Manager Information Technology

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**Career Area:** Technology, Digital and Data **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. **Job Summary** Manages employees who are responsible for development projects, development teams and application support functions. **What You Will Do:** - Oversee application programming and analysis projects which include development, installation and maintenance of application programs. - Maximize staff contribution through professional growth and development, to increase teamwork and more effectively meet business needs. - Analyze applications to ensure that all systems that are developed, meet business needs and specifications. - Monitor and maintain adherence and compliance to quality standards on an ongoing basis. **Degree Requirement** Degree or equivalent experience desired **What You Have:** Core Application Systems: Knowledge of major production application systems used for delivery of services to internal and external clients; ability to leverage major production application systems in diverse situations. Level Extensive Experience: - Manages application-related issues, implications, and approaches with clients. - Evaluates key interfaces and interdependencies among core applications systems. - Explains features and benefits of core applications for consideration by business units. - Implements existing and planned application enhancements in major business units. - Tracks data flow between own applications and core applications in other business areas. - Plans enhancement, conversion, and retirement strategies for core applications. Information Technology Trends: Knowledge of marketplace experience, developments and trends related to the organization's use of Information Technology (IT); ability to apply knowledge of IT appropriately to benefit the organization. Level Working Knowledge: - Discusses existing and planned IT technologies relevant to own function. - Participates in at least one major IT initiative within own function. - Discusses several pertinent technology trends. - Reviews organization's recent experience in introducing new technologies. - Seeks the appropriate experts to obtain information or ask questions. Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems. Level Working Knowledge: - Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance. - Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions. - Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns. - Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand. - Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions. Talent Management: Knowledge of the critical competencies required to achieve intended results; ability to generate consistent approaches for hiring, selection, retaining and leveraging talent across the organization. Level Basic Understanding: - Explains how the concept of a career path can be used to identify future desired roles. - Identifies the key roles and responsibilities in the group and the career ladder for the function. - Demonstrates the ability to help integrate new members into the team. - Seeks guidance in obtaining long-term developmental opportunities. Leadership: Knowledge of leadership practices and processes; ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives while having a long-term perspective of the future state of things and how to get there. Level Working Knowledge: - Utilizes an appropriate style of leadership: autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire/free rein, etc. - Utilizes positive reinforcement to motivate & attain desired behaviors; increases productivity. - Demonstrates leadership qualities: intelligence, dominance, persistence, integrity, confidence. - Employs leadership theories, such as contingency and transactional, and associated techniques. - Manages own behaviors during interactions, such as feedback giving, to shape workplace events. Vendor/Supplier Management: Knowledge of external provider management processes and ability to effectively manage the business relationship with external providers (e.g. vendors, service providers, contractors, consultants and suppliers). Level Working Knowledge: - Works with vendors to assure that products or services are delivered to time and quality specifications. - Provides feedback on vendor performance to responsible contract administrators. - Resolves routine issues or problems with vendors in organization's best interest. - Identifies communications bottlenecks and recommends appropriate solutions. - Builds effective working relationships with counterparts in vendor or supplier's organization. IT Service Management (ITSM): Knowledge of Information Technology (IT) service; ability to manage IT services and oversee service operations. Level Extensive Experience: - Communicates with clients to analyze potential business needs in IT services. - Compares IT service frameworks and methodologies with other industry professionals or organizations. - Directs research and development activities in IT services; ensures budget and quality in standards. - Develops processes for on-demand IT service development for specific client requirements. - Oversees the implementatio