Senior Manager, Agile Practice Management

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
** Position Summary
** Directs activities of the team including overseeing and coordinating Scrum events, ensuring that any obstacles or impediments that hinder the team's progress are identified and addressed. Provides coaching and mentoring to the team and other stakeholders, fostering collaboration and effective communication across teams, and supporting the Product Owner in product backlog management and prioritization. Develops strategy to monitor and measure the team's progress through established metrics, promoting self-organization and autonomy among team members, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team performance and productivity.

** What you will do
*** Develop policies and procedures to establish the agile governance framework to reinforce standards across the organization.
* Collaborate with multiple departments on the development of project management tools, tracking systems, communication platforms, and/or automation frameworks.
* Manage, lead, and communicate with agile teams on the roadmap for agile adoption and gains buy-in from stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
* Conduct research on emerging agile concepts to inform the decision-making process and drive continuous improvements within the agile practice.
* Consolidate information on industry benchmarks and case studies to identify potential strategies, techniques, and approaches that can be applied within the organization.
* Create a repository of academic research papers, journals, and publications on agile practices, Lean thinking, team dynamics, and organizational change.
* Decide on the application of project management tools and collaboration platforms to enhance the productivity of agile teams.
* Deliver insights and visibility into the progress and outcomes of agile initiatives through the effective use of reporting.
* Develop cross-functional collaborations that facilitate information-sharing and resource distribution.  
** Required Qualifications
*** 7-10+ years of experience in technical project execution and delivery
* ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP) or related certification required
* Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills
* Adept at business intelligence
* Adept at collaboration and teamwork
* Mastery of problem solving and decision making skills
* Mastery of growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills  
** Preferred Qualifications
*** Resource manager / people leader experience
* Healthcare background w/ focus on Medicare and Medicaid lines of business  
** Education
* * Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification.
** Pay Range
** The typical pay range for this role is:$ - $This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.  

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