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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.\nHelp Build the Future of Caterpillar\nAt Caterpillar, technology always has a purpose, which is to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. Through Cat Technology, we are solving problems by building the intelligence layer that connects machines, data, and people to make jobsites safer, more productive, and more sustainable. By combining deep domain expertise in physical systems with software, connectivity, autonomy, and AI, we deliver solutions that work in the real world-on real jobsites, at global scale.\nYou’ll build and deploy against one of the most unique data foundations-over 1.6 million connected assets generating real-world data daily. These data and platform capabilities are enabling the development of AI models, edge computing architectures, and software systems that scale across fleets, products, and industries. The result will be a new generation of machines that continuously learn, improve, and deliver performance at scale.\nBe Part of What’s Next in Autonomous Construction Sites\nConstruction autonomy is one of the most complex challenges in applied AI, and at Caterpillar, advancements in physical AI, simulation, sensing, and edge computing are turning things that once felt impossible-intelligent machines operating in dynamic jobsites-into reality.\nOur connected ecosystem brings together massive volumes of high-quality data to create a foundation where engineers like you can build and deploy against.\nIf this work motivates you, we invite you to join our team. In these roles, you’ll work at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds. You’ll help design and deliver intelligent systems that enable machines to perceive their environment, make informed decisions, and support safer, more productive operations.\nApply today to build the new era of construction autonomy at Caterpillar.\nJob Summary:\nCat Technology’s Physical AI Platform & Construction Autonomy organization is seeking a Principal Digital Program Manager to lead financial program management, portfolio governance, and business operations across a complex portfolio of digital, engineering, and autonomy investments.\nIn this highly visible role, you will establish a disciplined operating model that provides timely insight into financial performance, workforce plans, purchasing activity, and investment decisions. You will serve as a central portfolio partner, helping directors and technical leaders focus on delivery while ensuring risks, variances, and resource needs are identified early.\nYou will combine complex program leadership with financial planning, portfolio analysis, workforce administration, cloud and compute cost management, capital coordination, purchasing support, and executive decision support. The successful candidate will translate detailed financial and operational information into clear insights, options, and recommendations for leadership.\nWhat You Will Do:\nLead the financial planning, governance, and operational management of the portfolio, connecting strategy and funding with forecasts, actual expenditures, workforce plans, capital investments, purchasing activity, and delivery outcomes.\nEstablish reliable financial and operational information across the portfolio.\nConsolidate cross-portfolio forecasts and provide timely updates throughout the business planning cycle.\nIdentify variances and recommend corrective actions before leadership reviews.\nImprove the speed and consistency of purchasing and capital activities.\nProvide leadership with clear options, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations.\nPortfolio and Program Governance\nEstablish a consistent financial and business-operations cadence across the portfolio.\nIntegrate portfolio roadmaps, investment plans, delivery milestones, forecasts, and workforce assumptions.\nLead cross-functional reviews of financial performance, operational risks, and portfolio dependencies.\nEnsure material risks, decisions, assumptions, and corrective actions have clear owners.\nDevelop repeatable templates, reporting standards, controls, and governance practices.\nMonitor program activities to ensure complex initiatives remain aligned with approved scope, timing, resources, and financial expectations.\nFinancial Planning, Forecasting and Analysis\nOwn consolidated portfolio forecasts, actuals, run-rate analysis, and financial reporting.\nCoordinate quarterly forecast collection across organizations and portfolios.\nPrepare recurring business-planning updates, variance analyses, financial outlooks, and supporting materials.\nCompare actual expenditures with approved plans and current forecasts.\nIdentify emerging variances, financial risks, and corrective actions before leadership reviews.\nSupport ROM estimates and financial assumptions for new initiatives and investment decisions.\nDevelop decision-ready reporting that explains what changed, why it changed, and what leadership action is required.\nMaintain appropriate job-code structures and financial reporting relationships across the portfolio.\nCloud and Compute Financial Management\nLead financial governance for cloud, GPU, compute, and infrastructure investments.\nSupport cloud and compute forecast development, reservation planning, cost tagging, and program chargeback.\nPartner with technical and financial stakeholders to improve visibility into utilization, commitments, and expected demand.\nDevelop forward-looking views of cloud and infrastructure requirements to support portfolio planning and investment decisions.