Risk & Compliance Senior Associate

Career Area:

Legal and Compliance

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.

This is Caterpillar

Caterpillar has an exciting opportunity for a Risk & Compliance Senior Associate.  Caterpillar’s Enterprise Compliance Program Team oversees the company’s Compliance Program and plays a critical role in promoting ethical conduct and regulatory adherence across the organization. Caterpillar offers an exceptional compliance framework, and as a Risk & Compliance Senior Associate, you will have the opportunity to join this team within the Law, Security and Public Policy (LSPP) organization.

This role supports Caterpillar’s Enterprise Compliance Program by contributing to the implementation and sustainability of enterprise compliance initiatives. The position assists the Compliance Program through coordination of enterprise compliance learning efforts, support of enterprise policy and procedure administration and oversight of compliance program content and platforms.

What You Will Do:

• Support the execution of the enterprise Compliance Program by advancing key initiatives aligned with governance, risk management and ethical standards.

• Manage and maintain compliance content across enterprise platforms, ensuring accuracy, consistency and alignment with policies and regulatory requirements.

• Support compliance training and onboarding by maintaining materials, tracking completion and identifying opportunities to improve engagement and awareness.

• Assist with enterprise policy and procedure administration.

• Support compliance governance forums, including meeting logistics and materials.

• Support the design and continuous improvement of Enterprise Policies and Procedures.

What You Have:

• Education/Experience: Degree or equivalent experience desired

• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

• 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.

• Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes

Successful Candidates Will Also Have:

• Ability to manage individual workstreams independently with guidance.

• Interest in expanding influence and responsibility over time.

• Previous experience in risk and compliance.

• Project management experience with the ability to plan and execute projects.

Additional Info:

• The primary location for this position is Peoria

• Sponsorship is not available

• International and Domestic travel up to 5%

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About Caterpillar

For more than a century, Caterpillar has helped build a better, more sustainable world. With 2025 sales and revenues of $67.6 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is shaping the future as the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Backed by one of the largest independent global dealer networks and financing services through Cat Financial, the company’s primary business segments: Power & Energy, Construction Industries and Resource Industries are solving customers’ toughest challenges through commercial excellence and advanced technology, driven by a highly skilled, dedicated global team.

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