Lead Product Owner
Core
Lead product operations and roadmap execution for Cat Central, Caterpillar's mobile-first digital ecosystem for equipment owners and dealers.
Role type
Senior Lead Product Owner (Product Operations)
Builds
Cat Central mobile application and digital onboarding experiences
Domain
Industrial equipment (construction/mining) + Digital Product Operations
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Agile/Scrum leadership, backlog prioritization, cross-team stakeholder alignment, roadmap management, user onboarding strategy, KPI definition, ways of working design
Preferred skills
High-volume mobile app development, matrixed organization influence, systems thinking
Technologies
Cat Central platform, Scrum frameworks
Responsibilities
Lead inter-team communication and dependency tracking for a product pod of 2–3 scrum teams; Drive day-to-day backlog prioritization and sequencing; Define and evolve ways of working to ensure operational excellence; Own roadmap for customer/dealer onboarding and authentication journeys; Partner with Data & Analytics to measure onboarding performance and articulate success criteria.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership scope