Electrification Applications Business Analyst

Caterpillar; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading machinery manufacturer is seeking an Electrification Applications Business Analyst to join their product management team in Cambridgeshire. You will translate business needs into application designs, collaborate with UX and Engineering teams, and manage the Product Backlogs. The ideal candidate will have strong decision-making skills and experience in software application development, along with a passion for electrification within the construction industry. This role offers significant responsibilities in shaping innovative electric solutions.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Up to 10% Bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Optional flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to accurately analyze situations and propose alternatives.
• Ability to effectively transmit and interpret ideas.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize features.
• Knowledge of product features to design and develop software applications.
• Ability to write detailed product requirements.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into concept designs and provide documentation.
• Capture and document performance and persona-based requirements.
• Partner with UX teams to ensure interface design meets needs.
• Manage the creation and prioritization of the Product Backlogs.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Product Management to develop features.

Skills

Decision Making and Critical Thinking

Effective Communications

Collaboration

Application Design and Development

Feature Documentation

Job description

As Caterpillar develops a new generation of Battery Electric Machines and related charging infrastructure, our Digital applications will need to change to accommodate new user needs. The Electrification Applications Business Analyst will be part of a larger product management team defining application requirements for both existing and new software applications. These will be a mix of internal applications for condition monitoring and supply chain management, as well as customer facing applications for fleet and site management. This role will work alongside other Product teams, UX, Analytics, and Engineering teams to deliver capabilities to support our Electrification and Energy Solutions partners. This role will also support prototyping efforts prior to application development.

What You Will Do

• Translates business needs into concept designs and provides documentation on screen functionality, naming conventions, calculations, and definitions of values.
• Responsible for the capture and documentation of performance and persona-based requirements in the form of Epics, Features, and Acceptance Criteria.
• Partners with UX teams to ensure interface Figma design meets customer needs and fits within existing product design frameworks.
• Manages the creation, maintenance, and prioritization of the Product Backlogs according to business and strategic value.
• Coordinates with Engineering and other Product Management teams to develop and deploy new features and new releases on schedule.

What You Have

• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Ability to accurately analyze situations, propose alternatives, and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment and input from various stakeholders.
• Effective Communications: Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, requirements, and processes in a manner appropriate for the intended audience.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize features, enhancements, and integrations based on customer feedback, market research, and industry trends. Work closely with engineering, design, and business development teams to translate product requirements into detailed user stories, specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Application Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new software application from concept through to production.
• Feature Documentation: Knowledge of technical writing; ability to write detailed product requirements for data structures to support new application or analytic features/functionality.

Top Candidates May Have

• Domain Knowledge: Understanding of equipment management, energy management, charge operations, battery performance, construction site operations, or other domains relevant to electrification of construction sites.
• Software Product Management: Knowledge of software product management; ability to operate and manage software product development projects at all stages of the product development lifecycle.
• Speed to Output: Thrive in an agile working environment of quick turns and frequent iteration.
• User Ethnographic Studies & Interface Design: Deep user focus to define user problems to address and design approaches to visualize and information needed to make necessary decisions.
• Product Roadmap Development: Ability to group and phase a range of deliverables from MVP to follows on releases, in a way that progressively adds capability and builds trust with users.
• Stakeholder management: Ability to balance needs across multiple stakeholder groups to deliver results.

What You Will Get

You will get to shape an industry in the early stages of electrification and join a dedicated team working to make a vision of an electric future the new reality. We will give you significant responsibilities, new challenges, and chance to grow your skill set as part of a group dedicated to learning and development.

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave.
• Up to 10% Bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution and match 50% of the employee's contribution.
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

About CAT Digital

CAT Digital drives the company's digital transformation by developing, deploying, and managing software solutions that enhance customer experience, optimize operations, and enable smarter decision-making. This Digital transformation plays a key role in Caterpillar's 2030 strategy, and CAT Digital is committed to advancing sustainability and using technology to help solve our customers greatest challenges.