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Caterpillar, Inc. Caterpillar IT Chief of Staff in Nashville, Tennessee

Career Area:

Strategy

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.

Caterpillar IT Chief of Staff

Role Definition:

The Caterpillar IT Chief-of-Staff is a senior-level manager who works closely with Caterpillar’s CIO/SVP and senior leadership team. Role is responsible for managing IT governance processes, ensure priorities are aligned, and facilitate efficient decision making. This role will also be responsible for the Caterpillar IT Customer Experience (CX) and Strategic IT Branding functions, including thought-leadership on how these functions can support various services within the division.

Responsibilities:

Provides high-level support to the Caterpillar IT CIO/SVP, Strategy Director and Caterpillar IT leadership team for ensuring initiatives, actions, and priorities are delivered
Help facilitate strategic planning and execution on behalf of the Caterpillar CIO/SVP and Strategy Director, governing the leaders’ vision and priorities.
Plan and orchestrate key governance forums within Enterprise IT community as well as between IT and business partners, including developing agendas and overseeing follow through on key decisions
Serve as a communication liaison on behalf of the Caterpillar CIO/SVP and the leadership team, with both internal and external stakeholders
Provide key decision support including analyzing information, preparing reports, and offering recommendations
Facilitate the execution of the Caterpillar IT strategy and operational processes for Enterprise IT
Coaching and preparing teams for program level reporting to Senior IT Leadership and key business partners
Ensuring alignment across Caterpillar IT departments and teams and helping to resolve conflicts and bottlenecks
Leading or overseeing critical projects that require senior level attention
Oversees operational activities in collaboration with the Strategy Director, perform administrative tasks, such as facilitating SVP staff meetings, synthesizing notes, generating correspondence, and meeting planning and execution.
Concepts, drafts, and develops presentation content, visualizations, talking points, agendas, and written communications.
Oversee large and diverse program including but not limited to establishing program governance, planning, coordination, monitoring, management and stakeholder engagement
Provide thought-leadership for the Caterpillar IT Customer Experience (CX) and Strategic IT Branding functions, specifically leveraging the Chief of Staff position to integrate the capabilities with key IT groups and business partner engagements

Degree Requirement:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.

Skill Descriptors:

Global Perspective: Knowledge of issues, opportunities, and challenges for conducting business in the international marketplace; ability to apply global perspectives appropriately in a wide range of situations.

Level Working Knowledge:

Conducts business with one or two other countries.
Follows policies and procedures governing business activities with another country.
Obtains information regarding operational issues of other countries when making business decisions.
Assesses key legal, regulatory, and financial issues specific to a particular country.
Recognizes behaviors that promote or stunt effective relationships in that country; acts accordingly.

Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.