Data Specialist

Caterpillar•Nashville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role will support the Master Data Management & Data Governance team, part of the overall Data & AI Solutions team at Cat Financial. Supports global data management, including Customer 360 data pipeline, resolution of misaligned data across data platforms, supports data quality across Cat Financial's global line units, and engages in strategic projects to move the data strategy forward, such as standardizing contact roles, customer hierarchies, and supporting new data domains as they are released to the business and corporate support teams.

Requirements

Value Realization: Knowledge of value realization methods; ability to plan, execute, monitor and manage business activities and resources to determine and achieve the actual value from a business initiative as estimated in an associated business case.
Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.
Agile Development: Knowledge of agile methodologies and the agile development lifecycle; ability to utilize formal agile methodologies, disciplines, practices and techniques for the delivery of new and enhanced applications.
Database Design: Knowledge of database systems; ability to learn and improve upon a data model for designing an organization's database that runs effectively and efficiently for better business outcome.
Information Management: Knowledge of an organization's existing and planned Information Architecture and Information Management (IM) methodology; ability to collect and manage information from different sources, and distribute this information to enhance operational efficiency.
Modeling: Data, Process, Events, Objects: Knowledge of data, process and events; ability to use tools and techniques for analyzing and documenting logical relationships among data, processes or events.

Nice To Haves

Top candidates may have prior experience with SQL queries, Snowflake data platforms or Cortex Code, Salesforce, Oracle, other other similar ERP and CRM systems.
Experience in banking, insurance, lending or leasing - business acumen and business process experience
Experience supporting data operations, reporting, or analytics for business stakeholders
Proficiency with data tools, queries, and datasets used to deliver accurate, timely insights
Ability to manage recurring deliverables while supporting ad‑hoc requests and shifting priorities
Demonstrated attention to data quality, governance, and documentation standards
Proven collaboration skills with cross‑functional partners to translate business needs into data solutions
Self‑directed, reliable, and capable of operating with minimal oversight in a fast‑paced environment
Experience with developing and publishing PowerBI reports, dashboards
SQL fundamentals, working knowledge of Snowflake or Salesforce, Azure DevOps

Responsibilities

Analyzing requirements based on the understanding of conformed models and catering solutions that are implementable and maintainable.
Discerning data accuracies in large sets of data of diverse formats
Researching, designing, and documenting data specifications at all points in the data life cycle.
Understanding data structures and software used to manage data.