Director, Product & Portfolio Management

Caterpillar

Actively hiring
Peoria, IL Posted 18 days ago $189,080–$283,630 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

The Director of Product and Portfolio Management at Caterpillar is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing complex technology initiatives within the machine hardware and software ecosystem. This leader will govern portfolios, prioritize projects, and ensure alignment between engineering strategies and business goals while fostering a high-performing team. Key responsibilities include driving technical product management, leading scoping and solutioning phases, and enabling agile delivery at scale using tools like Azure DevOps. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in program management, decision-making, and leadership within large technology organizations, along with familiarity with platform engineering and scaled Agile models. This role requires expertise in delivering complex initiatives through Agile methodologies and strong communication skills to manage stakeholders effectively.

Skills

Azure DevOps Agile Scrum SAFe CI/CD Kubernetes Docker AWS Terraform Python PostgreSQL Git Jira Confluence Grafana Prometheus SQL JSON REST APIs Swagger OAuth SAML PCI DSS ISO 27001

What you'll do

  • Own portfolio intake, prioritization, and governance for technology initiatives.
  • Lead cross-program dependencies management to maximize value realization.
  • Drive alignment between product roadmaps and platform engineering strategy.
  • Conduct complexity assessments to determine appropriate solutioning approaches.
  • Establish and govern project tracking artifacts in Azure DevOps (ADO).
  • Define and maintain a clear delivery operating model for complex initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of experience leading product, program, portfolio, or delivery functions.
  • Proven experience in early-stage scoping, solutioning, and technical product leadership.
  • Strong ability to operate at the portfolio level for intake, prioritization, sequencing, and governance.
  • Extensive people leadership experience managing managers and senior individual contributors.
  • Experience delivering complex, multi-team initiatives using Agile or hybrid delivery models.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Market check

Salary context

This $189,080–$283,630 range sits above 65% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$170,000–$263,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$177,417–$247,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 238 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world''s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Industry: Heavy Equipment & Manufacturing

Caterpillar currently has 12 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,587–$183,140 across 12 roles with salary data.

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