Marine Digital Services Strategy Manager

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The Marine Digital Services Strategy Manager role at Caterpillar Inc. leads the global strategy and business ownership for digital solutions serving the marine industry. The position sits within the Marine product support area and works closely with a wide range of internal partners, including strategy, product, commercial, dealer, IT, aftermarket, service, data, cybersecurity, legal, compliance and enterprise digital teams, to shape and deliver digital offerings that address customer challenges and generate differentiated value. On a day‑to‑day basis the manager will create, maintain and communicate the worldwide marine digital strategy, ensuring it aligns with overall marine strategy, corporate priorities and dealer value propositions. Responsibilities include prioritising the digital portfolio, defining value propositions, governing roadmaps, making lifecycle decisions and overseeing the Marine Global Portfolio Process (MGPP). The role translates inputs from customers, dealers, regulators and competitors into use cases, business cases, deployment plans and investment recommendations. It also evaluates enterprise and third‑party technologies for marine relevance, leads cross‑functional alignment and executive communications, and monitors adoption, market feedback and portfolio performance to adjust the roadmap as needed. The position requires a solid educational foundation and extensive experience. A degree or equivalent experience is required, with an advanced degree in business, strategy, engineering, technology, digital, data or a related field preferred. Candidates must have significant experience developing strategy, particularly for digital or telematics solutions, and be comfortable working with data‑gathering and analysis tools. Strong relationship‑management abilities, stakeholder‑alignment skills and effective communication capabilities are essential. An understanding of customer‑focused practices, problem‑solving techniques and data governance, cybersecurity and regulatory requirements for marine environments is also expected. Preferred or nice‑to‑have attributes include deeper knowledge of marine‑specific digital standards, experience with connected‑asset analytics, predictive maintenance, fleet visibility and lifecycle optimisation, as well as familiarity with inorganic growth avenues such as partnerships, alliances, acquisitions or technology licensing. The role offers exposure to a global, cross‑functional team and the chance to influence the digital direction of a leading heavy‑equipment manufacturer. What the role asks for: - Degree or equivalent experience - Advanced degree in business, strategy, engineering, technology, digital, data or related field (preferred) - Significant experience in strategy development - Experience with digital/telemetry solutions - Strong stakeholder management skills - Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools - Ability to communicate effectively - Knowledge of customer‑focus principles (nice‑to‑have)