Senior Communications Specialist, Executive & Enterprise Communications

Overview

As a Senior Communications Specialist, Executive & Enterprise Communications you’ll play a key role in supporting strategic communications across the enterprise, including CEO and C-suite support. You’ll also collaborate with the broader communications function to ensure consistency and impact across channels and audiences through effective content strategies and editorial management.

• Prepare executive presentations, speeches, talking points, social media posts and other materials for internal and external audiences on behalf of Caterpillar’s executive office.
• Support the planning and execution of employee and leader meetings, events and campaigns.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior communications management and work with executives on communications, developing and executing communication plans for a variety of local and global initiatives.
• Lead enterprise editorial processes and manage enterprise content calendar.
• Drive process excellence and methods to best use resources, analytics and technology to meet enterprise communications goals.
• Ensure all communications plans and tactics are consistent with the company strategy and reflect the Caterpillar and Cat® brands.
• Embrace technology and innovation to reach and engage employees in new and creative ways.

• CEO and C-suite executives are equipped with clear, compelling and effective communications.
• Enterprise editorial process operate smoothly and strategically.
• Communication plans drive alignment and business outcomes.

• Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing and/or equivalent experience. 5+ years in corporate or agency roles serving corporate clients is preferred.
• Writing and Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive and convey ideas, information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Executive Presence: Ability to confidentially support C-suite leaders with strong judgement and discretion when handling sensitive or confidential information.
• Planning (Tactical and 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.
• Organizational Communications: Knowledge of techniques and media for executive and organizational communication; ability to use relevant tools to communicate information about the organization internally and externally.
• Interpersonal Relationships & Influencing: Ability to influence without authority and work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner, within and outside own organization.
• Initiative: Being proactive and committing to action on self-identified job responsibilities and challenges; ability to seek out work and the drive to accomplish goals.
• Problem-solving: Focus on thinking differently to drive communications outcomes in a changing business environment.

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. You will benefit from a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well as career development and training opportunities, at a globally renowned company driven by its core values of Safety, Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Commitment.

• The primary location for this position is Irving, TX
• Domestic relocation assistance is available
• Sponsorship is not available
• This role requires the candidate to be on-site Monday through Friday
• Travel will be approximately 5%

For more than a century, Caterpillar has helped build a better, more sustainable world. With 2025 sales and revenues of $67.6 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is shaping the future as the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Backed by one of the largest independent global dealer networks and financing services through Cat Financial, the company’s primary business segments:
Power & Energy, Construction Industries and Resource Industries are solving customers’ toughest challenges through commercial excellence and advanced technology, driven by a highly skilled, dedicated global team.

Posting Dates:

February 6, 2026 – February 23, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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