Workforce Management Solutions Architect - Techo-Functional

CVS Health

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About The Position

CVS Health is seeking a seasoned Workforce Management (WFM) Techno-Functional Expert to lead the design and delivery of enterprise‑grade scheduling and labor forecasting capabilities. This role owns the end‑to‑end functional lifecycle across demand forecasting, staffing plans, and schedule generation—partnering closely with business stakeholders, product, engineering, and vendors. The ideal candidate brings deep hands‑on expertise configuring and optimizing WFM platforms (e.g., Infor, UKG, Legion), strong understanding of forecasting and scheduling concepts, and the technical fluency to translate business needs into scalable, well‑governed solutions.

Requirements

• 7+ years delivering Workforce Management solutions with deep expertise in forecasting, staffing, and scheduling.
• 7+ years’ experience working with WFM scheduling constructs (rules, templates, shifts, optimization constraints) and forecasting concepts (demand modeling inputs, scenarios, overrides).
• 6+ years’ experience configuring, customizing, and debugging WFM solutions.
• 5+ years' experience with large enterprise WFM platforms such as Infor WFM/Workbrain, UKG, Legion, or similar tools.
• 3+ years' partnering with SaaS vendors to deliver business outcomes.
• 3+ years working in Agile environments with experience in change management and vendor negotiation.
• 3+ years demonstrating excellent communication and stakeholder leadership skills with the ability to drive decisions, manage competing priorities, and drive execution.
• 2+ years’ experience demonstrating analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills with with a track record of delivering scalable solutions.
• 2+ years demonstrating a growth mindset while developing self and others.

Nice To Haves

• Experience integrating WFM platforms with HR systems (e.g., Workday) and downstream consumers of schedule and time data.
• Experience with emerging technologies like AI in WFM, automation, and digital employee experience platforms.
• Reporting/analytics exposure (e.g., dashboards/operational reporting) and comfort collaborating with BI teams/tools.
• Experience working in large, matrix organizations.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery (Jira/user stories), project governance, and release/change management.
• Experience leading WFM strategy and execution during mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops with business stakeholders to understand demand drivers, arrival patterns/seasonality, labor standards, staffing strategies, and scheduling pain points; translate findings into actionable requirements and priorities.
• Drive fit-gap analysis across vendor/product options and current-state tools; recommend the “right” functional approach (process + platform configuration) with clear tradeoffs and decision rationale.
• Design forecasting workflows and operating model (inputs, assumptions, scenarios, overrides, governance) to produce reliable demand and staffing plans.
• Define scheduling design patterns: shift templates, rules, segment windows, trial schedule sets, and schedule optimization constraints; ensure designs support business realities and compliance.
• Establish solution guardrails for accuracy, auditability, and transparency (e.g., how totals are validated, how exceptions/anomalies are handled, how “what-if” analysis is performed).
• Partner with engineering/technology leads to convert functional designs into configuration and build plans (configuration, custom extensions, reporting, automation, integrations).
• Own functional delivery. This includes configuring and customizing vendor applications to meet business needs.
• Drive end-to-end lifecycle execution for enhancements, defects, and releases; ensure documentation and artifacts are maintained in standard tracking tools and processes.
• Define reporting and analytics needs across forecasting accuracy, staffing vs. plan, schedule adherence/coverage, and operational outcomes; partner on dashboards and operational reporting.
• Serve as the functional point leader across HR, operations, and technology teams, driving alignment, decisions, and adoption.
• Support training strategy and enablement materials for business users (planners, schedulers, managers), ensuring new processes and tools are understood and adopted.
• Responsible for adherence to industry best practice, actively engaging with WFM Community on latest advancement.
• Encourages product innovation and alternative ways of approaching business.
• Responsible for timely delivery of enhancements, project requests and defects, with optimal and scalable solutions.
• Accountable for the health of the product.
• Challenges partners to think differently regarding WFM business processes and operational issues act as a thought partner and model creative problem-solving to impact business decisions.
• Provides strategic direction and guidance to product team and shared services teams, with accountability for mentoring and developing team members.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• paid time off
• retirement savings options
• wellness programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree