SVP, Transformation and Execution

Alignment Health•California Corporate Office, CA

5d•$227,952 - $341,928

About The Position

The SVP, Transformation and Execution provides executive leadership and overall accountability for Alignment Health’s Transformation and Execution Office, encompassing Vendor Management, Enterprise Implementations, Business Intelligence and Insights, Operational Excellence, Enterprise PMO, and Capital Planning. The position sets priorities, decision rights, performance expectations, resource allocation, and operating cadences across these functions, integrating them into an enterprise transformation portfolio. The SVP owns the enterprise roadmap, capital planning across the teams, and OKR governance, ensuring transformation initiatives are connected to defined financial or operational outcomes. The role also builds the organization’s ability to scale AI, automation, and digital solutions centrally while strengthening vendor management, investment discipline, and cross-functional accountability across Direct and MSO markets and Operations. The role leads senior functional leaders and partners with Operations, Clinical, Finance, and Market leadership to deliver and sustain transformation outcomes. It also develops a high-performing, multidisciplinary leadership team and oversees enterprise governance and performance improvement.

Requirements

10 or more years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations, transformation, strategy, or consulting, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role leading multiple functional teams.
Demonstrated experience building or leading an enterprise PMO, strategic planning, or transformation function within a health plan or managed care organization.
Deep knowledge of Medicare Advantage operations, including Stars/HEDIS, provider network management, vendor management, and regulatory/compliance requirements such as CMS Interoperability and Delegation Oversight.
Track record managing vendor ecosystems, capital planning processes, and enterprise KPI/OKR governance.
Experience leading new-market expansion and large-scale technology or platform implementations.
Executive presence and experience presenting to and influencing C-suite and board-level stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Data/Analytics, or a related field.
Enterprise strategic thinking and the ability to translate vision into a prioritized, fundable roadmap.
Strong financial acumen, including capital allocation, ROI analysis, and investment prioritization.
Cross-functional influence and the ability to clarify ownership between transformation and operations.
Data-driven decision-making and comfort operating in ambiguity while building new organizational capability.
Vendor and partnership management skills, including contract negotiation and performance accountability.
People leadership skills, including building, structuring, and scaling multidisciplinary teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience scaling AI, automation, or RPA solutions within a healthcare or health plan operating environment.
Background in Lean/Six Sigma or formal process improvement methodologies.
Experience partnering with Clinical Operations on Total Cost of Care and affordability initiatives.
Prior experience establishing or restructuring a vendor management or business intelligence function.
MBA or advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Set enterprise direction and ensure capital is allocated to the highest-impact opportunities across markets and functions.
Own enterprise and market-level strategic planning, capital allocation, and ROI prioritization.
Define enterprise operating models, governance structures, OKRs, and a unified organizational roadmap.
Translate strategic priorities into a fundable, sequenced portfolio of initiatives.
Lead the VP of Vendor Management and oversee the enterprise vendor ecosystem.
Deliver measurable business value from vendor partnerships through performance management, contractual compliance, and cost-effective terms.
Strengthen vendor governance and risk management, including performance scorecards and escalation pathways.
Oversee the vendor lifecycle, from opportunity identification and selection through capital planning, contracting, implementation, and handoff to ongoing vendor management.
Lead the VP of New Market & Tech Implementations and ensure successful new-market expansion, enterprise technology rollouts, and regulatory operations.
Ensure implementation playbooks, tools, and benchmarking are adopted so solutions are consistently implemented, scaled, and sustained across markets.
Prioritize change management and capability building so new solutions and platforms achieve their intended business value after implementation.
Oversee post-implementation ownership handoffs between Implementation and Vendor Management.
Lead the VP of Business Intelligence & Insights in providing a single source of truth for enterprise-, market-, and IPA-level performance.
Oversee KPI standardization, OKR tracking, ROI validation, and MLR action-plan support.
Advance performance improvement through enterprise dashboards, reporting, and operations automation/RPA capabilities.
Identify performance risks and underperformance early through root-cause analysis and capital-efficiency tracking.
Lead the VP of Operational Excellence, accountable for enterprise capital planning, the Enterprise PMO, operations process improvement, and Total Cost of Care.
Reduce total cost of care while maintaining quality and member outcomes.
Deliver enterprise and operations performance improvement outcomes, including timely execution of scalable solutions across domains such as MRA, Stars, and Claims.
Own strategic initiatives that optimize capital allocation and investment value across the transformation portfolio.
Chair an enterprise forum to prioritize and govern transformation initiatives across functions.
Build and scale a high-performing leadership team across Vendor Management, Implementation, Business Intelligence, and Operational Excellence.
Partner with Operations, Clinical, Finance, and Market leadership so transformation initiatives are co-owned and sustained beyond initial rollout.