Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver executive positioning strategies, plans, and deliverables for the Cat Digital Senior Vice President/Chief Digital Officer. Deliverables may include awards, media talk points, external speaking prep, and LinkedIn thought leadership.
• Lead a team of communications professionals who sit in a variety of locations that support the leadership team and strategic priorities of the Cat Digital Division.
• Drive internal and external communication strategies, develop materials to achieve segment objectives while tying them to Caterpillar enterprise narratives, and measure the results of those efforts.
• Responsible for ensuring the employees are connected to the enterprise strategy using tactics, including but not limited to media backgrounders, speeches, social media posts, video scripts, presentations, newsletter articles, and internal all-leader and all-employee meetings

Requirements

• Education/Experience: College or university degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field or equivalent experience
• Organizational Communications: Significant experience leading global communications efforts with an emphasis on external communications (i.e. media relations, social media, tech communications, branding)
• Strategic Planning: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to strategic planning in support of the overall business plan; ability to measure business impact for public relations efforts
• Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience
• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, technical information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors
• Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization
• Interpersonal Relationships: Successful in supporting and interacting with senior-level executives; excellent interpersonal skills to engage on sensitive issues, develop others, or persuade others inside and outside the department to take specific actions
• Additional Info: The primary locations for this position are Irving, TX, Peoria, IL or Phoenix, AZ
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify
• Sponsorship is not available

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
• 401(k) savings plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Health Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
• Career Development
• Incentive bonus