Career Area:
Engineering
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.
Owner is responsible for defining, prioritizing, and governing AI products from concept through lifecycle management. This role represents the voice of the customer and business, translating strategic objectives into a clear product vision, outcome-based roadmap, and prioritized backlog for AI and GenAI capabilities. The Product Owner works closely with AI architects, data science pod leaders, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions deliver measurable business value.
Responsibilities
Product Vision & Strategy: Define and communicate a clear product vision, value proposition, and success metrics for AI and GenAI products
Stakeholder & Outcome Management: Partner with business stakeholders to identify problems, validate use cases, and define outcome-based requirements and acceptance criteria
Backlog Ownership: Create, prioritize, and continuously refine the product backlog, ensuring alignment to business value, risk, dependencies, and technical feasibility.
Delivery Enablement: Collaborate with data science pods to plan increments, participate in sprint ceremonies, and ensure timely delivery of product increments without acting as a project manager.
Value Measurement: Define and track product KPIs, adoption metrics, and value realization to guide prioritization and investment decisions.
Quality & Readiness: Ensure features meet definition of done, responsible AI standards, security, and compliance requirements prior to release.
Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of AI projects, including requirements, design specifications, test plans, and user manuals.
Training and Support: Provide training and support to end-users to ensure effective utilization of AI solutions.
Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI technologies and recommend improvements to existing solutions.
Degree Requirement
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, data science, business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Skill Descriptors
AI Product Acumen: Working knowledge of AI/ML and Generative AI concepts sufficient to make informed product trade-off decisions (not expected to design or code models).
Data-Informed Decision Making: Ability to interpret analytics, experiments, and model performance metrics to guide prioritization and roadmap decisions
Ability to translate business strategy into outcome-driven product goals and measurable value hypotheses
Agile Product Ownership: Experience working in Agile teams with hands-on ownership of product backlogs and sprint planning
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and creatively to develop innovative solutions.
Level Working Knowledge
Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
Knowledge of Mining Industry and Mining related software.
Software Development Life Cycle
Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.
Describes similarities and differences of life cycle for new product development vs. new release.
Identifies common issues, problems, and considerations for each phase of the life cycle.
Works with a formal life cycle methodology.
Explains phases, activities, dependencies, deliverables, and key decision points.
Interprets product development plans and functional documentation.
Artificial Intelligence
Knowledge of AI and Generative AI concepts, risks, and opportunities; ability to govern and guide AI product development to achieve business outcomes while adhering to responsible AI principles.
Explains the methodology and technologies of artificial intelligence.
Describes the concepts, functions and features of artificial intelligence (AI).
Locates relevant resources to obtain the latest information on artificial intelligence.
Cites examples of successful implementation of AI technologies and systems.
Programming
Knowledge of relevant programming languages and tools; ability to test, write, design, debug, troubleshoot, and maintain source codes and computer programs.
Technical Troubleshooting
Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application, or operation.
Discovers, analyzes, and resolves hardware, software, or application problems.
Works with vendor-specific diagnostic guides, tools, and utilities.
Handles calls related to product features, applications, and compatibility standards.
Analyzes code, logs, and current systems as part of advanced troubleshooting.
Records and reports specific technical problems, solving processes, and tools that have been used.
Benefits:
Competitive remuneration package including a great bonus structure and share options.
Intentional career development with exposure to global teams and markets.
A strong commitment to safety and your wellbeing
An inclusive workplace culture focused on quality, customer service and the environment
A commitment to diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity, and equal outcome
The opportunity to do truly meaningful work in a supportive, constructive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.
Caterpillar of Australia is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship.
Posting Dates:
February 26, 2026 - March 7, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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