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About this Digital Project Manager role at Caterpillar

Caterpillar · Onsite · Chicago, Illinois

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.

Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world.



Job Summary:
The role leads the planning, organization, and delivery of digital insights projects that support the adoption of digital products. Working closely with insights analysts, customer-facing teams, business partners, the role converts business needs and user insights into structured project plans, coordinates implementation and testing, and ensures that deliverables meet customer expectations and business objectives.

What You Will Do:

  • Manage the day-to-day delivery of digital insight projects, including scope, responsibilities, schedules, dependencies, milestones and risks.
  • Gather and document business requirements in collaboration, customer-facing teams, product owners, team and insights analysts; translate them into clear project deliverables and acceptance criteria.
  • Coordinate cross-functional project teams, creating clarity on priorities, ownership, decisions, and expected outcomes.
  • Monitor project progress and results, identify significant deviations, recommend corrective actions, and provide concise status, risk, and decision reporting to stakeholders and senior leaders.


What You Will Have:

Planning: Tactical, Strategic:

  • Contributes to operational and tactical planning while connecting project priorities to the broader business plan.
  • Builds practical delivery plans that account for scope, resources, dependencies, milestones, risks, and changing business needs.

Project Administration:

  • Applies project administration best practices, organizational strategies, and tools to maintain clear plans, actions, decisions, documentation, and governance.
  • Coordinates multiple workstreams and stakeholders to keep delivery organized, transparent, and on schedule.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking:

  • Analyzes situations, trade-offs, risks, and available evidence to reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
  • Escalates issues with clear options and recommendations, enabling timely stakeholder decisions.

Digital Project Management:

  • Plans, organizes, monitors, and controls digital projects using appropriate delivery methods, governance practices, and technical resources.
  • Coordinates business and technical contributors through implementation, testing, readiness, launch, and post-launch follow-up.

 

Considerations For Top Candidates:

  • Completed Bachelor’s degree or comparable qualification in Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field preferred
  • Experience translating business and user requirements into project scope, delivery plans, acceptance criteria, and implementation activities.
  • Ability to use data, user feedback, and adoption measures to guide decisions and evaluate project outcomes.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes without direct authority.

 

Additional Info:

  • Mobility: Up to 10% travel.

 

 

Summary Pay Range:

$97,530.00 - $146,290.00

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

 

 

Posting Dates:

September 28, 2026 - October 11, 2026

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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How this Project Manager salary compares

This role pays $121,910/yr — in line with the typical range for Project Manager roles.

$78,690 median $112,500 $169,753

Typical range $96,363–$125,000/yr, from 36 comparable Project Manager listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Project Manager salary insights →

About Caterpillar

There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar. Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the

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