Chief of Staff, Enterprise Strategy

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.

Strategy

When you join Caterpillar, you're going to be part of a global team that 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.

The Strategy Manager enables the Enterprise Strategy team to operate with focus, discipline, and impact. This role works closely with the Vice President of Enterprise Strategy to translate leadership priorities into an integrated agenda, coordinate execution across the team, and ensure that critical strategic initiatives move forward with clear ownership and accountability.

The Strategy Manager serves as a trusted thought partner, integrator, and execution leader. The role connects strategy, people, operating rhythm, and executive communication while helping the broader team anticipate issues, resolve barriers, and maintain alignment with Caterpillar's enterprise priorities.

• Partner with the Vice President of Enterprise Strategy to shape priorities, structure the leadership agenda, and translate strategic direction into actionable plans.
• Establish and manage the team's operating rhythm, including leadership meetings, strategy reviews, initiative checkpoints, annual planning, and executive updates.
• Maintain an integrated view of the Enterprise Strategy portfolio, including objectives, milestones, interdependencies, decisions, risks, and resource requirements.
• Drive follow-through on leadership decisions by establishing clear ownership, tracking commitments, and escalating issues requiring intervention.
• Coordinate preparation for engagements with Caterpillar senior leadership, the Executive Office, and the Board of Directors.
• Develop concise, executive-ready communications that synthesize complex strategic topics, clarify decisions, and highlight implications for Caterpillar.
• Lead selected strategic initiatives and special assignments that require cross-functional coordination, rapid problem solving, or executive attention.
• Connect work across business strategy, technology strategy, competitive intelligence, and other enterprise functions to improve alignment and reduce duplication.
• Support team planning, talent priorities, resource allocation, and organizational effectiveness.
• Build trusted relationships across Caterpillar to facilitate information flow, surface emerging priorities, and accelerate decision making.
• Act as a constructive challenger, identifying gaps, testing assumptions, and ensuring that the team maintains focus on the highest-value work.

• Education and Experience:
  
  Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field; typically 7 or more years of experience in strategy, consulting, finance, operations, transformation, or an executive support role.
• Strategic Thinking:
  Ability to understand the broader enterprise context, connect multiple work streams, and maintain focus on the issues most…