Madison, WI, 53786, USA
6 hours ago
Senior Manager - Agile Practice Management
At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care. As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. **Position Overview** The CVS Health Aetna Enterprise Delivery team is looking for an innovative thought partner who has a strong analytic and program management skill set to serve as a key leader on critical technical programs. This role will require an experienced leader who will direct the activities of the team including overseeing and coordinating Scrum events, ensuring that risks, issues and blockers are identified and addressed and act as point of escalation. Additionally, this role will provide mentoring and coaching to the individuals reporting to you. **Position Summary** You will support the planning, coordination and tactical execution of IT projects and programs across business and functional areas, as well as the development of presentations and content for key leadership forums. The role offers significant exposure to cross-functional leaders and colleagues across CVS Health and Aetna, as well as professional development opportunities. Assignments are highly complex, have major associated risks with high visibility, and can be sensitive or widely varied requiring experience in applying and adapting project management techniques. You will train/coach/mentor your team(s) on financial management, effective communication across teams, and being the catalyst to driving agile and product best practices. Areas of responsibility include: + Run programs with a budget of $10M+ consisting of one or more large projects/programs. + Ensure appropriate project deliverables are created, utilized by leaders and are updated over time as each project grows. + Responsible for interfacing and communicating directly with Senior leaders from all different areas of the company. + Oversee the development and tracking of timelines and milestone with key internal and external partners to address project objectives. + Manage projects using Agile methodologies and/or other Project Management professional practices and standard tools. + Gathers insights on process improvement opportunities from retrospective and feedback mechanisms and implements improvement plans. + Partner with other Project Leads and owners to coordinate day-to-day initiative progress, identify risks/barriers and work with project leaders to address challenges. + Where necessary interface with other projects to modify plans when necessary to ensure cross-functional dependencies and inter-dependent projects stay coordinated. + Work with all stakeholders to define and acquire all necessary resources and to ensure their continual support for project goals. + Forecast Resources allocations on a weekly basis while maintaining project budget. **This team operates primarily based on the Eastern Time Zone.** **Required Qualifications** + 8+ years’ overall technology delivery management experience + 5+ years’ experience in leading program management efforts within a large organization + 2+ years’ leadership experience as a manager of people + Experience leading teams comprised of Business focused Scrum Master, Program Managers and Project Managers + Managed teams, performing HR responsibilities such as hiring and performance management + Strong communicator both verbal and written + Adept at using Scrum and Agile methodologies + Resource and budget ($8M+) management + Understanding of software development methodologies + Proficient in Microsoft project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio **Preferred Qualifications** + Scrum Master Certification + Project Management Certification + Experience in Healthcare industry + Understanding of software development + Experience working on complex large-scale applications + Track and communicate overall team progress + Ensure delivery of initiatives are on time, on budget and fall within organizational performance targets + Direct product teams handling all aspects of solution delivery, Agile methodologies + Oversee Agile processes and promote the use of Agile best practices and methodology + Understanding of resource allocations, forecasting, and budgeting + Understanding of budgets and portfolios including both Business and IT Capital Expense and Operations Expense **Education** Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent experience **Pay Range** The typical pay range for this role is: $106,605.00 - $284,280.00 This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program. Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong. **Great benefits for great people** We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include: + **Affordable medical plan options,** a **401(k) plan** (including matching company contributions), and an **employee stock purchase plan** . + **No-cost programs for all colleagues** including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching. + **Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues** including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility. For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 08/28/2025 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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