Senior Program Manager – Grade Control
| Company | Caterpillar Inc. |
|---|---|
| Location | Dayton, OH, USA, Peoria, IL, USA |
| Salary | $144960 – $217320 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 10+ years’ experience in cross-functional project teams and software development organizations.
- At least 5 years of direct people management experience, responsible for performance and career planning.
- An understanding of the grade control industry and demonstrated ability to bring quality products to production.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver software projects that bring quality products to market.
- Proven hands-on technical project management experience with the ability to proactively identify & resolve issues early while maintaining relationships.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent industry experience.
Responsibilities
- Owner of the CTCT GCP development process aspects and key contributor to GCA development process aspects of the CTCT T5 development process.
- Oversight of the execution of the CTCT T5 development process including Risk Based Thinking.
- Partner with the Technical Directors, Technical Stewards and Sr Product Managers to establish standards, best practices, and a culture of continuous improvement that leads to the best outcomes.
- With other Senior Program Managers, accountability to ensure that GCA project needs are reflected in GCP backlogs and vice versa.
- Manage directly or through reports the execution and delivery of NPI programs and projects for both Caterpillar and Trimble.
- Maintenance and implementation of metrics to measure product life cycle targets (Time, Cost Quality, Content).
- Leadership of broader NPI development plans including those that pertain to Caterpillar factory integration and Mining (CI and RI).
- Communication with leaders CTCT to establish and maintain a shared, consistent understanding of the CTCT product, platform or application, direction and goals.
- Coach and mentor team members to grow their skills and capabilities for benefit of both their own career and the success of the business.
Preferred Qualifications
- Grade Control machine software NPI experience is highly desirable.
- Experience in Agile software development and a recognized certification in Project Management is highly desirable.