Caterpillar, Inc

Senior Human Resources Manager

Caterpillar, Inc • $159K — $238K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of strategic HR leadership experience
  • Strong business acumen with a focus on financial and organizational priorities
  • Proven executive HR consulting capabilities
  • Deep understanding of talent management processes
  • Track record of influencing decisions across diverse organizational levels
  • Experience leading and developing HR professionals
  • Global perspective on HR issues and practices

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a strategic advisor to senior management for HR initiatives
  • Develop HR strategies that drive employee engagement and retention
  • Provide counsel on HR matters including compensation and performance management
  • Analyze workforce data to inform senior leadership decisions
  • Lead a team of HR professionals to enhance collaboration and effectiveness
  • Implement change-management strategies for HR programs
  • Align talent strategies with organizational needs

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off including vacation and holidays
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) options
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Career development opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement programs
  • Paid parental leave
  • Life insurance and disability benefits
  • Employee discounts and voluntary benefits
Full Job Description

Career Area:

Human Resources

Job Description:

The Senior Manager Human Resources directs the development and implementation of human resources strategies aligned with business objectives while fostering a culture of employee engagement, talent development, and organizational performance. This strategic HR leadership position serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, translating business priorities into practical workforce, talent, and change-management solutions. The role leads HR professionals, uses workforce data to guide executive decisions, and partners across Human Resources Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated people strategies.


Located in Irving, Texas, this opportunity supports the enterprises Global Finance organization and is ideal for a HR leader who combines strategic human resources expertise, people leadership, executive consulting, talent management, and data-driven decision-making.


Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior management as a strategic advisor, identifying and prioritizing human resources initiatives that support business goals, workforce requirements, and long-term organizational objectives.
  • Develop and implement HR strategies, policies, and programs that strengthen employee engagement, retention, talent development, and organizational performance.
  • Provide trusted counsel to executives and people leaders on complex HR matters, including performance management, organizational effectiveness, compensation, benefits, leadership development, and workforce planning.
  • Analyze workforce metrics, employee data, and business trends to identify opportunities, communicate meaningful insights, and deliver evidence-based recommendations to senior leadership.
  • Lead and develop a team of HR leaders, building capability, clarifying priorities, and creating effective partnerships across HR Centers of Excellence.
  • Design and implement change-management plans, communications, and supporting materials that enable the successful adoption of HR programs and business transformation initiatives.
  • Connect talent strategies with current and future business needs, including leadership pipelines, succession planning, employee development, internal mobility, and retention.
  • Influence decisions across organizational boundaries by presenting business cases, risks, benefits, workforce implications, and recommended courses of action.

Required Skills

  • Business acumen: Extensive experience understanding business models, financial considerations, organizational priorities, and the impact of talent decisions on business outcomes.
  • Global Perspective: Knowledge of issues, opportunities, and challenges for conducting business in the international marketplace; ability to apply global perspectives appropriately in a wide range of situations.
  • Executive HR consulting: Extensive experience advising leaders on a broad range of human resources issues while managing confidential information, multiple stakeholder relationships, and complex HR initiatives.
  • Decision-making and critical thinking: Ability to assess competing alternatives, validate assumptions, evaluate risks, and recommend productive courses of action based on informed judgment.
  • Influencing and stakeholder management: Ability to influence across functions and levels, build commitment, and clearly communicate the costs, benefits, risks, and organizational implications of a recommendation.
  • Talent management: Extensive experience supporting talent attraction, development, retention, leadership pipelines, and enterprise talent programs.
  • People leadership: Experience leading, developing, coaching, and aligning HR professionals or HR leaders around shared priorities.

 

Preferred Skills

  • Education: Degree or equivalent relevant experience desired
  • Senior-level experience supporting a complex, matrixed, global, technology, financial services, manufacturing, or industrial organization.
  • Experience advising executive leaders and building credibility with senior stakeholder groups.
  • Experience with succession planning, leadership development, strategic workforce planning, organizational design, and employee engagement.
  • Experience using Workday, HR analytics applications, dashboards, or other human resources information systems.
  • Professional certification such as SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or an equivalent senior HR credential.
  • Working knowledge of global business considerations and the ability to collaborate effectively across countries, cultures, and regulatory environments.
 

 

Summary Pay Range:

$159,120.00 - $238,680.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of 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*

  • Disability benefits

  • Life Insurance

  • Parental leave

  • Adoption benefits

  • Tuition Reimbursement

       

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

 

 

This position requires working onsite five days a week. 

 

Relocation is available for this position.

 

 

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

 

 

Posting Dates:

September 29, 2026 - October 6, 2026

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

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About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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