Senior Manager Data - Governance, Quality and Master Data Management

Caterpillar Inc.•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

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. About Cat Financial Cat Financial is a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For more than 40 years, Cat Financial has provided a wide range of financing solutions to customers and Cat® dealers for machines, engines, Solar® gas turbines, genuine Cat parts and services. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Cat Financial serves customers globally with offices and subsidiaries located throughout North and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. Visit cat.com to learn more about Cat Financial.

Requirements

Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes. Level: Extensive Experience
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. Level: Extensive Experience
Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers. Level: Extensive Experience
Organizational Leadership: Knowledge of leadership concepts and ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives. Level: Extensive Experience
Database Structures: Knowledge of database structures; ability to organize and store data in a particular data structure. Level: Working Knowledge
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. Level Extensive Experience
Agile Mindset & Adaptive Delivery Ability to work iteratively and flexibly—embracing change, prioritizing value delivery, and continuously improving processes through feedback, experimentation, and incremental enhancements in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated Process Improvement Mindset Proven track record of identifying inefficiencies, taking initiative, and driving innovation within current responsibilities to improve financial processes, controls, or reporting.
Technical Curiosity & Growth Orientation Clear interest in becoming more technical—eager to deepen systems knowledge, learn new tools, and expand skills within financial planning and enterprise performance management platforms.
Snowflake or Salesforce Experience Hands-on experience with Snowflake data platforms and/or Salesforce CRM systems, or strong aptitude and enthusiasm to develop expertise in this space.
Systems-Enabled Business Mindset Ability to bridge business and technology—partnering with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable, system-driven solutions, and meeting business stakeholder requirements for trusted, easily accessible data solutions.
Problem-Solving & Analytical Strength Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to assess data, identify root causes, and recommend practical improvements.

Responsibilities

Leads a team of Data Specialists in Cat Financial with responsibility for data governance, master data management, data stewardship, data quality, data design and modeling.
Responsible for the Customer 360 customer data mastering process with Cat Digital business partners and maintaining health of master data matching.
Interfaces regularly with peer and senior level leaders in the Cat Financial business, IT and other Caterpillar divisions.
Key leader engaged in the data strategy for Cat Financial and large-scale data initiatives across Caterpillar.