\nWorkforce and Position Management\nAdminister and govern portfolio headcount and position-control information.\nCoordinate workforce forecasts with directors, mission teams, Finance, Human Resources, and Business Resource Management.\nTrack planned positions, open positions, hiring activity, onboarding, and changes to workforce assumptions.\nSupport hiring and requisition processes by providing accurate position and funding information.\nConnect workforce plans to the program’s financial forecast and delivery priorities.\nCapital, Time Reporting and Asset Management\nServe as the coordination point for capital requests and related financial information.\nEstablish a consistent path for developing, reviewing, and tracking capital investments.\nSupport administration and governance of time-reporting tools and processes.\nMonitor time-reporting compliance and address portfolio-level reporting gaps.\nCoordinate capital and asset tracking for laboratory, simulation, field-trial, infrastructure, and deployment activities.\nPurchasing and Business Operations\nCoordinate purchasing activities across the portfolio.\nImprove consistency and transparency for purchase requests, purchase orders, software licensing, laboratory operations, and field-trial support.\nMaintain visibility into financial commitments and upcoming purchasing requirements.\nSupport operational activities that enable engineering and mission teams to execute effectively.\nPartner with Procurement and other functional organizations to resolve purchasing and financial process issues.\nCoordinate software license planning, true-ups, renewal requirements, and related financial impacts.\nExecutive Reporting and Decision Support\nPrepare concise, executive-ready materials for recurring business reviews, quarterly reviews, and senior leadership discussions.\nTranslate detailed financial information into clear business implications and recommendations.\nPresent portfolio performance, forecast changes, investment requirements, resource risks, and corrective actions to senior leaders.\nDevelop scenario analyses that help leadership understand the financial and delivery implications of alternative decisions.\nProvide directors with forward-looking information rather than after-the-fact reporting.\nWhat You Will Have:\nExtensive demonstrated professional experience leading complex digital, technology, engineering, financial, or enterprise transformation programs.\nStrong people management experience with the ability to lead, coach, and mentor team members.\nExtensive experience with program planning, governance, execution, risk management, and stakeholder communication.\nDemonstrated experience managing budgets, forecasts, actuals, financial variances, or investment portfolios.\nAbility to integrate financial, workforce, operational, and delivery information into a coherent portfolio view.\nExperience preparing and presenting recommendations to senior leadership.\nStrong analytical and critical-thinking skills with the ability to evaluate alternatives and recommend productive decisions.\nProven ability to influence directors, technical leaders, Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, and other stakeholders without relying on direct authority.\nAbility to establish standards, procedures, governance mechanisms, and repeatable operating practices.\nStrong written, verbal, and executive-presentation skills.\nAbility to manage multiple complex priorities in an evolving environment.\nTop Candidates Will Have:\nExperience managing financial operations for a large digital or engineering portfolio.\nExtensive and successful people management and leadership experience\nExperience with annual planning, quarterly forecasting, rolling forecasts, or comparable enterprise financial-planning processes.\nExperience with cloud FinOps, GPU or compute cost management, reservation planning, tagging, or chargeback.\nExperience with workforce planning, position control, hiring forecasts, or headcount administration.\nExperience coordinating capital requests, purchasing, time reporting, asset management, or software licensing.\nExperience working with engineering, autonomy, simulation, architecture, infrastructure, or product-management organizations.\nExperience developing executive dashboards and automated portfolio reporting.\nFamiliarity with Agile, SAFe, Lean Portfolio Management, or product and mission-team operating models.\nProject, program, financial-management, Agile, or FinOps certification.\nAdditional Details:\nThis position requires the candidate to work full-time onsite at the Irving, TX office (Dallas)\nDomestic relocation assistance is available for this position.\nVisa sponsorship is NOT available for this position\nSummary Pay Range:\n$147,760.00 - $221,640.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-relatedknowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.\nBenefits:\nSubject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.\nMedical, dental, and vision benefits*\n\nPaid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*\n\n401(k) savings plans*\n\nHealth Savings Account (HSA)*\n\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*\n\nHealth Lifestyle Programs*\n\nEmployee Assistance Program*\n\nVoluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*\n\nCareer Development*\n\nIncentive bonus*\n\nDisability benefits\n\nLife Insurance\n\nParental leave\n\nAdoption benefits\n\nTuition Reimbursement\n\n* These benefits also apply to part-time employees\nPosting Dates:\nAny offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.\nCaterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.\nNot ready to apply? 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