Senior Tech Strategy & Portfolio Lead

Walgreens; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens in Deerfield, IL is seeking a Senior Manager Technology, Strategy & Portfolio to lead and manage IT strategy, portfolio delivery, and cross-functional initiatives within Commerce IT. The role oversees multiple teams and ensures alignment with business goals and budgets.

The position requires strong leadership, vendor management, and strategic planning skills, with travel up to 10% and a hybrid work model (4 days on-site) in Deerfield.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and at least 6 years of experience in IT, Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Consulting, Strategy, Project/Program Management and/or Analytics.
• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, including the executive level.
• Experience with vendor and vendor contract management, including SLA review.
• Experience diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 3 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Responsibilities

• Manages efforts of others in the achievement of the strategic and operational objectives for the specified area of responsibility.
• Leads the specified area of responsibility to ensure performance standards are conducive to company standards and all goals and objectives are met in a timely and organized fashion.
• Shares information cross-functionally to improve workflow processes.
• Interacts with direct reports and peers in management / customers / vendors to share information and improve cross-departmental processes.
• Manages problems and issues pro-actively, including timely resolution and the identification of remediation opportunities.
• Oversees the development of technical/business approaches and new or enhanced technical tools.
• Defines and implements consistent key IT key performance indicators in order to enhance the operational focus of the IT department.
• Manages the vendor relationship including determining in scope and out of scope work, working through any interpretation of contract terms and monitoring SLA adherence.
• Ensures delivery against agreed upon SLAs and overall service delivery of operational activities.
• Understands short and long-term goals and objectives and recommend technical solutions and services.
• Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
• Responsible for executing on functional and business goals for the group.

Skills

Leadership experience

Vendor management

Cross-functional teamwork

Strategic planning

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School diploma/GED

MBA

Job description

Walgreens in Deerfield, IL is seeking a Senior Manager Technology, Strategy & Portfolio to lead and manage IT strategy, portfolio delivery, and cross-functional initiatives within Commerce IT. The role oversees multiple teams and ensures alignment with business goals and budgets.

The position requires strong leadership, vendor management, and strategic planning skills, with travel up to 10% and a hybrid work model (4 days on-site) in Deerfield.