Peoria, Illinois
23 hours ago
Senior Digital Project 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.

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world.

Job Summary:

Oversees project management, planning, and organization to enable the implementation of multiple and complex eCommerce and digital marketing initiatives, including platform enhancements, campaign execution, and marketing technology integrations by leveraging enterprise project management, roadmap, workflow and AI-assisted productivity tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, Aha!, MS Project, Adobe Workfront, Copilot).

What You Will Do:

Managing the day-to-day activities of eCommerce and digital marketing projects, including overseeing project scope, responsibilities, timelines, and dependencies. 

Developing contingency and mitigation plans for campaign, platform, data, or vendor‑related risks. 

Directing and motivating cross‑functional teams (marketing, product, engineering, vendors, and agencies). 

Evaluating and managing deliverables to ensure business, brand, and performance expectations are achievable, defined, and met. 

Monitoring project outcomes for significant deviations in schedule, or performance KPIs, ensuring adherence to quality standards and processes. 

Leading stakeholder communication and expectation management across marketing, product, engineering, data, and business leadership. 

What You Will Have:

Planning: Tactical and Strategic 

Knowledge of effective digital portfolio, roadmap and program planning techniques and the ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1–2 years), and strategic (3–5 years) planning in support of overall eCommerce and digital marketing objectives. 

Level: Extensive Experience 

Develops, refines, and communicates tactical plans for assigned eCommerce and digital marketing initiatives. 

Provides the appropriate level of detail to support channel, platform, and growth strategy planning. 

Demonstrates the value of aligning campaign‑level execution with broader digital and business strategy. 

Ensures attention to dependencies across marketing, product, engineering, data, business and vendor deliverables. 

Plans for allocation of resources in line with business goals, marketing priorities, and technology constraints. 

Ensures planning processes are integrated with the overall business roadmap. 

Project Management 

Knowledge of project management practices; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control eCommerce and digital marketing initiatives using organizational strategies, modern delivery frameworks, and workflow and project management tools. 

Level: Extensive Experience 

Oversees end‑to‑end delivery to ensure initiatives launch on time and meet expectations. 

Reports dependencies, conflicts, and milestone status to project leadership and stakeholders. 

Supports and enables team adoption of project management and collaboration tools. 

Ensures project issues, blockers, risks, and decisions are documented and escalated appropriately. 

Develops templates and frameworks for planning and communication governance (planned and ad-hoc) with internal teams, agencies, and external partners. 

Revises work plans to ensure intermediate milestones are achievable. 

Facilitates regular status and working sessions with project teams. 

Tracks and reports overall project progress and delivery health, using schedules, roadmaps, scorecards, and dashboards. 

Decision Making and Critical Thinking

Knowledge of structured decision‑making approaches; ability to analyze complex scenarios, apply specific frameworks and make informed recommendations. 

Level: Extensive Experience 

Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical performance data. 

Evaluates past decisions to improve future outcomes. 

Assesses and validates decision options, indicating pros and cons and potential impacts. 

Advises stakeholders in synthesizing data, trade‑offs, and alternatives. 

Applies consultative, consensus, or directive decision styles as appropriate. 

Data Gathering and Reporting 

Knowledge of tools, techniques, and processes for gathering and reporting eCommerce and digital marketing data. 

Level: Extensive Experience 

Oversees reporting across delivery, performance, and financial metrics.

Uses project management, workflow, and analytics platforms to monitor progress and readiness. 

Leverages AI‑enabled tools to accelerate reporting, analysis, and insight generation. 

Reviews and validates data accuracy and reporting outputs. 

Implementation, Processes and Governance

Knowledge of implementing and supporting eCommerce platforms, marketing technology, and digital tools. 

Level: Working Knowledge 

Tracks quality and effectiveness of eCommerce and digital marketing tools. 

Documents lessons learned and best practices aligned to product, engineering marketing, and business needs. 

Supports platforms and tools rollouts in collaboration with technical and business teams. 

Applies governance processes related to platform changes, campaign execution, and workflows. 

Leads continuous improvement of delivery processes and expanded capabilities. 

Considerations For Top Candidates:

Strong project management experience with proven communication, organization, and execution skills

Demonstrated stakeholder management across business, technical, and leadership teams

Experience leading digital transformation initiatives, preferably in ecommerce and/or digital marketing

PMP certification (strongly preferred)

Hands‑on experience with both Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies

Ability to manage dependencies, risks, and competing priorities in enterprise environments

Skilled at translating between technical teams and business stakeholders

Experience working in matrixed organizations with complex governance models

Proficiency with project and delivery tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, MS Project, Adobe Workfront, Aha!, MS Office 365 Suite)

What You Will Get:

Working with a Fortune 100 leader, you can build your career on a global scale and take advantage of development opportunities with emerging technologies. We’ve created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact and do the work that really matters. Join Us.

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 to 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.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Summary Pay Range:

$112,710.00 - $169,060.00

Compensation and benefits offered 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

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

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:

February 4, 2026 - February 11, 2026

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.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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