CVS Health

Lead Director, Rules Strategy & Transformation

CVS Health$100K — $231K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-10 years leading strategic transformation or process redesign
  • Experience advancing AI, automation, or digital innovation opportunities
  • Thought leader translating innovation into business value
  • Strong executive presence for influencing leaders and cross-functional partners
  • Proven in managing teams through periods of change
  • Excellent communication skills for distilling complex ideas into clear narratives.

Responsibilities

  • Set vision and strategic roadmap for rule writing and operational model
  • Lead transformation from transactional to strategic, insight-driven rules function
  • Shape organizational strategy and transformation efforts as leadership team member
  • Represent organization on multi-functional initiatives necessitating strategic thinking
  • Act as connector across teams to drive clarity and remove friction
  • Provide leadership and development for the evolving Rules function
  • Build organizational capability in strategic thinking and modern rule-management practices.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • Paid time off for work-life balance
  • Retirement savings options to support future financial planning
  • Wellness programs to promote physical and emotional health
  • Resources for family well-being.
Full Job Description
Position Summary
The Lead Director, Rules Strategy & Transformation will lead the future-state strategy for Commercial business product rule writing, defining how the organization modernizes the Rules function through AI, process redesign, and stronger product data governance. This leader will drive a shift from primarily operational rule execution to a more strategic, scalable, and insight-driven model that improves efficiency, quality, compliance, and business agility. As a key member of the Product Data and Applications leadership team, this role will help shape the broader team's priorities and represent the organization on cross-functional initiatives requiring strategic thinking, innovation, and enterprise influence.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
  • Set the vision and strategic roadmap for the future of rule writing, aligning people, process, data, and technology to create a more scalable and intelligent operating model.
  • Lead the transformation of the Rules function from transactional execution to a more strategic, insight-driven capability without sacrificing governance, control, or business confidence.
  • As a key member of the leadership team, help shape broader organizational strategy, priorities, and transformation efforts.
  • Represent the broader organization on multi-functional initiatives that require creative problem solving, strategic thinking, and strong enterprise partnership.
  • Act as a connector across business, operational, and technical teams to drive clarity, remove friction, and accelerate progress.

Team Leadership and Capability Building
  • Provide leadership, direction, and development for the Rules function as it evolves to meet future business needs.
  • Build organizational capability in strategic thinking, process improvement, AI adoption, and modern rule-management practices.
  • Lead change management, creating clarity around roles, priorities, and required capabilities for the future-state team.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, partnership, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications
The candidate will be a strategic thinker and innovator who can see beyond current operations and define a compelling future state, have a strong work ethic, be a self-starter, and be highly productive in a dynamic and collaborative environment. The candidate will be expected to have the following key attributes:
  • 7-10 years demonstrated success leading strategic transformation, process redesign, or operating model evolution.
  • Experience identifying and advancing AI, automation, or digital innovation opportunities in a business setting.
  • A thought leader who can translate innovation into practical business value
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence leaders and cross-functional partners at multiple levels in a highly matrixed environment
  • Proven capability managing teams through change
  • Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to distill complex ideas into clear narratives, presentations, and leadership updates.

Preferred Qualification
  • Experience with Aetna Quoting Center (AQC) and Configure Price Quote (CPQ) applications.
  • PMP Certification
  • Knowledge of medical and pharmacy benefits
  • Attention to detail

Education
  • Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.


Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$100,000.00 - $231,540.00

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.

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.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 08/25/2026

About CVS Health

Omnicare provides comprehensive pharmaceutical services to patients and providers across the United States. As the market-leader in professional pharmacy, related consulting and data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other chronic care settings, Omnicare leverages its unparalleled clinical insight into the geriatric market along with some of the industry's most innovative technological capabilities to the benefit of its long-term care customers. Omnicare also provides key commercialization services for the bio-pharmaceutical industry through its Specialty Care Group.

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300,000 employees
Market Cap
$122 billion
Industry
Net Income
$7.1 billion
Founded
1963
5 Year Trend
+10.5%
Revenue
$268.7 billion
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