PIM Platform Engineering Manager, Software Engineering

Caterpillar

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Work type
On-site
Location
Broomfield, COChicago, ILPeoria, ILIrving, TX
Salary
$147,760–$240,110 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 5, 2026 (soon)

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This role $194k
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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 76 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · PIM Platform Engineering Manager, Software Engineering

PIM Platform Engineering Manager - Software Engineering leads the engineering strategy and delivery for the PIM platform, serving as the final technical decision-maker for architecture review, quality, and reliability. This hands-on leadership role involves managing a team of engineers and specialists to oversee the Informatica P360 to Akeneo migration and transition. The manager is responsible for backlog shaping, solution design reviews, ensuring reusable patterns for workflows and enrichment rules, and overseeing vendor management during the platform transition. Key requirements include expertise in software development life cycle methodologies, software product design, and quality assurance testing. Candidates must possess a technical background in Akeneo, experience with API and integration design, and proven skills in managing system-to-system data migrations. The role focuses on solving complex integration issues while ensuring the team consistently delivers functional platform capabilities.

What you'll do

  • Lead technical direction and engineering strategy for the Akeneo PIM platform.
  • Oversee the Informatica P360 to Akeneo migration, including planning and integration strategy.
  • Manage delivery execution by shaping backlogs and leading a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
  • Review solution designs to ensure workflows and extensions use standardized, reusable patterns.
  • Validate technical readiness for releases and take ownership of platform quality and reliability.
  • Provide vendor oversight for P360 maintenance during the transition period.
  • Solve hands-on technical problems and unblock integration or migration issues directly.

What we're looking for

  • Must be located in Chicago, IL, Peoria, IL, Broomfield, CO, or Irving, TX.
  • Knowledge of software development life cycle and tools to deliver products according to requirements.
  • Knowledge of software product design and architecture to convert market requirements into designs.
  • Knowledge of software quality assurance and testing processes.
  • Knowledge of leadership concepts to enlist others in achieving objectives.
  • Proven engineering leadership experience managing platform, PIM, or MDM engineering teams (preferred).
  • Hands-on technical background in Akeneo (preferred).
  • Experience with architecture review, system migrations, and vendor/SOW management (preferred).

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