Manager, Product Management (Platform)

Caterpillar

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, ILPeoria, ILWestminster, COIrving, TX
Salary
$147,760–$240,110 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Closes
Jul 6, 2026

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This role $194k
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This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $166,490–$223,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $194k versus about $195k for comparable roles.

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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 39 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $128,470–$208,770 across 39 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Product Management (Platform)

Cat Digital is hiring a Manager-level Platform Product Manager to lead the strategic development and delivery of AI and autonomy capabilities on the Helios Platform. This role involves driving platform-level product thinking, ensuring that Helios evolves into a cohesive, scalable foundation for intelligent workflows across Caterpillar’s digital ecosystem. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with Cat Technology, engineering, and domain teams to translate enterprise autonomy and AI investments into reusable platform-native features such as intelligent diagnostics, predictive workflows, and autonomous decision-support systems. Key responsibilities include defining product strategy, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring the delivery of high-impact capabilities that enable AI-driven solutions at scale. The ideal candidate has experience in software product management, a deep understanding of AI/ML concepts, cloud-native platforms, and API ecosystems, as well as familiarity with AWS or Azure cloud platforms and data architectures. This role is pivotal for advancing Helios as an AI-native execution layer transforming insights into actions across machines, applications, and ecosystems.

What you'll do

  • Define and drive the product strategy for AI and autonomy capabilities on the Helios Platform.
  • Lead development of AI-powered platform services including intelligent diagnostics and predictive workflows.
  • Ensure seamless integration of autonomous machine operations with remote diagnostic and control systems.
  • Guide cross-functional teams to transition from manual to AI-assisted execution models.
  • Shape the platform roadmap to enable scalable, AI-native solutions across Caterpillar’s digital ecosystem.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience in product management, particularly with AI/ML and data-driven products.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate across engineering, architecture, and other product teams.
  • Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts including assistive, predictive, prescriptive, and agentic systems.
  • Experience in developing cloud-native platforms and API ecosystems for scalable solutions.
  • Demonstrated capability in managing software product development projects throughout the entire lifecycle.
  • Familiarity with AWS or Azure cloud platforms and data platforms, event-driven architectures, and APIs.

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