Lead Director - Agile Practice Management

CVS Health•Hartford, CT

1d•$144,200 - $288,400•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an accomplished IT leader to serve as Director, Agile Delivery Practice. This is a high-impact leadership position responsible for overseeing a diverse, strategically important portfolio of technology initiatives and ensuring the highest standards of delivery, governance, and organizational alignment. In this role, you will lead and support multiple, concurrent programs totaling 633,000+ hours of work and representing $44M+ of annual investment. You will be responsible for connecting business strategy to execution, creating structure and predictability in how work gets done, and ensuring that program outcomes translate into tangible value for the enterprise. Success in this role requires a rare combination of portfolio thinking, hands-on program delivery expertise, and strong stakeholder leadership across technology and business partners.

Requirements

10+ years leading Program Managers, agile (scrum) teams, and technology teams to deliver strategic initiatives at scale
Proven experience managing IT portfolios and delivering complex, multi-year programs in large-scale, matrixed organizations
Proven experience managing budgets exceeding $40M+
3+ years of experience as a people leader with direct reports
Demonstrated ability to flex between strategic portfolio oversight and hands-on program management when circumstances require it
Strong communication and executive presence
High standards for quality, accountability, and stakeholder engagement
Familiarity with portfolio management and product model toolsets (e.g., Rally/JIRA, roadmap tools, initiative planning tools, financial tracking)
Willingness to deepen expertise in portfolio management and product model toolsets

Nice To Haves

Agile (e.g., SM, RTE, SPC), PMP, or equivalent certifications preferred
Healthcare experience ideally within Medicare and/or Medicaid

Responsibilities

Overseeing a diverse, strategically important portfolio of technology initiatives
Ensuring the highest standards of delivery, governance, and organizational alignment
Leading and supporting multiple, concurrent programs totaling 633,000+ hours of work and representing $44M+ of annual investment
Connecting business strategy to execution
Creating structure and predictability in how work gets done
Ensuring that program outcomes translate into tangible value for the enterprise
Designing, implementing, and continuously improving program and portfolio governance structures
Influencing up, down, and across the organization, including with senior executives
Driving results through others
Operating in ambiguous environments, connecting the dots across disparate efforts, and driving clarity and alignment among diverse stakeholders