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Sr Mgr, Strategic Programs- Shared Services Finance

AT CVS Health
CVS Health

Sr Mgr, Strategic Programs- Shared Services Finance

Hartford, CT

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.

Position Summary
The Senior Manager for Strategic Programs will play a critical role as part of team responsible for supporting initiatives to spearhead transformative initiatives with a focus on value creation throughout the enterprise to elevate our operational effectiveness. This individual contributor will play a role in the execution of Excellence & Innovation value creation and strategy execution plans, partnering with enterprise shared service teams and business units to identify and execute on these programs.

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What you will do
  • Acts as a specialist to develop strategic plans that leverage key insights from the competitive environment, market research, industry analysis, and financial evaluation.
  • Adapts the strategic plan to navigate market dynamics and trends in consumer behavior and maximize the potential of the organization.
  • Advises departments on strategic partnerships, alliances, or acquisitions to drive growth and enhance organizational capabilities.
  • Applies highly developed knowledge of scenario planning to anticipate potential outcomes based on selected criteria.
  • Promotes effective internal communications within the strategic planning department to facilitate the alignment of team processes and platforms with strategic objectives.
  • Consults with business analysts on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to support business growth and the strategic plan.
  • Helps develop a strategic planning framework that defines timelines, milestones, and deliverables throughout the implementation process.
  • Plans strategic projects and initiatives aimed at driving organizational growth, efficiency, and innovation.
  • Designs and develops an industry-leading strategic plan that identifies and capitalizes on market growth opportunities while avoiding potential disruptions.
Essential Qualifications and Functions:

Experienced In:
  • Strong domain knowledge of accounting, finance or finance ops (e.g., revenue cycle) in a healthcare environment, such as medical and Rx billing, and collection.
  • Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and complex processes.
  • Prior consulting experience in a similar role is highly preferred.
Skilled In:
  • Problem solver with strong analytical and quantitative orientation.
  • Charismatic relationship builder with strong passion for innovation and transformation.
  • Proactive, planful, and result-driven with highest level of attention to detail.
  • Effective communicator with strong verbal and written presentation abilities.
  • Strong meeting facilitator with ability to drove consensus across competing point of views.
Ability To:
  • Generate enthusiasm, commitment, and alignment.
  • Influence stakeholders without authority.
  • Manage complex projects.
  • Understand the big picture and influence stakeholder, team members, peers towards the right outcomes.
  • Communicate effectively in a manner that is clear, logical, and consistent both verbally and written.
  • Prepare materials and presentations with a high degree of accuracy under tight deadlines.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, anticipate potential issues early and adjust priorities as needed to meet engagement outcomes.
Minimum Requirements
  • 7-10 years' work experience
  • Adept at problem solving and decision-making skills
  • Adept at collaboration and teamwork
  • Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills
  • Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills
  • Adept at business intelligence
Education
  • Bachelor's degree preferred and or equivalent professional work experience
  • Specialized training preferred
  • Six Sigma Certification preferred
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Technical & Analysis Tools (Alteryx, Automation Anywhere, Power BI etc.)
  • Consulting Experience
Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$82,940.00 - $182,549.40

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.

In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company's 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off ("PTO") or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.

For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2024

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Client-provided location(s): Hartford, CT, USA
Job ID: CVS-R0427985
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