Job Summary

Provides technical program management and oversight from conception and planning through implementation, launch, and post-launch support. Ensures objectives are clearly defined and aligned across the organization in accordance with program budgets and schedules. Drives the team to achieve performance objectives for the program on schedule and within budget. Leads the team to complete the program in alignment with the product vision and requirements. Provides technical leadership and guidance to team members to achieve complex goals. Captures and tracks program risks and works with the organization to develop mitigations for the most critical risks. Communicates program milestones, schedules, and risks to the technical team and to the broader organization.

• Formulates a comprehensive technical program management plan that aligns with the overall business objectives, budgetary considerations, and product requirements. Ensures key milestones and outcomes are turned into action plans for execution by technical teams. Responsible for a portfolio of technical projects that have broad impact on the organization.
• Leads alignment on technical program scope and works to gain alignment with teams on vision, business goals, and program structure. Supports cross-functional efforts to meet technical program needs.
• Establish project milestones, roadmaps, and schedules for technical teams using Agile and technical skills.
• Anticipates, captures, and manages cross-product dependencies across the program teams. Regularly communicates across teams about critical cross-product dependencies and associated coordination efforts.
• Works closely with business partners and technical teams to develop technical programs and plans and to ensure that plans are aligned with evolving business needs and product requirements.
• Establishes and tracks project plans for an overall program, including schedules, budgets, and resourcing for the technical teams. Tracks and adjusts plans, schedules, and outcomes based on evolving program scope and requirements as well as technical and program issues that arise. Supports resource redistribution and engagement of supplemental resources to address critical issues and needs.
• Establishes a risk management plan for each project. Anticipates, captures, and manages program risks, and works with the organization to develop mitigations for the most critical risks. Regularly communicates critical risks, probability of occurrence, and risk mitigations to the business unit leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Provides timely notification of any critical risks that manifest, and supports mitigation plans to address related issues.
• Interfaces and coordinates with program stakeholders within the business unit and business unit senior management to define program objectives, provide status updates, and prepare for release and deployment.
• Applies engineering and business process expertise to plan complex programs and resolve issues.
• Leads meetings with key stakeholders for the program to align on and make key decisions, remove obstacles, and address key program issues. Serves as a key technical lead to ensure that business goals and product requirements are balanced with technical feasibility and available technical resources and budget. Regularly communicates program milestones, schedules, and critical risks to the technical team and to the broader organization.
• Initiates and manages workgroup alignment meetings to address program changes, tactical issues, critical risks, technical challenges, etc.
• Creates a collaborative environment that fosters creativity, innovation, and learning.
• Implements policies and defines approach to technical program achievement. Analyzes long-term impact of new or anticipated strategies and decisions.
• Manages budgets, operational plans, and performance requirements for a specified area of responsibility.
• Responsible for meeting budgetary goals and objectives.
• Leads team and facilitates communication between staff, management, vendors, and other technology resources within and outside of the organization. Shares highly complex information related to areas of expertise. Interacts with senior management to keep abreast of objectives. Interacts with direct reports and peers in management, customer organizations, and vendors to interpret information and improve cross- functional processes and programs. Builds and enhances key internal and external contacts.

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.