Manager, Finance Technology Portfolio

Caterpillar Inc.•Peoria, IL

1d•$147,760 - $221,640•Onsite

About The Position

Leads the Digital Finance technology portfolio, 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. The role leads strategic digital programs that support enterprise business priorities and transformation objectives; manages issue resolution, escalations, and continuous improvement; and oversees program execution to achieve established timelines, quality standards, and business objectives. It develops program roadmaps, governance frameworks, communication plans, and success metrics; plans and monitors program development activities; identifies and mitigates risks; coordinates cross-functional teams; improves program management standards and governance practices; and influences organizational decisions and collaboration across stakeholder groups.

Requirements

Knowledge and capability in decision making and critical thinking, including analyzing assumptions, alternatives, dependencies, constraints, and impacts and preparing evidence-based recommendations.
Organizational leadership skills, including translating vision into portfolio priorities, setting roles and standards, coaching and motivating direct reports, and building alignment across leaders, business owners, technology teams, and partners.
Portfolio and program management capability, including planning, organizing, monitoring, and governing related and independent initiatives.
Finance transformation management capability connecting strategy, technology, process, data, controls, readiness, adoption, and value realization.
Change and transition control skills, including assessment, approval, sequencing, documentation, communication, implementation, and handoff.
Risk, issue, and problem management skills, including root-cause and trend analysis, evaluating alternatives, escalation, and verifying closure and learning.
Fluency in data, AI, and analytics, including understanding how trusted data, 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 deliver 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.
Identify systemic risks and recurring issues; lead root-cause and trend analysis, evaluate alternatives, escalate appropriately, and verify closure and learning.