Director, Product and Portfolio Management – Platform Engineering
About The Position
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. Position Summary The Director, Product and Portfolio Management – Platform Engineering is a senior leader accountable for shaping, governing, and delivering a complex portfolio of platform and digital engineering initiatives. This role plays a critical role in early scoping and solutioning, while also owning program and portfolio management to ensure disciplined execution, alignment, and value realization across the Platform Engineering ecosystem. This leader operates at the intersection of Product Management, Engineering, and Delivery, ensuring that customer problems are clearly understood, solutions are architected with a Platform First mindset (reusable, scalable, and integrated), and delivery is sequenced to maximize enterprise value. The Director builds and leads a high-performing organization of product, program, and project leaders and partners closely with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Finance, and Business stakeholders to deliver integrated platform capabilities at scale.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience leading product, program, portfolio, or delivery functions in large, complex technology organizations.
- Demonstrated experience in early-stage scoping, solutioning, and technical product leadership.
- Proven ability to operate at the portfolio level, including intake, prioritization, sequencing, and governance.
- Strong people leadership experience leading managers and senior individual contributors.
- Experience delivering complex, multi-team initiatives using Agile or hybrid delivery models.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent).
- Experience with platform engineering, reusable services, and enterprise-scale architectures.
- Familiarity with scaled Agile or enterprise delivery coordination models.
- Experience integrating security, privacy, and compliance into solutioning and delivery governance.
- Relevant certifications (PgMP, PMP, SAFe, Scrum, Agile Coaching).
Responsibilities
- Portfolio Governance & Value Realization
- Technical Product Management Leadership
- Scoping Phase Leadership
- Solutioning Phase Leadership
- Program & Delivery Operating Model
- Engineering Ways of Working, Standards & Tooling
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
