Associate Principal, Platform Product Management, AI and Intelligence Platform

Vizient; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 157,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive eligible

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Vizient is seeking a seasoned leader to shape enterprise platform direction across internal capabilities, AI delivery, and architecture initiatives in Chicago or remote within the US. You will define multi-domain product strategy, lead platform product managers, and partner with senior engineering and architecture leaders to drive governance and value delivery.

The role demands 10+ years of experience in platform leadership, data and AI products, and a proven track record influencing executive

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in product management, platform product leadership, or enterprise technology leadership.
• Proven success shaping enterprise-scale platform strategy and influencing senior leaders.
• Deep expertise in data platforms, AI-enabled product capabilities, and developer platforms.
• Fluent with AI tools and responsible AI-first product practices.
• Proven ability to develop high-performing platform product teams and governance models.

Responsibilities

• Define multi-domain platform product strategy connecting internal capabilities with AI delivery and architecture.
• Lead platform thought leadership and partner with engineering leaders to evaluate tradeoffs and service ownership.
• Influence standards for reusable capabilities, adoption measurement, and internal UX.
• Advise executives on strategy, discovery, stakeholder alignment, and AI-enabled delivery maturity.
• Build team and career development plans for platform product managers.
• Ensure accountability for platform adoption, outcomes, and delivery results.
• Communicate strategy in executive forums and drive talent multiplication.

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.

Responsible for shaping enterprise platform direction across multiple internally facing capability areas. Accountable for platform strategy, team leadership, organizational capability development, investment prioritization, and delivery outcomes across internal platform capabilities supporting product, engineering, AI Delivery, and enterprise architecture initiatives.

Enterprise Platform Strategy

• Define multi-domain platform product strategy that connects internal capabilities, engineering priorities, AI Delivery, architecture direction, AIDLC practices, and enterprise product needs.
• Identify high-leverage platform opportunities that improve reuse, scalability, governance, developer productivity, AI-assisted delivery quality, and speed to value.
• Shape long-term roadmaps for internal platform capabilities, including migration strategy, adoption pathways, investment sequencing, and AI-first operating model evolution.
• Create strategic narratives and decision frameworks that help leaders prioritize platform investments.

Technical Product Thought Leadership

• Serve as a recognized expert in platform product management, internal developer enablement, AI-enabled platform capabilities, data platforms, enterprise architecture-aligned product strategy, or AI-first software delivery models.
• Partner with senior engineering and architecture leaders to evaluate platform tradeoffs, capability boundaries, service ownership, governance models, and agentic coding enablement.
• Influence standards for reusable capabilities, platform adoption, measurement, internal user experience, responsible AI use, and high-leverage product artifacts that support AI-assisted build workflows.
• Anticipate emerging needs related to AI delivery, data/knowledge platforms, automation, security, observability, responsible governance, and changing development practices.

Strategic Influence & Talent Multiplication

• Advise platform product leaders on strategy, discovery, stakeholder alignment, executive communication, and AI-first product delivery maturity.
• Lead the most ambiguous or cross-cutting platform initiatives without requiring large-team ownership.
• Represent platform product strategy in executive and senior technical forums.
• Build product capability through coaching, examples, reusable frameworks, prompt/context patterns, and high-quality product narratives.

Team Leadership

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of platform product managers.
• Establish role clarity, operating models, performance expectations, and career development plans for platform product talent.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience in product management, platform product leadership, technical product management, enterprise architecture-aligned product strategy, data/AI products, developer platforms, AI-first software delivery, or enterprise technology leadership.
• Proven success shaping enterprise-scale platform strategy and influencing senior technical and business leaders.
• Deep expertise in one or more internal platform domains, such as data platforms, AI/ML enablement, internal developer platforms, APIs and integration, identity/access, knowledge graphs, cloud/platform architecture, governance, or agentic coding enablement.
• Recognized fluency using AI tools and advising teams on responsible, effective AI-first product practices.
• Builds and develops high-performing platform product teams.
• Creates organizational alignment around platform strategy and execution.
• Holds teams accountable for platform adoption, business outcomes, and delivery results.
• Develops future platform product leaders and succession pipelines.
• Balances strategic vision with operational execution.

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 $156,500.00 to $290,100.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers