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Position Summary
The Strategy and Planning Manager will play a critical role in driving operational excellence and enabling strategic initiatives across the organization. This individual will manage high-impact, cross-functional projects in partnership with executive leadership, connect key stakeholders, and ensure seamless execution of business priorities. The role requires strong organizational skills, executive communication capabilities, and a collaborative mindset to influence outcomes and foster engagement.

Required Qualifications

General

• 5+ years of experience in business operations, program/project management, or related roles.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with experience creating executive-level materials.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Exceptional organizational and facilitation skills with a focus on driving results.

Strategic Project Leadership

• Serve as the primary owner for key organizational projects, working closely with executive leadership to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Provide ad hoc support on critical priorities such as EPIC implementation and other enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Lead critical pathways for technology roadmapping in partnership with technology teams to meet business-critical roadmap requirements.

Project Management & Delivery

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional projects from initiation to completion, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and quality standards are met.
• Develop and maintain project plans, status reports, and risk mitigation strategies.

Cross-Team Alignment

• Act as a connector across teams to ensure alignment on priorities, dependencies, and decision-making.
• Facilitate collaboration between business units and senior leadership to drive clarity and accountability.

Updated Section: Executive Communication & Engagement

• Design and develop high-quality slide decks and materials for executive-level presentations and communications.
• Support senior leader engagement strategies, including planning and managing leadership roundtables and forums.
• Lead structured feedback analysis from roundtable discussions, synthesizing insights into actionable themes and priorities.
• Develop and present comprehensive feedback reports to executive leadership, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with senior leaders to translate feedback into clear action plans with measurable outcomes and timelines.

Action Planning & Change Management

• Drive execution of action plans by coordinating across business units, ensuring accountability and progress tracking.
• Implement change management strategies to support adoption of new processes, tools, or cultural initiatives resulting from feedback.
• Monitor and report on the impact of implemented changes, adjusting plans as needed to achieve desired outcomes.
• Facilitate communication loops to keep stakeholders informed and engaged throughout the change process.

Feedback Analysis & Action Planning

• Analyze feedback from organizational initiatives and engagement activities.
• Partner with leaders to develop and execute action plans based on insights.

Meeting & Decision Facilitation

• Organize and manage key meetings, including agenda development, pre-read preparation, and action tracking.
• Drive decision-making processes by ensuring stakeholders have the right information and context.

People Engagement & Culture Initiatives

• Partner with leadership to implement strategies that enhance team engagement and collaboration.
• Support initiatives that promote transparency, inclusion, and organizational culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Asana, Smartsheet, MS Project).
• Familiarity with change management and organizational development practices.
• Ability to build strong relationships across all levels
• MBA, master's level education

Education
BA in Business, Healthcare or related field

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$66,330.00 - $145,860.00

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. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 03/27/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.