Simply - yes.
In order to utilize NTLM/Pass through authentication for CA Process Automation, EEM must be setup and connected to an external AD server.
Connect EEM to your AD domain, follow the procedure outlined in the knowledge article provided by Michael, and as long as your users are logged in with their network credentials to their workstations, pass through authentication will work after having enabled NTLM in the oasisconfig.properties file for Process Automation.