Manager, Finance Technology Portfolio

Caterpillar•Irving, TX

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Leads the Digital Finance technology portfolio by connecting Finance strategy, new demand, portfolio prioritization, program delivery, organizational readiness, adoption, and value realization. Provides portfolio-wide visibility, governance, coordination, and delivery enablement across Finance-led technology, data, artificial intelligence, analytics, and transformation initiatives while Program and Project Managers retain accountability for day-to-day execution. Leads strategic digital programs that support enterprise business priorities and transformation objectives. Manages program execution to deliver within established timelines, quality standards, and business objectives; develops roadmaps, governance frameworks, communication plans, and success metrics; and coordinates cross-functional teams. The role also establishes program management standards, resolves issues, manages risks, and influences collaboration and organizational decisions.

Requirements

Analyze assumptions, alternatives, dependencies, constraints, and impacts; prepare evidence-based recommendations and select appropriate decision-making approaches.
Translate vision into portfolio priorities; set clear roles and standards; coach and motivate direct reports; build alignment across leaders, business owners, technology teams, and partners.
Plan, organize, monitor, and govern portfolios of related and independent initiatives, including health, interdependencies, capacity, reporting, and escalation.
Connect Finance transformation strategy, technology, process, data, controls, readiness, adoption, and value realization.
Assess, approve, sequence, document, communicate, implement, and hand off changes and transitions with clear contingency and support plans.
Identify systemic risks; lead root-cause and trend analysis; evaluate alternatives, escalate appropriately, and verify closure and learning.
Understand how trusted data, master data management (MDM), data quality, analytics, and AI dependencies affect Finance solutions, governance, adoption, and value.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience leading complex portfolios, programs, or transformations involving multiple workstreams, stakeholders, technologies, and delivery methods.
Demonstrated knowledge of Finance transformation, Finance processes, enterprise platforms, data and analytics, and the relationship between technology delivery and business outcomes.
Working knowledge of SDLC, DevOps, IT operations, release and environment management, production transition, support readiness, and problem management.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic digital programs supporting enterprise business priorities and transformation objectives.
Lead issue resolution, escalation management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Manage program execution to ensure delivery within established timelines, quality standards, and business objectives.
Develop program roadmaps, governance frameworks, communication plans, and success metrics.
Plan and monitor program development activities and identify and mitigate program risks.
Coordinate cross-functional teams across technology, product, engineering, operations, and business organizations.
Establish and improve program management standards, processes, and governance practices.
Influence organizational decisions and drive collaboration across stakeholder groups.
Provide portfolio-wide visibility, governance, coordination, and delivery enablement across Finance-led technology, data, AI, analytics, and transformation initiatives.
Connect Finance strategy, technology, process, data, controls, readiness, adoption, and value realization.
Manage portfolio health, interdependencies, capacity, reporting, and escalations while enabling accountable program execution.
Ensure changes and transitions are assessed, approved, sequenced, documented, communicated, implemented, and handed off with contingency and support plans.
Lead root-cause and trend analysis for risks, issues, and problems; escalate appropriately and verify closure and learning.