Lead Product Owner

Caterpillar; Peoria (IL); Remote; USD 132,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Lead Product Owner for its Peoria, IL facility. This role involves liaising with customers and engineering teams to ensure the effective implementation and enhancement of software products. Ideal candidates will possess significant experience in product management and business analysis, with a strong understanding of user needs and software functionalities.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off plan

401(k) savings plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience as a product owner, lead business analyst, or scrum master.
• Experience with user stories and stakeholder communication.
• Familiarity with software product management and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Support customers and field service staff with product implementation.
• Coordinate feedback and resolve product-related issues.
• Document and report design and maintenance problems.

Skills

Business analysis

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Problem resolution

Software change request management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Career Area:

Technology, Digital and Data

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you'rejoining 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'tjust 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.

Caterpillar Inc. seeks Lead Product Owner at its facility located at 501 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL 61605. Provide day-to-day support to customers and field service staff in relation to product implementation, customization, questions, and problems. Coordinate with product development engineers to track and communicate design, development, support, and maintenance problems and solutions. Identify, document, and report design, reliability and maintenance problems and bugs. Gather and consolidate feedback from customers and field staff. Coordinate with field support specialists and customers to address and resolve problems and expand product usage. Answer customer and field support questions. Provide guidance and support for product integration and infrastructure issues. REQS: This position requires a bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Plus, 5 years of experience as a product owner/manager, lead business analyst, scrum master or related occupation. Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: (1) Business analysis and identifying business needs to create accurate user stories, and recommending platform solutions to stakeholders; (2) Software change request management from customers, vendors, and internal teams; (3) Delivering and enhancing fee-based software engineering products; (4) Resolving and managing software problems such as with: technical errors, incorrect or missing user requirements, and working through application bugs; (5) Managing business aspects and operations of software products and installing base, current uses, future plans and product vision; and (6) User Acceptance testing (UAT) and designing, implementing, and evaluating acceptance tests for end-users. Telecommuting: 100% Telecommuting permitted.

Summary Pay Range:

$132,101.00 - $204,720.00

Compensation and benefits may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market, location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance, and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Applicants who are interested in this position should apply via www.caterpillar.com/careers, search [Lead Product Owner / Reference # R0000307523 ]. #LI-DNI

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

May 31, 2025 - September 29, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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