Chief Growth & Innovation Architect

Vizient, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 185,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits plan

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a Vice President, Innovation & Insights to lead the development and operation of a new enterprise capability focused on advancing growth through disciplined innovation, strategic portfolio management, and evaluation of new opportunities.

Reporting to the Innovation & Insights Leader, this role will establish governance and operating cadence to move opportunities from concept to scale.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, transformation, portfolio management, or a related strategic leadership environment; healthcare experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives and navigating ambiguity in a matrixed organization.
• Experience evaluating strategic investments, growth opportunities, partnerships, acquisitions, or new business capabilities.
• Strong business acumen and analytical judgment, with the ability to synthesize complex information and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders and facilitate decision-making.
• Proven project, program, or portfolio leadership experience, with a track record of driving execution and accountability.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, development, and performance management.
• Ability to build credibility and trusted relationships across all levels of an organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead Kaufman Hall’s Innovation & Growth portfolio, establishing the governance, processes, and accountability mechanisms required to evaluate, prioritize, and advance strategic growth opportunities.
• Manage the end-to-end innovation portfolio lifecycle, ensuring initiatives progress from idea through business case development, evaluation, pilot, transition to practice ownership for scaling, or closure.
• Build and maintain portfolio management processes, including intake, prioritization, stage-gate reviews, sponsorship requirements, success measures, and executive reporting.
• Support evaluation of inorganic growth opportunities, including acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and other growth initiatives, by facilitating structured assessment and decision-making processes.
• Partner with Practice Leaders, Managing Directors, and executive stakeholders to develop business cases, align priorities, assess risks, and advance approved initiatives.
• Facilitate portfolio governance forums, prepare executive-level recommendations, and translate complex analyses into clear decisions regarding investment, growth opportunities, acquisitions, partnerships, and portfolio priorities.
• Monitor portfolio performance, resource requirements, risks, and dependencies to ensure growth investments receive appropriate oversight and produce measurable outcomes.
• Lead and develop team members, while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and disciplined execution.
• Exercise independent judgment regarding portfolio operations, stakeholder coordination, and execution activities while developing recommendations for material investment, growth, partnership, acquisition and prioritization decisions, including when initiatives should be advanced, scaled, deferred, or discontinued.

Skills

Management consulting

Corporate strategy

Portfolio management

Executive communication

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a Vice President, Innovation & Insights to lead the development and operation of a new enterprise capability focused on advancing growth through disciplined innovation, strategic portfolio management, and evaluation of new opportunities.

Reporting to the Innovation & Insights Leader, this role will establish governance and operating cadence to move opportunities from concept to scale.