Product Owner (Chicago)

Job Summary

CAT is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Product Owner to lead the vision, strategy, and execution of cloud-native product development initiatives. This role requires strong technical expertise, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to work closely with cross-functional engineering teams, stakeholders, and customers. The PO will drive product backlog priorities, oversee sprint activities, and ensure delivery of high-value digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Delivery

• Maximize product value and guide the development team throughout the product lifecycle.
• Act as Product Owner on large, complex, high-value initiatives.
• Create, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog based on business value.
• Communicate backlog priorities and product vision clearly to the team.
• Make key decisions on feature scope, release content, and timelines.
• Collaborate with Lead Engineers to break down epics / features into actionable user stories.
• Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, retrospectives, and demos.
• Inspect and accept / reject sprint deliverables.
• Manage product defects and prioritization.

Technical & Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Required Qualifications

Top Skills

Work Environment

Why Join CAT?

Whether its groundbreaking products, best-in-class solutions, or long-term career opportunities, you can build what matters at Caterpillar. Join a global organization with 150+ locations worldwide, collaborate with top engineering talent, and help build solutions that impact people around the world.