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Senior Manager - Data Protection

AT CVS Health
CVS Health

Senior Manager - Data Protection

Atlanta, GA

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 Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager of Application Data Security to oversee and ensure the security of business applications data, focusing on classification, encryption, activity monitoring, data security controls and governance. This leadership role will be responsible for managing the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of data security strategies across our application portfolio. The Senior Manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create and maintain robust data protection frameworks, ensuring compliance with industry regulations, contractual obligations and organizational policies.Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities:

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  • Develop and implement comprehensive data security governance frameworks that align with business goals, industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
  • Drive and communicate vision and strategy for application data security aligned with overall business goals, industry trends and best practices.
  • Lead a team of data security and privacy engineers, build and retain talent, provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members ensuring high-quality deliverables.
  • Lead the development and enforcement of data security policies, standards, and procedures for application data protection.
  • Lead efforts to continuously evaluate and improve application security practices, tools, and processes.
  • Lead the design, implementation, and management of advanced encryption strategies for sensitive application data both at rest and in transit.
  • Oversee the implementation and management of activity monitoring solutions for detecting and responding to suspicious activities across applications and data environments.
  • Collaborate with incident response teams to investigate and mitigate potential data security breaches and unauthorized access.
  • Work with development, engineering, and operations teams to ensure secure application deployment, and risk mitigation during the application lifecycle.
  • Educate stakeholders across the organization on data security risks, best practices, and compliance obligations related to application data security.
  • Identify, assess, and prioritize security risks related to application data and provide strategic recommendations to mitigate those risks.
  • Support data protection audit, compliance, regulatory, client assurance, and third-party assessment projects.
  • Manage the sequencing and timing of project delivery with technology leadership, product, and engineering teams.
  • Lead development and maintenance of data security dashboards, KPIs, KRIs and scorecards.
Required Qualifications
  • 7+ years of steady career progression with information security work experience
  • 5+ years of proven experience with implementing data security and privacy engineering solutions.
  • 5+ years of experience in leading data security and privacy frameworks.
  • 5+ years of recent personnel management experience with oversight of five or more direct reports.
  • 5+ years of leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
  • 5+ years of experience with security controls alignment to key regulations like NIST, FIPS 140-2, ISO, HITRUST, HIPAA, PCI, CCPA, GDPR.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong knowledge of data protection techniques and best practices.
  • Industry certifications from PMI, ISC2, SANS, ISACA, IAPP or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of data security and privacy regulatory compliance, frameworks and standards such as PCI, HIPAA, NIST, FIPS 140-2, GDPR, CCPA.
  • Ability to manage a high degree of complexity and distill information that provides clear direction.
  • Ability to motivate others with high expectations to facilitate impact and pace of change.
  • Agility to deal with a constantly changing business environments.
  • Comfortable operating within areas of ambiguity to iterate and make progress in a consistent manner.
  • Foster collaborative decision-making processes that deliver results and exceed expectations.
Education

Bachelor degree from accredited university or equivalent work experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience) BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. 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. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunitiesPay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:$106,605.00 - $260,590.00

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 peopleWe 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/benefitsWe anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 05/31/2025Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Client-provided location(s): Atlanta, GA, USA
Job ID: CVS-R0524579_1006
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program