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Senior Manager, Strategic Planning and Enablement

CVS Health

Wellesley, MAFull-time$83–199K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$83–199K/yr
Location
Wellesley, MA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Enablement strengthens planning, operations, communications and delivery across CVS Health’s Marketing Engagement & Loyalty organization. The role coordinates organizational planning, supports executive readiness, improves colleague engagement and develops impact storytelling. It translates priorities and complex information into coordinated plans, recommendations and communications, while assessing portfolio health and connecting cross-functional work to business outcomes.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Strategic PlanningBusiness OperationsMarketingOrganizational EffectivenessCommunicationsProgram LeadershipPortfolio ManagementExecutive CommunicationStorytellingInformation SynthesisCross-Functional LeadershipAlignment BuildingBusiness JudgmentProblem SolvingMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelAI ToolsSenior Leader EngagementMarketing ExperienceHealthcareInsurancePortfolio PlanningOrganizational EngagementExecutive CommunicationsInitiativeAmbiguity Management

Qualifications

7+ Years Relevant ExperienceBachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

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

The Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Enablement strengthens how the Marketing Engagement & Loyalty (ME&L) organization plans, operates, communicates and delivers against its priorities. Working across ME&L and with key partners, this individual will orchestrate organizational planning, enable executive readiness, improve colleague engagement and impact storytelling.

The ideal candidate combines strategic perspective and sound business judgment with operating discipline and strong communication skills. They create clarity from complexity, anticipate needs, connect priorities and translate information into clear plans, recommendations and compelling communications.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Organizational Effectiveness

  • Translate priorities into coordinated plans and operating rhythms that strengthen alignment, visibility, ownership and follow-through.

  • Assess portfolio health, surface risks and dependencies, and provide leadership with actionable insights and recommendations.

  • Maintain a holistic, forward-looking view of cross-team priorities and leadership commitments, coordinating timelines, owners, inputs and logistics to ensure teams are prepared and deliverables stay on track.

Impact Storytelling

  • Synthesize strategies, performance information and cross-functional input into concise narratives and recommendations tied to business priorities.

Organizational Engagement & Enablement

  • Develop an integrated team engagement plan that strengthens colleague connection, collaboration and understanding of business priorities.

  • Define the purpose and outcomes for organizational forums and create communications that connect priorities and accomplishments to business outcomes.

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years of relevant experience in strategic planning, business operations, marketing, organizational effectiveness, communications, program leadership or related fields.

  • Highly organized, with experience bringing structure and operating discipline to complex portfolios or initiatives while anticipating needs, managing competing priorities and driving follow-through.

  • Strong executive communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear plans, recommendations and audience-appropriate communications.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional work, build alignment without direct authority and balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

  • Strong business judgment and problem-solving skills

  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.

  • Demonstrated ability to apply approved AI tools to synthesize information, strengthen planning and communications, and improve day-to-day productivity, with sound judgment and adherence to responsible-use requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with senior leaders in a complex, matrixed organization.

  • Experience in marketing, health care, insurance or another regulated industry.

  • Experience connecting portfolio planning, organizational engagement or executive communications to business outcomes; high initiative and comfort with ambiguity.

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, specialized training and relevant professional experience.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$82,940.00 - $199,144.00

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. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

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 offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments (https://learn.bswift.com/cvshealth-mainland) .

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/10/2026

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

CVS Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, including Disability/Protected Veteran — committed to diversity in the workplace.

How this job compares

Set against the 445 open Strategic Planning jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$83–199K/yr
  • US median$134–200K/yr273 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $141K, is 16% below the US median midpoint ($168K) — in the middle half of Strategic Planning salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 16 open Strategic Planning jobs in Massachusetts and 445 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Strategic Planning postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (362 postings).
Education
219 of the 445 open Strategic Planning jobs (49%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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