Staff Product Manager

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.

Role

Caterpillar is seeking a highly technical Staff Technical Product Manager to drive the strategy, architecture, and execution of next-generation connectivity platforms powering connected machines, job sites, and digital services.

This role sits at the intersection of connectivity engineering, product management, cloud platforms, and ecosystem development. The successful candidate will own the product vision and execution strategy for connectivity capabilities spanning cellular, satellite, edge computing, IoT, telematics, and cloud-based data platforms. They will also serve as a technical leader responsible for aligning engineering teams, removing delivery obstacles, managing dependencies, and ensuring visibility across critical Connectivity initiatives.

This is not a traditional Product Manager role. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in networking, connectivity infrastructure, distributed systems, and data platforms, coupled with the ability to influence architecture decisions, drive execution, and shape long-term technology strategy.

What You Will Do:

Connectivity Platform Strategy

• Define and evolve the Connectivity platform roadmap supporting Caterpillar machines, sites, digital products, and autonomous systems.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and connectivity architectures including:
  • Starlink and satellite communications
  • Cellular technologies (LTE, LTE-M, NB-IoT, 5G)
  • Private LTE and Private 5G networks
  • Wi-Fi and mesh networking solutions
  • Edge compute platforms
  • Industrial IoT connectivity solutions
• Develop technology investment recommendations balancing customer value, technical feasibility, scalability, security, reliability, and cost.

Product & Architecture Leadership

• Partner with architecture and engineering leaders to establish future-state connectivity capabilities enabling remote operations, connected assets, autonomy, and digital services.
• Influence technology direction across machine connectivity, site infrastructure, edge processing, data transport, and cloud integration.
• Evaluate architectural tradeoffs across network technologies, edge platforms, device management, cloud services, and data pipelines.
• Drive adoption of platform capabilities that can be leveraged across multiple product teams and business units.

Data & Digital Ecosystem

• Define product requirements and strategy for connectivity-related data pipelines supporting telemetry, health monitoring, fleet management, autonomy, and customer-facing digital experiences.
• Partner with enterprise data, cloud, and analytics teams to ensure scalable movement of data from machine and site environments to cloud-based platforms.
• Establish visibility into platform health, data quality, connectivity reliability, and operational performance metrics.

Technical Program Leadership

• Serve as the connective layer between engineering, architecture, operations, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Drive execution across multiple engineering teams, ensuring alignment on roadmap priorities, milestones, dependencies, and technical decisions.
• Identify and eliminate blockers impacting delivery, architecture adoption, and business outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional reviews, technical decision forums, and governance activities.
• Communicate roadmap status, platform maturity, key risks, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

Ecosystem Development

• Build and maintain relationships with:
  • Satellite connectivity providers
  • Cellular carriers and network operators
  • Connectivity hardware vendors
  • IoT platform providers
  • Cloud service providers
  • Technology startups and innovation partners
• Monitor industry trends and identify opportunities to accelerate Caterpillar's connectivity capabilities through partnerships and emerging technologies.

What You Will Have:

Connectivity & Networking Expertise

Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following:

• Satellite communications
• Starlink deployments
• Cellular networking (4G LTE, LTE-M, NB-IoT, 5G)
• Private LTE and Private 5G
• Industrial networking
• Wireless infrastructure
• Edge computing
• Telematics platforms
• IoT ecosystems

Technical Product Management

Ability to define product strategy and execution plans for highly technical platforms while balancing customer needs, engineering constraints, and business objectives.

Systems Thinking

Ability to understand and influence complex technology ecosystems spanning:

• Embedded systems
• Machine connectivity
• Networking infrastructure
• Edge computing
• Cloud platforms
• Data engineering
• Security and compliance

Program Leadership

Ability to manage large-scale technical initiatives, coordinate multiple stakeholders, manage dependencies, and drive execution without direct authority.

Executive Communication

Ability to communicate architecture decisions, technical tradeoffs, strategic recommendations, and business impacts to technical and non-technical audiences.

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Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in Product Management, Technical Product Management, Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, Connectivity Engineering, or Technical Program Management.
• Experience delivering connected products, industrial IoT solutions, networking platforms, cloud-based services, or telecommunications technologies.
• Experience working directly with software engineering and architecture teams

• Experience with connected equipment, industrial automation, telematics, or autonomous systems.
• Experience implementing satellite connectivity solutions in remote or challenging environments.
• Understanding of cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and large-scale data pipelines.
• Knowledge of telemetry platforms, machine data ingestion, streaming architectures, and event-driven systems.
• Experience evaluating technology vendors and strategic partnerships.
• Experience building business cases and investment recommendations for emerging technologies.

Additional Details:

• This position requires the candidate to work full-time at our Irving, Texas office.
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
• Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.
• This position may require up to 20% travel
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Summary Pay Range:

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

Posting Dates:

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

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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