Chief Transformation Officer (Interim)

Surgery Partners, Inc•Brentwood, TN

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Surgery Partners is seeking a Chief Transformation Officer to lead a significant operating model change. This role will oversee the modernization of service delivery, technology, and corporate operations while maintaining current performance and physician partnerships. The position requires a seasoned transformation leader who can make decisions, manage tradeoffs, control the pace of change, and hold peers accountable in a matrixed environment.

Requirements

Significant senior leadership experience, with deep tenure in enterprise transformation, operating model redesign, or large-scale program leadership.
Demonstrated track record delivering transformations at scale in complex, multi-site organizations.
Direct experience leading or overseeing ERP implementations (Workday, Oracle Cloud, SAP S/4HANA, or equivalent).
Experience structuring and managing strategic vendor partnerships across technology and services.
Proven success standing up Shared Service Centers and Centers of Excellence.
Experience inheriting and rationalizing a portfolio of in-flight initiatives within a larger transformation.
Proven ability to lead through matrixed and dotted-line accountability structures.
Strong financial acumen, executive presence and ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity.
A decision-driven leadership posture — empowered to act, comfortable holding peers accountable, and biased toward outcomes over activities.
Bachelor's degree required.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare services experience strongly preferred.
Experience with physician-partnered operating models a significant plus.
MBA or equivalent advanced degree strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery of a multi-wave enterprise transformation, partnering with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
Stand up and lead the Transformation Management Office (TMO) — governance, planning, change management, value realization, and risk.
Make the calls — resolve cross-functional tradeoffs, control sequencing, and intervene quickly when execution drifts.
Inventory, rationalize, and integrate existing in-flight initiatives into a unified program view.
Lead the selection and stand-up of strategic vendor partnerships that accelerate modernization and unlock scale.
Stand up Shared Service Centers and Centers of Excellence across Finance, HR, Supply Chain, RCM, and other corporate functions.
Orchestrate delivery across five workstreams: Shared Services, Enterprise Capabilities, Core Platforms & Data, Technology & Digital Enablement, and Revenue Growth Value Streams.
Sponsor physician partner and facility-level communications, including market roadshows and feedback loops.
Translate direction into executable plans and synthesize progress into clear, actionable updates for leadership.