Jobs · Business Development · Illinois

Strategy Manager

Caterpillar Inc. · Mossville, IL · 2 mo ago
Business Development$159k–$239k/yrFull-time

About the role

The Strategy Manager serves as a strategic partner to the executive leadership team, enabling effective execution, alignment, and operational excellence across a large, complex engineering organization. This role acts as a force multiplier—driving priorities, improving decision-making cadence, and ensuring cross-functional coordination and focus on strategy execution.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with the engineering executive to set priorities, track execution, and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Work directly with functional and business leaders on developing and executing of our strategic goals.
  • Lead planning cadences, operating reviews, and follow-up on key initiatives and commitments.
  • Accelerate outcomes across initiatives including driving Advanced Power Technologies transformation projects.
  • Cook up cross-functional efforts across engineering, product, operations, and corporate functions.
  • Prepare executive materials, briefs, and communications for senior leadership and stakeholders.
  • Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities; proactively recommend actions to improve organizational effectiveness.
  • Partner and drive insights on financial reporting, forecasting, and analytical implications of strategic initiatives.
  • Track performance against segment strategic goals and KPIs, removing roadblocks and ensuring alignment across the enterprise.
  • Support talent, culture, and change initiatives within the engineering organization.

Requirements

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering or MBA.
  • Demonstrated track record of results and expanding responsibilities.
  • Experience in engine electronics software, systems or mechatronics.
  • Demonstrated ability to story tell and communicate at technical and executive levels business proposals and gain buy-in.

Qualifications

  • 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.
  • Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
  • Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization.
  • Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of stakeholder management techniques; ability to systematically identify stakeholders, analyze their needs and expectations, and implement various tasks to engage with them.
  • Consulting Process & Tools: Knowledge of consulting process; ability to engage in conducting research and analysis, finding solutions and preparing recommendations.

Skills

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

  • Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
  • Knowledge of stakeholder management techniques; ability to systematically identify stakeholders, analyze their needs and expectations, and implement various tasks to engage with them.
  • Knowledge of consulting process; ability to engage in conducting research and analysis, finding solutions and preparing recommendations.

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*

Pay

Up to $238,680.00 per year

Schedule

Full-time, Onsite 5 days a week

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