Product Owner

Caterpillar

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Work type
On-site
Location
Peoria, ILChicago, IL
Salary
$97,530–$158,480 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Sep 26, 2026

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $192k
This role $128k
$81k most similar roles pay here $250k

This role pays less than 94% of similar roles. Most pay $160,400–$223,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $128k versus about $192k 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 68 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $128,470–$190,176 across 67 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Product Owner

Product Owner The Product Owner joins the Cat Digital Direct to Customer team to manage digital products that enhance how customers interact with the brand, purchase technology, and adopt VisionLink subscriptions for their fleets. This role involves collaborating with business partners and engineering teams to translate user needs into clear requirements, managing product backlogs, defining roadmaps, and orchestrating cross-product initiatives. The successful candidate will define experience elements, manage complex projects through all development stages, and lead User Acceptance Testing activities. Key competencies include decision making, critical thinking, and software product management within Agile environments. Required skills include proficiency with tools like Aha, ProductBoard, Azure DevOps, JIRA, or Rally. The role focuses on the specific domain of heavy equipment technology solutions, business applications, and fleet management to simplify daily workflows for dealers and customers.

What you'll do

  • Manage and prioritize the product backlog in partnership with engineering teams to maximize development value.
  • Define the product vision and roadmap based on company goals and customer value.
  • Lead complex, cross-product initiatives by defining epics, features, and high-value requirements.
  • Orchestrate and align roadmaps across multiple dependent product teams to ensure a cohesive experience.
  • Analyze user needs and workflows to translate business objectives into clear technical requirements.
  • Frame new opportunities by identifying problems, impacts, and risks for potential projects.
  • Facilitate brainstorming sessions with stakeholders to transform broad concepts into actionable customer experiences.
  • Design and evaluate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure product quality before release.

What we're looking for

  • Must be located in Chicago, IL or Peoria, IL.
  • Knowledge of software product management and experience managing products through all stages of the development lifecycle.
  • Ability to break down complex product requirements into simple features and functionalities.
  • Knowledge of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities, tools, and techniques.
  • Experience managing projects using Agile software tools such as Aha, ProductBoard, Azure DevOps, JIRA, or Rally.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Communications, Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
  • Strong experience in digital product management, user experience, user research, or digital strategy (preferred).
  • Professional experience with heavy equipment technology solutions, business applications, and/or fleet management (preferred).

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