Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) Specialist

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Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

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Role Definition:

As a Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) Specialist, you will play a critical role in driving enterprise transformation through Strategic Portfolio Management. This role goes beyond tool implementation — it requires strong experience in organizational change, transformation leadership, and adoption of new operating models, supported by modern SPM platforms and AI-enabled capabilities.

You will lead and influence change across business, IT, and delivery teams while supporting the implementation, scaling, and continuous improvement of SPM tools such as Broadcom Clarity, Planview, and ServiceNow SPM. You will work closely with senior leaders, PMOs, and external partners to ensure sustainable adoption of new ways of working.

What you will do:

• Lead and support the end-to-end transformation of Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM), including governance, prioritization, funding, capacity, and value management
• Drive change management strategy and execution for SPM initiatives, ensuring effective adoption across teams, functions, and leadership levels
• Act as a change agent, influencing behaviors, decision-making processes, and governance forums to embed SPM as a core enterprise capability
• Lead or support the implementation, configuration, and scaling of SPM tools (Clarity, Planview, ServiceNow SPM or equivalent)
• Translate strategic, operational, and portfolio requirements into tool configurations, workflows, data models, and reporting structures
• Partner with business leaders, PMOs, IT, finance, and external vendors to align process, technology, and organizational change
• Design and deliver training, communication plans, and adoption strategies to support new SPM processes and tools
• Develop and maintain portfolio dashboards, KPIs, value metrics, and executive-level insights, including scenario modeling and prioritization views
• Apply data analytics and AI-enabled insights to portfolio decision-making, forecasting, and scenario analysis
• Identify transformation risks, resistance points, and adoption gaps, proactively proposing mitigation and improvement plans
• Support data migration, integrations, testing, and deployment with a strong focus on data quality and decision readiness

What you will have:

Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) & Transformation Experience: Proven senior-level experience leading or supporting SPM transformations, including operating model changes, governance redesign, and adoption across large or complex organizations.
Change Management Expertise: Strong background in organizational change management, including stakeholder engagement, communication, training, and sustained adoption of new processes and tools
SPM Tools & Platforms: Hands-on experience implementing, configuring, or leading adoption of Broadcom Clarity, Planview, ServiceNow SPM, or equivalent enterprise portfolio platforms
AI & Data-Driven Decision Support: Experience applying AI, advanced analytics, or decision-support capabilities to portfolio management, forecasting, prioritization, or scenario modeling
Business & Technical Translation: Ability to translate strategic objectives and transformation goals into system configurations, data structures, and actionable insights
Cross-Functional Leadership: Proven ability to influence and collaborate with executives, PMOs, IT, finance, delivery teams, and external vendors
Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex portfolio data and independently drive solutions
Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage senior leadership and facilitate governance and decision forums

Top Candidates Will Also:

Bring deep experience in enterprise transformation initiatives, not limited to technology but including operating model and ways-of-working changes
Have hands-on exposure to AI-enabled features in SPM tools (e.g., predictive forecasting, scenario optimization, automated insights)
Possess certifications such as SAFe LPM, Prosci, PMP, PfMP, ITIL, or similar

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields.

English Proficiency: Advanced English (written and spoken)

Additional Info:

This role partners closely with senior leadership and global stakeholders
This position requires working on-site five days per week
Relocation package offered

Note: This position requires the candidate to work onsite five days a week.

Some of the offered benefits*:

·Medical plan

·Dental plan

·Medicines reimbursement

·Psychological, Legal, Social and Finance Support Program

·Private pension plan

·Profit share

·Meal assistance

·Christmas basket

·Transportation

·Life and personal insurance

·Extended maternity and paternity leave

·Employee resources group (Young Professional, Women in Networking, LAMBDA (LGBTQIA+), Latin Group and Active in Sport

*Caterpillar reserves the right to change or modify benefits at any time, subject prior notice and in compliance with legal requirements. Benefit elegibility may vary by position and location

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