Chief of Staff

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. Chief of Staff Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world.

Job Summary: Directly supporting the Vice President of Marketing & Brand, this role serves as a trusted advisor and force multiplier to leadership, driving organizational alignment, operational excellence, and execution against key priorities. As Chief of Staff, this position helps shape strategic direction, enables leadership decision-making, and ensures priorities are translated into coordinated action and measurable outcomes across the Marketing & Brand organization.

This strategic partner will work closely with leaders to refine approaches, remove barriers, and ensure successful execution of business objectives.
What You Will Do: Partner with the Vice President and leadership team to align priorities, shape strategic initiatives, and drive execution across the organization. Translate leadership priorities into actionable plans, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and follow-through. Establish and manage the operating rhythm for the organization, including planning cycles, business reviews, leadership meetings, and performance tracking. Serve as a strategic thought partner to leaders, helping teams develop, refine, and execute their approaches to achieving business objectives.

Drive cross-functional alignment, prioritization, and decision-making to focus resources on the highest-value opportunities. Improve leadership effectiveness by coordinating initiatives, facilitating communication, and enabling informed decision-making. Identify and remove organizational friction points that hinder collaboration, execution, or business results. Develop and implement measurement frameworks that connect marketing and brand initiatives to meaningful business outcomes. Expected Impact Improved alignment between strategic priorities and day-to-day execution across the organization.

Stronger leadership effectiveness through enhanced coordination, decision support, and operational discipline. Greater consistency and speed in executing key initiatives and organizational priorities. Increased cross-functional collaboration and accountability across Marketing & Brand and key business partners. Clear visibility into organizational performance and business impact through meaningful metrics and reporting. Increased leadership capacity to focus on strategic decisions, stakeholder engagement, and long-term value creation.

What

You Will Have:

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. 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. Consulting:
Knowledge of techniques, roles, and responsibilities in providing technical or business guidance to clients, both internal and external; ability to apply consulting knowledge appropriately. 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. Visioning:
Understanding…