Senior Product Strategy & Management Director – Procure to Pay

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Summary:

In this role, you will identify, validate, and lead high-visibility strategic product initiatives that create measurable value for clients and the Vizient Procure to Pay platform. You will operate at the intersection of product strategy, discovery, and execution, developing business cases, validating product-market fit, shaping product roadmaps, and accelerating the delivery of internal and client-facing software solutions. You will partner with clients, engineering teams, product leaders, and senior business leaders to solve complex challenges across EDI Exchange, Accounts Payable, supply chain, and AI-enabled capabilities.

Responsibilities:

·        Identify and evaluate new market opportunities through client discovery, competitive analysis, emerging technology trends, and evolving business needs.

·        Assess opportunities to improve operational efficiency and create additional value across the Vizient Procure to Pay platform.

·        Lead end-to-end product discovery activities, including client interviews, hypothesis development, experimentation, and solution validation.

·        Develop business cases for product investments using financial modeling, ROI analysis, strategic alignment, and market potential.

·        Define and execute product roadmaps supporting Procure to Pay capabilities, including EDI Exchange and Accounts Payable solutions.

·        Partner with National Procurement Center leadership to identify, shape, prioritize, and deliver strategic product initiatives.

·        Drive rapid prototyping, validation, and deployment of technology-enabled solutions, including AI-powered capabilities.

·        Collaborate with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Client Services, and other teams to bring innovative solutions to market.

·        Translate complex technical, operational, and business concepts into clear product strategies and actionable recommendations.

·        Influence executive leaders and cross-functional teams to align product strategy, priorities, investment decisions, and execution.

·        Balance client needs, business value, technical feasibility, market opportunities, and speed to market when making product decisions.

·        Mentor product managers and strengthen product management practices through thought leadership and influence without direct authority.

Qualifications:

·        Relevant degree preferred.

·        7 or more years of relevant experience required.

·        Experience leading complex software product initiatives from opportunity identification and discovery through validation and delivery required.

·        Experience with EDI exchanges, Accounts Payable, Procure to Pay, supply chain, or related enterprise technology solutions required.

·        Experience delivering AI-enabled software solutions that create business value or operational efficiencies required.

·        Experience conducting client discovery, hypothesis testing, experimentation, and product-market fit validation required.

·        Strong knowledge of modern product management practices, including continuous discovery, empowered teams, and outcome-oriented product development required.

·        Experience developing and presenting business cases, financial models, ROI analyses, and product investment recommendations required.

·        Experience with AI-enabled software development lifecycle (AI-DLC) practices preferred.

·        Healthcare supply chain experience preferred.

·        Strong technical fluency with the ability to collaborate effectively with software engineering and technology teams.

Strong executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills with demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.

Estimated Hiring Range:

This position is also incentive eligible.

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