groups, and departments.
• Practices positive collaboration and converts difficult interactions into pro