Senior Analytics Manager: AI Search & Personalization Lead

Caterpillar Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 159,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Analytics Manager for Search Ontology to lead technical direction and execution of advanced search analytics for eCommerce and digital platforms.

The role requires managing software engineers, driving semantic/ontology capabilities, and delivering scalable search experiences across Caterpillar's digital ecosystem. Onsite in Chicago area with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software teams and delivering enterprise software.
• Experience in eCommerce or search platform deployments.
• Strong knowledge of ontology and semantic capabilities for search.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a long-term technical vision for the search analytics platform.
• Build analytics architecture for search on websites and e‑commerce.
• Recruit, mentor, and manage software engineers and teams.
• Introduce NLP, vector search, and personalization to improve relevance.
• Design and maintain integrations across platforms and systems.
• Apply testing processes to ensure high-quality software solutions.
• Ensure reliable IT service operations and measurable KPIs.

Skills

Software engineering management

Software architecture

Ontology search

OpenSearch

AWS

Python

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Master's in related field

Tools

OpenSearch

Elastic Search

SOLR

Lucene

Coveo

LucidWorks Fusion

Snowflake

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Analytics Manager for Search Ontology to lead technical direction and execution of advanced search analytics for eCommerce and digital platforms.

The role requires managing software engineers, driving semantic/ontology capabilities, and delivering scalable search experiences across Caterpillar's digital ecosystem. Onsite in Chicago area with travel up to 10%.