Telecom Strategy Team Lead
| Company | Caterpillar Inc. |
|---|---|
| Location | Peoria, IL, USA, Chicago, IL, USA |
| Salary | $144960 – $217320 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Experience with IoT/Telematics solutions, architecture, business models, etc.
- Involvement in cellular and/or satellite industries
- Experience analyzing product or service strategy options, generating business cases, structuring strategy recommendations to leadership
- Knowledge of emerging technologies, such as 5G SA networks, eSIM Satellite broadband, Non-Terrestrial Networks, and Direct-to-Device services
- Experience with services contracts and pricing negotiations
- Familiarity with planning processes such as gathering and deciphering market and technology research and analyst reports, gathering and organizing customer needs and requirements, collaborating with internal technology partners to create a roadmap vision and specific project definitions
- Knowledge of Caterpillar products, solutions and processes
- Experience managing complex, technical projects
Responsibilities
- Daily and weekly management of carrier relationships and activities
- Involved in negotiation and execution of new carrier contracts and amendments involving Caterpillar procurement and legal for telecom services, pricing adjustments, and operational changes
- Exploring new IoT, Telecom, and Telematics technologies, analyzing technical, operational, and commercial fit of new technologies and services for Caterpillar, recommending strategies to leadership, and working in conjunction with Connectivity Solutions team on execution
- Working with our internal regulatory experts to understand and apply technology-, carrier-, and country-specific regulations
- Guiding telecom projects through the planning, development and validation process providing written and verbal project status updates
- Understanding, refining and documenting operational, technical, and financial project requirements
- Work with architecture, onboard and backoffice software, and telematics hardware technical organizations
- Involved in optimization of telecom expenses
- Scheduling and leading project team meetings
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with IoT/Telematics solutions, architecture, business models, etc.
- Involvement in cellular and/or satellite industries
- Experience analyzing product or service strategy options, generating business cases, structuring strategy recommendations to leadership
- Knowledge of emerging technologies, such as 5G SA networks, eSIM Satellite broadband, Non-Terrestrial Networks, and Direct-to-Device services
- Experience with services contracts and pricing negotiations
- Familiarity with planning processes such as gathering and deciphering market and technology research and analyst reports, gathering and organizing customer needs and requirements, collaborating with internal technology partners to create a roadmap vision and specific project definitions
- Knowledge of Caterpillar products, solutions and processes
- Experience managing complex, technical projects