Manager, Product Management – Platform

Caterpillar Inc.

Manager-level Platform Product Manager driving AI strategy and platform delivery at Caterpillar. Leading cross-functional collaboration for AI and autonomy capabilities across the digital ecosystem.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeChicago • Colorado, Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $147,760 - $240,110 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudIoT

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive the product strategy for AI and autonomy capabilities within our platform.
Partnering cross functionally to align with autonomous machine, digital twin, and AI roadmap integration
Lead development of AI-powered platform services such as Intelligent diagnostics and troubleshooting
Drive transition from manual workflows to AI-assisted and agentic execution models
Define platform capabilities that support: Autonomous machine operations
Remote diagnostic, control, and automation
Closed-loop learning systems across fleets.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration across Engineering, Architecture, and other product teams
Software Product Execution & Delivery Ecosystem & Commercialization Readiness

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields (Preferred)
8+ years of experience in product manager, with at least:
3+ years of platform, AI/ML, or data-driven products
Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts (assistive, predictive, prescriptive, agentic systems)
Cloud-native platforms and API ecosystems
Product lifecycle in complex, cross-functional enterprise environments or ecosystems
Experience with Multi-team objective and key results alignments
Value-based roadmapping
Experience with Autonomous systems, robotics, or machine intelligence
Industrial IoT, telematics, or connected assets
Building AI-enabled or agentic workflows
Familiarity with AWS/Azure cloud platforms
Data platforms, event-driven architectures, and APIs
Prior experience in business case financial expression and investment analysis

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

AIMLcloud-native platformsAPI ecosystemsdata-driven productsevent-driven architecturesautonomous systemsroboticsindustrial IoTagentic workflows

Soft Skills

cross-functional leadershipcollaborationproduct executioncommercialization readinessvalue-based roadmapping