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. A Brief Overview
Directs activities of the team including overseeing and coordinating Scrum events, ensuring that any obstacles or impediments that hinder the team's progress are identified and addressed. Provides coaching and mentoring to the team and other stakeholders, fostering collaboration and effective communication across teams, and supporting the Product Owner in product backlog management and prioritization. Develops strategy to monitor and measure the team's progress through established metrics, promoting self-organization and autonomy among team members, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team performance and productivity.

What you will do

• Develops policies and procedures to establish the agile governance framework to reinforce standards across the organization.
• Collaborates with multiple departments on the development of project management tools, tracking systems, communication platforms, and/or automation frameworks.
• Manages, leads, and communicates with agile teams on the roadmap for agile adoption and gains buy-in from stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Conducts research on emerging agile concepts to inform the decision-making process and drive continuous improvements within the agile practice.
• Consolidates information on industry benchmarks and case studies to identify potential strategies, techniques, and approaches that can be applied within the organization.
• Creates a repository of academic research papers, journals, and publications on agile practices, Lean thinking, team dynamics, and organizational change.
• Decides on the application of project management tools and collaboration platforms to enhance the productivity of agile teams.
• Delivers insights and visibility into the progress and outcomes of agile initiatives through the effective use of reporting.
• Develops cross-functional collaborations that facilitate information-sharing and resource distribution.

• 7-10+ years of work experience
• ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP) required.
• Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills
• Adept at business intelligence
• Adept at collaboration and teamwork
• Mastery of problem solving and decision making skills
• Mastery of growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills

• Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification.

• 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.