Senior Software Portfolio Manager

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

In this role, you will work with Technology Engineering organizations, ensuring efficient coordination of software acquisition, utilization, and license management activities. You will collaborate with sourcing, finance, asset management and contracts teams to successfully complete the acquisitions. We strive to procure, replace, upgrade, evaluate and maintain software assets to meet capacity demand and technology requirements. We proactively support IT roadmap and long-term vision with focus on effectively management of Contracts, Products, Vendors, T&Cs, compliance, assets utilization, optimize costs, and risks.What The Candidate Will Do:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into licenses acquisition requirements and coordinate efforts with procurement and contract team, while ensuring software quality, SLA, cost effectiveness, privacy, and compliance.

• Be innovative and devise negotiation strategy and license matrix that is beneficial to the company and in line with IT's long-term vision of product and technology roadmap.

• Collaborate with product subject matter experts, procurement sourcing and contracts team, finance, asset management and renewal teams to achieve successful execution and effective maintenance of software contracts, performance, and deliverables.

• Assist engineering teams in navigating technology and contract-related matters, provide support and guidance to ensure effective utilization of technology and adherence to contract terms.

• Provide guidance and support to leadership, stakeholders, procurement, and contracts teams on software evaluation, acquisitions, and maintenance of contractual terms.

• Identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements.

• Proactively negotiate favorable business terms and cost of third-party software.

• Optimize the utilization of products and assets through effective management.

• Offer expertise and insights to assist in making informed decisions on contracts.

• Cultivate and manage vendor relationships effectively.

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the IT industry landscape and technological developments.Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as Information Technology engineer, with focus on infrastructure engineering, application development, data engineering or large-scale systems.

• 10+ years hands on experience working on Mainframe and Datacenter services.

• 5+ years of experience with third-party technologies and vendor support management.

• 5+ years solving complex business or technical problems and proposing solutions.Preferred Qualifications

• IT Contracts Management Skills: Excellent contracts management skills, with expertise in managing contractual terms, cost, compliance, and utilization of licenses.

• Business Skills: Ability to understand technical requirements and well experience in translating technical requirement into business discussions with non-technical teams.

• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to influence leadership, vendors, technical teams, and drive successful outcomes in a collaborative environment, with a focus on managing contracts with excellence.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 opportunities.Pay Range

• 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.