Senior Product Strategy & Management Director – Procure to Pay

Vizient•Chicago, IL

About The Position

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 work across product strategy, discovery, and execution, developing business cases, validating product-market fit, shaping product roadmaps, and accelerating 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.

Requirements

7 or more years of relevant experience.
Experience leading complex software product initiatives from opportunity identification and discovery through validation and delivery.
Experience with EDI exchanges, Accounts Payable, Procure to Pay, supply chain, or related enterprise technology solutions.
Experience delivering AI-enabled software solutions that create business value or operational efficiencies.
Experience conducting client discovery, hypothesis testing, experimentation, and product-market fit validation.
Strong knowledge of modern product management practices, including continuous discovery, empowered teams, and outcome-oriented product development.
Experience developing and presenting business cases, financial models, ROI analyses, and product investment recommendations.
Strong technical fluency and 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.

Nice To Haves

Relevant degree preferred.
Experience with AI-enabled software development lifecycle (AI-DLC) practices.
Healthcare supply chain experience.

Responsibilities

Identify and evaluate 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, including client interviews, hypothesis development, experimentation, and solution validation.
Develop product investment business cases using financial modeling, ROI analysis, strategic alignment, and market potential.
Define and execute product roadmaps for 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 in product decisions.
Mentor product managers and strengthen product management practices through thought leadership and influence without direct authority.