Director, Product and Portfolio Management

Caterpillar Inc.

Director of Product and Portfolio Management at Caterpillar Inc. responsible for autonomous engineering initiatives and portfolio management.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeIrving • Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $189,080 - $283,630 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Azure

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own portfolio intake, prioritization, sequencing, and governance across platform and engineering initiatives.
Establish and lead portfolio operating rhythms (quarterly planning, monthly portfolio reviews, dependency and risk reviews, roadmap alignment).
Drive transparency across scope, progress, milestones, risks, dependencies, capacity, and financials.
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Finance on investment decisions, trade-offs, and funding alignment.
Champion Platform First solutions, prioritizing reuse, extensibility, and cross-platform integration.
Ensure workstreams are led by accountable leaders who clearly articulate project needs, outcomes, and constraints.
Define the engineering delivery approach appropriate to the scope and complexity.
Ensure solutioning requests are properly captured and managed in Azure DevOps (ADO).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or a related field and 10+ years of experience leading product, program, portfolio, or delivery functions in large, complex technology organizations
Demonstrated experience in early-stage scoping, solutioning, and technical product leadership
Proven ability to operate at the portfolio level, including intake, prioritization, sequencing, and governance
Strong people leadership experience leading managers and senior individual contributors
Experience delivering complex, multi-team initiatives using Agile or hybrid delivery models
Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

portfolio managementAgile deliverysolutioningtechnical product leadershipproject managementrisk managementfinancial managementdependency managementAzure DevOps

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementexecutive communicationpeople leadershipcross-functional collaborationaccountabilitytransparencyprioritizationgovernance

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree