Mossville, Illinois
1 day ago
NPI Team Leader

Career Area:

Engineering

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.

Job Summary:

This role will lead the strategy for Caterpillar’s feature set that enables our customers to have a richer experience when remotely interacting with their machines. Starting with close alignment with commercial teams to understand the customer pain points for better managing their business, this role will clarify requirements for key features. This position will then work across the divisions inside Caterpillar to drive the alignment, development, and cadence for delivering these features to the market. Individuals must demonstrate an understanding of customer financial impact, business judgement, ability to align multiple diverse teams, and a sense of urgency to deliver customer value. We have a fabulous team that does some of the most exciting work at Caterpillar and we can’t wait for you to join the team!

What You Will Do:

Understand and prioritize customer pain points related to remote interactions with their machines and job sites. Work with commercial teams to align on customer value and use cases.Own an enterprise strategy for developing key features to solve high priority customer business pain building on existing platforms (VisionLink, MineStar, Product Link, etc)Align across the enterprise to drive common solution sets both onboard and offboard that meet customer expectations for functionality, quality, and ease of useOwn and lead key NPI programs and Annual Product Updates to drive the delivery of key features at a cadence that meets customer expectations and leads the industry

Education requirement:

Candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering or demonstrate equivalent knowledge through professional expertise. 

What skills you will have:

Planning: Tactical, Strategic:

Ability to work with commercial team members and customers to understand prioritized feature set and detailed requirementsDevelops a product roadmap based on customer priority, technical readiness, and business considerationsAligns and drives NPI execution across the enterprise to deliver key products to market to deliver business results and solve customer pain points

Products and Services:

Has deep product knowledge of Caterpillar’s machine electronic system architecture especially the telematics systemsHas demonstrated the ability to deliver high quality solutions on time and within project budgetsAbility to think beyond single machine solutions to deliver products that solve customer business problems that extend to the jobsite, workforce, etc

Effective Communications:

Able to create strong customer and commercial team relationships based on mutual understanding, respect, trust and demonstrated history of delivering customer success. Ability to communicate product roadmap value in a compelling way with process partners to drive prioritization and alignmentHas demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teams in delivering high value projects to marketEffective at upward communication to elevate and drive closure for project roadblocks

Additional Information:    

The location for this position is Mossville, IL and Clayton, NC

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

This position will require up to 25% travel.    

What you will get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

Competitive Base SalaryAnnual incentive bonus plan*Medical, dental, and vision coveragePaid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)401k savings planHealth savings account (HSA)Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)Short and long-term disability coverageLife InsurancePaid parental leaveHealthy Lifestyle ProgramsEmployee Assistance ProgramsVoluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details:

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

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Summary Pay Range:

$144,960.00 - $217,320.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

401(k) savings plans*

Health Savings Account (HSA)*

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

Health Lifestyle Programs*

Employee Assistance Program*

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

Career Development*

Incentive bonus*

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Adoption benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

       

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

March 7, 2025 - March 22, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.     

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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