Digital Solutions Manager

Career Area:

Technology, Digital and Data

Job Description:

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.

Job Title: Digital Solutions Manager

Salary/Grade: £95,491 - £119,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Location: Peterborough

Benefits: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Up to 31% bonus

• Car Allowance - £725pcm

• Employee Private Healthcare

• Equity Plan (Yearly)

• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 10%.

• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.

• Optional flexible benefits including access to dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

There is a requirement of 5 days in the office a week.

About E+ES 

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 100-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe. 
 
Caterpillar’s Electrification + Energy Solutions (E+ES) division focuses on delivering advanced electrified power train, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries.  
 
We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better—more sustainable—world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building.

The opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Digital Solutions Manager to join our team. You will work closely with customers to understand their unmet needs, generate innovative ideas to solve their problems, and test these solutions in the field.

The Digital Solutions Manager will also uncover insights into customer behaviour that will inform our product and service strategies in the coming years.  You will help create a vision for the digital eco-system that will support electrified sites and help provide Caterpillar with a competitive advantage in this rapidly evolving market. Additionally, this role involves managing a team and working with enterprise partners to ensure efficient project delivery.

What you will do:

• Lead a team of data scientists and project leaders.

• Collaborate with customers to identify and understand their unmet needs and pain points.

• Develop and propose innovative solutions to address customer problems and provide an unrivalled customer experience.

• Design and conduct experiments to test the proposed solutions and gather feedback.

• Analyse customer behaviour and derive insights that impact product and service strategies.

• Manage the efficient delivery of projects by collaborating closely with enterprise partners like Cat Digital, IC&S and CAT IT while managing a diverse stakeholder group across Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation segments.

• Mentor and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and effective communication while nurturing a culture of innovation and learning

• Monitor industry trends and best practices to continuously improve our digital delivery processes.

What you have:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field or job related progressive experience.

Business Data Analysis - Level Extensive Experience:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Sets standards for business data analysis tools and techniques, advises on their application, and ensures compliance.

• Evaluates the quality of business data collected and the effectiveness of data analysis methods.

• Champion conclusions with results drawn from business data analysis.

Software Product Management - Level Extensive Experience:

• Proven experience in digital delivery, product management, or a similar role.

• Knowledge of industry trends and best practices in digital delivery and data science.

• Strong understanding of customer-centric design and problem-solving methodologies.

• Describes the purpose of and a methodology for a product usability analysis.

• Manages conflicts between business units, sales, marketing, and engineering teams.

• Gathers, summarises and prioritises ideas for new products, or new versions of existing products.

Business Acumen – Level Extensive Experience:

• Explains business issues and trends of own business unit as compared to other business units.

• Demonstrates a big picture understanding of the business, its interrelationships, and priorities.

• Develops business cases for own function; reviews and critiques cases for other functions.

Products and Services - Level Expert:

• Experience with delivering products or services to the market.

• Ability to influence products and services owners around digital strategies, ensuring their linkages and optimisation across the organisation.

• Predicts industry and regulatory trends and monitors key competitors' products and services.

• Consults on the full spectrum of product and service groups.

Business Development - Level Extensive Experience:

• Ability to understand customer problems and develop digital solutions.

• Develop strategies to present new business ideas to small and large perspective business partners.

Top candidates will have:

• Experience in managing and leading a team of data scientists or similar professionals.

Additional Information:

• There is up to 20% travel requirement for this role.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. #LI

N.B The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

Posting Dates:

June 24, 2025 - July 8, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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