Associate Principal, Data Application & Insights

Vizient; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive eligibility

Job summary

Vizient is seeking an Associate Principal Delivery Leader to drive end-to-end development of applications and platforms while upholding VizTech standards. You will serve as the primary escalation point for critical issues, coordinate with PLMs, and guide engineering teams through all development phases.

The role requires 10+ years of product/platform leadership experience and a track record of aligning delivery with strategic roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 10+ years in product management, platform leadership, or AI-driven software delivery.
• Experience aligning product strategy with enterprise architecture and data/AI initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-project delivery in an enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end development of applications and platforms with VizTech standard practices.
• Act as primary escalation point to address critical issues, risks, and roadblocks.
• Conduct regular Team Health Assessments to improve collaboration and performance.
• Collaborate with PLMs to align delivery with product strategy and roadmaps.
• Provide structure and guidance with Engineering Team Lead to maintain alignment across phases.
• Monitor metrics, budgets, and cloud costs to drive predictability.

Skills

Product management

Platform leadership

Enterprise architecture

Data/AI products

Developer platforms

AI-first software delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

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We value our talented employees and instill an environment where you feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute your unique skills and talents while living and working as your authentic self. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Our people make all the difference in our success.

The Associate Principal will serve as a strategic individual contributor that is responsible for ensuring efficient end-to-end development of applications and platforms by upholding and enforcing VizTech standard practices. They act as the primary point of escalation to address critical issues, risks, and roadblocks, ensuring swift resolution to maintain project momentum. The Delivery Leader also conducts regular Team Health Assessments to identify areas for improvement, enhance collaboration, and foster a productive and cohesive team environment. The Delivery Leader collaborates with PLMs to ensure alignment between delivery execution and product strategy, providing technical and operational insights to refine roadmaps, prioritize initiatives, and achieve strategic goals. By partnering with the Engineering Team Lead, the Delivery Leader provides the necessary structure, guidance, and support to maintain alignment and drive seamless delivery throughout all phases of development.

Role Responsibilities:

• Manage Multiple Projects: Oversee the successful execution of five or more concurrent projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives, adherence to timelines and budgets, and delivery of high-quality outcomes.
• End-to-End Project Leadership: Drive the successful development of applications and platforms by ensuring alignment with VizTech standard practices throughout the process.
• Issue Resolution and Escalation Management: Serve as point of escalation and remove roadblocks.
• Team Health Assessments: Oversee regular Team Health Assessments for individual development teams to identify improvement areas, enhance collaboration, and address challenges.
• Agile Practices: Ensure Agile best practices are followed, team agreements are set, and all necessary ceremonies are scheduled.
• Resource Allocation: Collaborate with teams to prioritize, allocate, and adjust resources, which includes regularly updating an internal resourcing tool.
• Product Operating Model Support: Work with product management and architecture teams on critical documentation for the operating model, outlining development milestones, tasks, and staffing estimates.
• Metrics and Reporting: Monitor and report on key metrics, budgets, and cloud costs to provide regular updates to stakeholders and drive predictability improvements.
• Accountability and Performance Alignment: Tie deliverables to OKRs, promoting ownership and performance tracking.
• Service Enablement: Advocate for the reuse of platform components and ensure clear ownership of capabilities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 10+ years of relevant experience in product management, platform product leadership, enterprise architecture-aligned product strategy, data/AI products, developer platforms, or AI-first software delivery

Career Framework:

SME - Principal (P5)

Estimated Hiring Range:

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $135,200.00 to $236,600.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers