Director of AI Automation & Enterprise Portfolio

Vizient, Inc.

Edina (MN)

On-site

USD 118,000 - 206,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Vizient, Inc. seeks an experienced senior leader to drive operational management and maturation of its AI Intelligent Automation portfolio.

You will own portfolio governance, roadmap planning, workforce strategy, budgets, vendor management, and executive reporting to deliver measurable business value. You will partner with business and technology leaders to prioritize opportunities, align investments with enterprise objectives, and ensure delivery excellence through the AI Development Lifecycle,

Qualifications

Relevant degree preferred.
10+ years of experience in enterprise technology or automation leadership.
5+ years of people leadership experience.
Experience with portfolio management, budgets, staffing, governance, and vendors.
Strong executive communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Healthcare experience preferred.
Experience with portfolio management, roadmap planning, capacity planning, governance, and KPI reporting.
Experience partnering with business stakeholders, communicating with executives, and managing financial and vendor relationships.
Experience with UiPath, Microsoft Power Platform, and AI-enabled automation.
Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional technology projects from initiation through implementation, including project planning, milestone management, dependency coordination, risk management, and executive status reporting.

Responsibilities

Own enterprise automation intake, assessment, prioritization, and portfolio governance.
Manage roadmap planning, business demand, and portfolio sequencing.
Lead workforce planning, hiring, contractor strategy, and resource allocation.
Own operational budgets, licensing, vendor management, and financial reporting.
Partner with business stakeholders to define priorities and measure business value.
Monitor portfolio KPIs, operational health, customer satisfaction, and return on investment (ROI).
Provide executive reporting and regular portfolio updates.
Ensure governance, AI Development Lifecycle (AI-DLC) compliance, and operational excellence.
Partner with engineering leadership to identify and remove delivery risks.
Drive continuous improvement and organizational maturity.
Provide project management leadership for strategic, complex, and cross-functional AI Intelligent Automation initiatives, ensuring clear scope, milestones, timelines, dependencies, ownership, and delivery commitments.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans, RAID logs, decision logs, action-item tracking, milestone schedules, and executive-level status reporting for priority initiatives.