Sr. Manager, Technical Product Owner

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.

Job Summary:

DDAT Pharmacy services is seeking a Senior Product Owner who excels in driving product delivery by leveraging data-driven decision-making, influencing without direct authority, and mentoring teams to optimize execution. This role demands a proactive leader who can translate strategic objectives into actionable development plans, ensuring high-quality solutions that align with business needs. The ideal candidate will foster collaboration across diverse teams, proactively manage risks, and champion Product and Agile best practices to streamline execution. They will play a critical role in strengthening technology execution, enhancing stakeholder engagement, and continuously refining product strategies to drive measurable business impact. A self-driven innovator, they will empower teams, promote accountability, and lead with vision to ensure product success in a fast-paced, evolving landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy & Vision – Collaborate with Product Managers to define strategy, conduct market research, and maintain an aligned roadmap.
• Stakeholder Management – Engage with executives and teams, balancing priorities and negotiating solutions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partner with designers, developers, and business leaders to drive successful product delivery.
• Customer Advocacy & Growth – Champion user needs, foster engagement, and refine products based on data-driven insights.
• Backlog & Execution Management – Prioritize development efforts, write clear user stories, and track performance metrics.
• Compliance & Risk Mitigation – Ensure security standards, regulatory adherence, and proactive risk management.
• Facilitation of Large-Scale Product Initiatives – Lead cross-functional collaboration for complex efforts, ensuring alignment across teams, managing dependencies, and driving efficient execution at scale.
• Vendor & Partnership Management – Collaborate with third-party vendors, ensuring seamless integration and value-driven partnerships.
• Business & Financial Impact Assessment – Evaluate product performance in terms of revenue, cost, and operational efficiency, tying decisions to business outcomes.
• Change Management & Training – Lead adoption strategies and provide user support for new features and solutions.
• Product Delivery Coaching – Mentor peers in execution best practices and optimize workflows for scalability and impact.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in technical product management, product ownership, or other engineering disciplines with focus around building technical products and services.
• 7+ years of experience in building and managing technical product teams using Agile framework.
• 7+ years of experience with large-scale modernization programs in technical capacity.
• 5+ years of technical experience with Software Development – Understand coding, software architecture, and development processes and ability to adapt to current and emerging technologies. 
• 5+ years of experience with product strategy, product road mapping, backlogs, authoring epics and features.
• 3+ years of experience working in the healthcare payor industry.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Ability to drive cross functional teams to alignment in the midst of ambiguity.
• Experience with data visualization.
• Experience with plan administration and implementation area encompassing payor back-office operations such as enrollment, billing, fulfillment, operational reporting etc.
• Strong decision-making skills in fast moving environments.
• Experience leading product transformation within a large enterprise
• Strong negotiation, organizational, management, analytical and people skills.
• Data-driven decision making and quantitative analysis skills.
• General understanding of core programming and computer science concepts, including cloud and AI/ML.
• Agile Certification
   

Education: 

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$118,450.00 - $260,590.00

This pay range represents the base hourly r