Senior Analytics Manager — Search Ontology & NLP

Caterpillar Brazil; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 159,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Analytics Manager for Search Ontology to set the technical direction and oversee advanced search analytics across Caterpillar’s digital platforms.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive ontology-based search enhancements, and deliver scalable, high-performance search capabilities for ecommerce sites. Ideal candidates will have 15+ team leadership experience, OWL2 ontology expertise, and hands-on ML for search with AWS proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Marketing, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Finance, or related field.
• Experience as a Software engineering manager, Software Architecture manager, Software product manager handing 15+ team members (multiple Pods)
• Experience in eCommerce / website / AI Search deployments.
• Experience with Search products such as OpenSearch, Elastic Search, SOLR, Lucene, Coveo, and LucidWorks Fusion required
• Strong expertise in Ontology Web Language (OWL) 2 based Ontology for Search engines
• Experience in AWS
• Practical experience applying machine learning to improve search relevance required
• Proficiency in AI code generation tools such as Claude Code, ChatGPT, or GitHub Copilot preferred

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a long-term technical vision for the search analytics platform to ensure scalability and adaptability to growing data volumes and query complexity.
• Build detailed analytics architecture for search solutions specifically focused on websites and ecommerce.
• Recruit, manage, and mentor teams of software engineers to achieve shared objectives.
• Introduce NLP, vector search, and personalization to enhance relevance and accuracy.
• Design and maintain integrations across platforms, systems, and software packages.
• Apply testing processes to ensure high-quality software solutions.
• Build search capabilities with measurable KPIs (e.g., CTR, Query Distribution, Zero Search).

Skills

Leadership

Ontology

Search engines

AWS

Machine learning for search

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Finance, or related field

Tools

OpenSearch

Elastic Search

SOLR

Lucene

Coveo

LucidWorks Fusion

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Analytics Manager for Search Ontology to set the technical direction and oversee advanced search analytics across Caterpillar’s digital platforms.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive ontology-based search enhancements, and deliver scalable, high-performance search capabilities for ecommerce sites. Ideal candidates will have 15+ team leadership experience, OWL2 ontology expertise, and hands-on ML for search with AWS proficiency.