AVP, Engineering

Vizient•Chicago, IL

About The Position

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future. Summary: In this role, you will lead a domain cluster as a senior technical leader, driving engineering excellence and consistent delivery across multiple teams. You will develop and coach Engineering Managers, translate product and enterprise strategies into executable technical plans, and oversee complex, cross-team initiatives. You will collaborate with architecture, product, and business leaders to deliver secure, scalable solutions while ensuring alignment with organizational goals and fostering a high-performing engineering culture.

Requirements

Relevant degree preferred.
10 or more years of relevant experience required.
Proven ability to lead multiple cross-functional teams toward aligned delivery outcomes.
Strong knowledge of modern software delivery practices including cloud-native architecture, CI/CD, observability, and DevOps.
Experience operating in a matrixed environment and aligning technical decisions with strategic goals.
Experience working in regulated industries such as healthcare.
Background supporting or leading infrastructure, platform engineering, or shared services teams.
Familiarity with hybrid and distributed team models.
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering strategy and execution across multiple teams within a domain cluster.
Develop Engineering Managers through coaching, performance management, and career planning.
Drive accountability for engineering outcomes, ensuring alignment with business and client priorities.
Oversee cross-team technical architecture and manage dependencies in partnership with architecture leaders.
Align quarterly technical roadmaps with product and enterprise priorities.
Identify technical risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure delivery success.
Establish and promote engineering standards, best practices, and operational excellence.
Coordinate complex, cross-team initiatives to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
Communicate delivery progress, risks, and outcomes to clients and senior leadership.
Drive organizational design, talent strategy, and continuous process improvement initiatives.