Senior Manager - Software Development Engineering

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care. As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues—caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate.

And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Manager - Software Development Engineering within the Aetna Digital team, that will help to lead a team developing applications pivotal in shaping the digital experience for millions of Aetna members. As a Senior Manager, you will be a people leader, aiding and encouraging your team that will be focused on design, development and implementation of digital solutions and systems by applying advanced technical expertise to architect and code software applications, conduct system testing and debugging, collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to the overall technical direction and innovation of digital engineering projects.

Additional responsibilities will also include being a key partner to senior leadership, product teams, design teams and engineering, providing the strategic context that empowers teams to move quickly and be confident in long term value of the work they do every day.

• Direct activities for a team of software development engineers, providing guidance and mentorship, and setting performance goals to contribute to the company's business objectives
• Develop strategy for software development projects, defining project requirements, timelines and deliverables to drive effective execution
• Facilitate risk assessments by troubleshooting production issues, assessing available resources and providing timely resolutions to minimize downtime
• Lead department throughout the software development life cycle operations, including backlog grooming, sizing, prioritization, demonstrations and delivery
• Ensure the department adheres to best practices, quality standards, and industry trends
• Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams, including product managers and business stakeholders, aligning priorities, resolving conflicts, and maintaining productive relationships
• Research and evaluate the latest software development technologies, methodologies and industry trends, capitalizing on innovative technology solutions and integrating best options
• Deliver expert technical guidance, make informed decisions and support the team when faced with complex challenges
• Hire software development engineers, conduct performance reviews and foster a positive and collaborative work environment that promotes continuous learning opportunities

• 7+ years of professional Information Technology experience
• 3+ years of experience leading / managing teams with direct reports with additional experience in leading medium to large sized teams of diverse development engineers across multiple locations.
• 2+ years partnering with architecture, product, and program management teams to influence product development assisting or improving products
• Experience with leading teams who follow a Scrum/Agile development methodology

• Experience managing multiple work streams and dependencies
• Be able to identify a vision 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
• Understand of performance, optimization
• 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

Bachelor's degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose:
Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose.

We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services.

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