Lead Digital Product Owner (Modern Manufacturing Digital Platform)

Career Area:

Technology, Digital and Data

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.

Lead Digital Product Owner (SG24)

Job Purpose

The Digital Product Owner is responsible for defining, prioritizing, and delivering digital product capabilities that drive business value across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Enterprise Data, and Digital Platforms. This role serves as the voice of the customer, owns the product roadmap and backlog, and partners closely with business stakeholders, architects, data engineers, software engineers, and Agile delivery teams to deliver scalable digital solutions. The Product Owner is empowered to make product decisions and maximize value realization from digital investments.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and communicate product vision, strategy, roadmap, and measurable business outcomes.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.
• Translate business requirements into epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Data & Analytics, Architecture, and Engineering teams to deliver high-value digital capabilities.
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, product reviews, and release planning activities.
• Make prioritization decisions balancing business value, technical feasibility, risk, and delivery timelines.
• Engage stakeholders across business functions and technology teams to gather requirements and manage expectations.
• Validate delivered functionality and formally accept completed features and releases.
• Drive adoption, value realization, and continuous improvement through product metrics and user feedback.
• Champion Agile, Lean Product Management, and customer-centric product development practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of overall experience in Digital Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis, or Technology Delivery.
• 5+ years of experience working within Agile/Scrum product delivery environments.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end product lifecycle and product backlogs.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience working with Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, Aha!, or similar Agile delivery tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Manufacturing Digital Platforms, Industrial IoT, Supply Chain Systems, or Connected Asset solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience working with enterprise data platforms, Snowflake, data products, AI/ML, and analytics solutions.
• Experience leading globally distributed product and engineering teams.
• Understanding of DevOps, DataOps, MLOps, product analytics, and modern software engineering practices.

Critical Competencies

• Product Strategy & Roadmap Management
• Stakeholder Influence & Executive Communication
• Agile Product Ownership
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Business Value Realization
• Customer-Centric Design Thinking
• Digital Transformation Leadership
• Risk & Dependency Management

Success Measures

• Product adoption and business value delivered.
• Roadmap execution and release predictability.
• Stakeholder and customer satisfaction.
• Platform scalability, reliability, and usability.
• Achievement of business KPIs and digital transformation objectives.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

 

Relocation is available for this position.

Posting Dates:

August 5, 2026 - August 20, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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