Global Marine Digital Strategy Director

Caterpillar Brazil; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Marine Digital Services Strategy Manager to own the global Marine digital portfolio and align it with enterprise digital roadmaps.

You will partner with marine strategy, product, commercial teams, dealers, IT, service, and cybersecurity to prioritize opportunities and drive measurable value. This onsite role requires leadership across regions, governance over digital initiatives, and the ability to translate market needs into executable roadmaps that improve uptime,

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience required; advanced degree in business, strategy, engineering, technology, digital, data, or related field preferred.
• Significant experience in strategy development, digital product or solution strategy, business development, consulting, commercial strategy, product management, program management, or technology-enabled service models.
• Strong understanding of marine customer operations, dealer channels, aftermarket value creation, enterprise digital capabilities, connected assets, data platforms, analytics, customer-facing applications, cybersecurity, compliance, and technology partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and communicates the global Caterpillar Marine digital strategy, ensuring linkage to marine strategy, COGMD priorities, enterprise digital roadmaps, dealer value proposition, customer lifecycle needs, and growth objectives.
• Provides business ownership for the Caterpillar Marine portfolio of digital solutions, including portfolio prioritization, value proposition definition, roadmap governance, lifecycle decisions, and stewardship of the MGPP in alignment with enterprise and division process partners.
• Converts customer, dealer, industry, regulatory, segment, and competitive inputs into digital priorities, use cases, business cases, deployment roadmaps, and investment recommendations.
• Evaluates enterprise technologies and external digital solutions for marine applicability, including connected assets, remote monitoring, analytics, predictive maintenance, fleet visibility, lifecycle optimization, service enablement, and customer experience capabilities.
• Leads cross-functional stakeholder alignment, governance preparation, executive communications, and decision support for digital initiatives across the marine business unit.

Skills

Customer focus

Data analysis

Problem solving

Relationship management

Effective communications

Strategic planning

Strategic thinking

Digital strategy

Stakeholder management

Benchmarking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Marine Digital Services Strategy Manager to own the global Marine digital portfolio and align it with enterprise digital roadmaps.

You will partner with marine strategy, product, commercial teams, dealers, IT, service, and cybersecurity to prioritize opportunities and drive measurable value. This onsite role requires leadership across regions, governance over digital initiatives, and the ability to translate market needs into executable roadmaps that improve uptime,