Lead Director - Engineering

CVS Health•Island, KY

3d•$144,200 - $288,400

About The Position

CVS Health is looking for a dynamic and driven Engineering Delivery Leader to work with cross-functional engineering teams tasked with creating best in class experiences focused on identifying, prioritizing, and shaping complex enterprise initiatives. In this role, you will be working across multiple engineering teams accountable for building and executing fast-paced Retail Front Store Modernization technology strategies for the Front Store Merchandising value streams. This leader will join forces with other value stream Leaders to plan, build, execute and deliver a roadmap for accelerated transformations and AI enabled modernizations which will drive our front store merchandising business and technology strategy forward. The Lead Director should have the ability to prioritize well, communicate clearly, have a consistent track record of execution and accelerated delivery as well as possessing excellent software engineering skills. A successful candidate will be a highly motivated, collaborative individual; motivated to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

10+ years working as a Technology Program Delivery leader or software engineering role leading the full cycle of large software engineering programs, managing stakeholders, Risk Mitigation, Issue Resolution, developing KPIs and Status Reporting to Senior Leaders
8+ years leading teams in a matrix organization
4+ years partnering with architecture, product and PMO teams to influence product development assisting or improving products
2+ years in a leadership role, coordinating across software cross-functional teams
Bachelor’s degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Nice To Haves

Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies
Ability to determine strategy along with the plans, which need to be implemented to meet the end goal, evaluating situations, decisions, and issues in the short, medium, and long term
Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
Individually motivated to be able to see the big picture and prioritize their work to make the largest impact on the business and customers vision and requirements
Influence and persuade - able to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Adapt to the situation and can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behavior change
Strong understanding of delivery practices
Performance / people management experience
Experience leading large program with responsibility of end to end planning
Strong facilitation and presentation skills
Experience working with technology vendors
The candidate will have a strong work ethic, be a self-starter, and be able to be highly productive in a dynamic, collaborative environment

Responsibilities

Lead transformation and modernization roadmaps to support Retail Front Store Value streams
Drive AI enabled transformations and execution strategies
Identify and manage risks, engage teams to drive towards resolution
Identify and manage cross-workstream technical dependencies
End-to-End Program Plan and timely tracking and reporting
Manage program level status reporting and communication to stakeholders
Define, measure and track metrics and KPIS to measure success and Business Outcomes for the FS merchandizing portfolio
Drive and establish AI adoption and best practices for technical execution and delivery
Build and cultivate strong relationships with Business, Product and Technology partners and vendors to support the delivery roadmap