
Senior PIM Product Owner
Caterpillar Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Irving • Colorado • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $112,710 - $183,140 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Define and drive the product vision and roadmap for PIM capabilities that support the CRS website experience.
- Own and prioritize the backlog for PIM enhancements, ensuring alignment with business goals, dealer needs, and digital platform requirements.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with engineering, UX, content, and dealer teams to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.
- Oversee product content governance in PIM, including taxonomy, metadata, and localization to ensure consistency and discoverability.
- Own the Rental Product Catalog end-to-end, including the establishment of taxonomy, specifications, and attributes, as well as the ongoing governance and optimization to support discoverability, search performance, and business alignment over time.
- Lead discussions and facilitate solutions to complex questions related to business data and technical integrations, ensuring alignment across stakeholders.
- Identify and document business requirements for each feature by conducting research, assessing gaps, and prioritizing needs while ensuring alignment across stakeholders
- Present to developers, stakeholders, and leadership team on all the PIM related initiatives through strong communication skills
- Work closely with Business Analysts to translate business requirements into technical specifications by consulting on scope, layout, and design
- Partner with development teams to track delivery, complete validation, and ensure each release delivers maximum value
- Manage the product backlog by prioritizing enhancements based on changing business needs and desired target dates
- Contribute to change management efforts for dealer digital initiatives, including training, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.
Requirements
- Four-year bachelor’s degree preferably in computer science, information systems, marketing, communications, engineering or related field
- Experience working in Agile development while simultaneously managing multiple priorities
- Strong understanding of PIM platforms (e.g., Informatica, Akeneo, Inriver)
- Deep knowledge of PIM systems, including taxonomy, SKU normalization, catalog hierarchy, and supplier data management.
- Proven experience in product content creation on the PIM platform, preferably onboarding dealer catalogs
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally with UX/UI, engineering, and business partners
- Experience in defining assessment criteria to evaluate potential applications or systems
- Experience in managing product catalogs at scale and operational processes to maintain and extend over time
- Demonstrates strong knowledge of business data analysis, including the ability to collect, identify, analyze, and interpret data using various techniques
- Expertise in business data analysis, with a proven ability to facilitate data-driven solutions that support strategic decision making.
- Strong understanding of API integrations, data modeling, and content syndication workflows for PIM.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex stakeholder relationships.
- Proficiency in Microsoft tools including Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and Azure DevOps
- Product Owner certification (CSPO from Scrum Alliance, SAFe PO/PM) or knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Working knowledge of Adobe CMS is a plus
- Rental Industry knowledge preferred
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PIM platformstaxonomySKU normalizationcatalog hierarchysupplier data managementAPI integrationsdata modelingcontent syndication workflowsbusiness data analysisproduct content creation
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationstrong communication skillsstakeholder engagementability to manage multiple prioritiesleadershipproblem-solvingdata-driven decision makingchange management
Certifications
Product Owner certificationCSPO from Scrum AllianceSAFe PO/PM