Principal Digital Product Manager, Applied AI

Caterpillar

Closes in 7 days

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irving, TXWestminster, COPeoria, IL
Salary
$159,120–$258,570 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
Closes
Jun 22, 2026 (soon)
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $209k
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This role pays less than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $183,000–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $215k 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 41 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $128,470–$208,770 across 41 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Digital Product Manager, Applied AI

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Join Caterpillar’s AI Accelerator team as an experienced Applied AI Product Manager, a role that bridges business strategy with technical AI/ML capabilities. You will embed with business functions to shape their AI roadmaps and translate user needs into detailed product requirements, leveraging modern AI tools for rapid prototyping. Daily tasks include collaborating with Data Scientists and Engineers to manage the AI development lifecycle, from drafting PRDs to evaluating success metrics. Key skills required are strategic vision, hands-on building experience, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of professional experience, including 3+ in Agentic or Generative AI product management, with familiarity in MLOps and cloud-based ML platforms. This role is pivotal in transforming Caterpillar into an AI-native enterprise by enabling teams to leverage intelligent tools for real business value.

Skills

AI/ML NLP Computer_Vision Predictive_Models LLMs MLOps AWS_Sagemaker Google_AI_Platform Azure_ML A/B_Testing CI/CD Python JavaScript Docker Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL MongoDB

What you'll do

  • Shape business teams' AI roadmaps by identifying high-impact opportunities and defining priorities.
  • Translate stakeholder needs into clear technical requirements for AI/ML systems.
  • Rapidly prototype AI solutions with leading tools to validate value before full production builds.
  • Manage the AI development lifecycle, collaborating closely with data scientists and engineers.
  • Develop frameworks and playbooks enabling business teams to independently build AI prototypes.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience (5+ years) as a Product Manager in AI/ML products.
  • Proven ability to build functional prototypes using modern AI tooling and low-code platforms.
  • Solid understanding of the AI lifecycle, model types, feature engineering, and MLOps challenges.
  • Exceptional communication skills for articulating complex AI concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated capability in defining and executing a data-driven product roadmap based on quantitative analysis.
  • Experience with cloud-based ML platforms (AWS Sagemaker, Google AI Platform, Azure ML) preferred.

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