Senior Manager, Strategic Planning
CVS Health•Boston, MA
•$82,940 - $182,549
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Strategic Planning serves as a strategic operator and thought partner to Retail Pharmacy leadership, driving enterprise alignment, shaping priorities, and leading high-impact cross-functional initiatives. This role operates with significant autonomy to translate strategy into action, influence senior leaders, and ensure the organization is prioritized, resourced, and executing against its most critical objectives. The individual will act as a connector across teams, owning key planning processes, executive communications, and strategic initiatives from concept through execution.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, business operations, or related fields
- Demonstrated experience owning and leading cross-functional initiatives and strategic workstreams
- Strong executive presence with experience advising and influencing senior leaders
- Proven ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments and drive outcomes
- Exceptional communication skills, with experience developing executive-level materials
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate insights into action
- Experience working in a highly matrixed organization and driving alignment across functions
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Own executive-level communications and narratives that shape decisions and align the organization
- Translate complex strategy and performance into clear, actionable insights for leadership
- Serve as a trusted strategic partner to senior leadership, shaping priorities, decisions, and operating rhythm
- Lead key leadership forums by defining agendas, framing decisions, and ensuring follow-through
- Maintain a clear, ongoing view of business performance, priorities, and emerging issues
- Drive alignment and outcomes across a highly matrixed organization, influencing without direct authority
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through execution
- Strengthen coordination across teams to ensure priorities are connected, resourced, and delivered
- Own and drive strategic planning across the organization, including annual and multi-year priorities, tradeoffs, and alignment
- Translate enterprise strategy into clear direction and ensure execution against the highest-impact opportunities
- Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities, and drive actions with leadership to address them
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision coverage
- paid time off
- retirement savings options
- wellness programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
