AVP, Application Engineering- Aetna Core Commercial systems

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Reimagine our core business processes through technology - Modernization, Transformation, and Disruption of the current ways of doing things and innovating at scale.
• Drive modern systems while fully generating value from existing systems.
• Evolve a team of over 600 technology professionals into a high-velocity, product-oriented organization.
• Lead the organization end-to-end, ensuring alignment between business and technology, and delivering on shared outcomes.
• Develop business-aligned technology strategies focused on disrupting and transforming the portfolio.
• Create a North Star strategy for the portfolio and align people, process and technology into an executable framework.
• Strategically manage a staff of >600 resources while maintaining target ratios to achieve enterprise goals.
• Manage a portfolio of investments in the $100M range, ensuring projects are executed on time, on budget, and with quality.
• Stay updated on industry advancements, new business models, and prepare technology systems accordingly.
• Optimize efficiencies through augmentation and automation brought by DevSecOps, increased test automation, simplified architectural designs, AI, etc.
• Ensure system stability of over 200 applications, manage production incidents, analyze and resolve root causes, and improve code and test quality towards a zero-incident target state.
• Innovate and deliver by partnering with third parties to maximize innovation and delivery.
• Develop business cases to drive innovation and disruption.
• Drive the project to product transformation ensuring we are constantly evolving our services.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in technology leadership and delivery, with a track record of building and growing teams.
• 5+ years of experience in healthcare, focusing on network, provider, and claim systems, with an understanding of both payor and provider perspectives.
• Deep experience leading large-scale, globally distributed teams, and ensuring the health and stability of production operations.
• Experience in financial management of large corporate portfolios and cost center expenses.
• Technical expertise in triaging, understanding, and solving complex challenges across various technology stacks, enterprise integrations, and vendor platforms.
• Familiarity with various delivery methodologies, including Scaled Agile (SAFE), Scrum Agile, and hybrid Agile/Waterfall models.
• Experience in technology delivery within highly regulated sectors such as healthcare or financial industries.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex topics into understandable information.
• Ability to engage deeply with technology teams and explain complex problems and solutions to business partners and senior leaders.
• Proven ability to establish and sustain professional relationships through close business partnerships.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and development to immediate leadership and extended teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading digital enablement and transformative initiatives.
• Experience optimizing and enhancing legacy systems with newer technology or practices.