Enterprise Master Data Strategy Leader

Vizient, Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. seeks an accomplished executive to lead Master Data Management (MDM) and enterprise data strategy, guiding the roadmap and operating model across the organization.

You will partner with Data & Digital, Spend Management, Consulting, and shared services to drive data-enabled growth and competitive advantage. You will partner with engineering, governance, and product leadership to deliver scalable platforms, ensure data quality, and promote standardized data practices across Vizient's

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Engineering, or a related field required; Master’s degree, MBA, or other advanced degree preferred.
• Fifteen (15) or more years of progressive executive leadership experience in Enterprise Data Management, Master Data Management, Information Management, Data Strategy, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated success building enterprise capabilities and leading large-scale business transformation within complex, highly matrixed organizations.
• Proven experience designing enterprise operating models that align business, technology, governance, and operational organizations around shared objectives while delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Experience serving as the business leader for enterprise master data technology capabilities, partnering closely with engineering to deliver scalable platforms and drive organizational adoption.
• Strong business, financial, and operational acumen with the ability to influence executive stakeholders, establish strategic partnerships, and lead through collaboration rather than direct organizational ownership.
• Deep understanding of Enterprise Data Management, Master Data Management, stewardship, enterprise information architecture, hierarchy management, metadata, and data quality principles.
• Exceptional communication and organizational leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams, align diverse stakeholders around a shared vision, and drive enterprise change.
• Healthcare, healthcare analytics, supply chain, consulting, or technology-enabled services experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Vizient's long-term MDM strategy and roadmap, aligning it with corporate priorities and product innovation.
• Set investment priorities and define measurable outcomes that maximize the value of enterprise data assets.
• Serve as executive advisor on information strategy and organizational maturity, identifying opportunities that strengthen Vizient's competitive position.
• Design and evolve the MDM operating model, defining ownership, stewardship, and decision rights across the enterprise.
• Establish authoritative data domains and enterprise standards that balance consistency, scalability, and business flexibility.
• Measure adoption, business impact, and maturity to drive continuous improvement.
• Build strategic partnerships across Data & Digital, Spend Management, Consulting, and shared services to align data priorities with business strategy.
• Partner with business leaders and SMEs to convert functional expertise into reusable enterprise data assets while preserving domain ownership.
• Work with Platform Product Management and Engineering and executive leadership to ensure data capabilities support integrated solutions, product innovation, and commercialization.
• Lead Vizient's MDM capability, partnering with Platform Product Management and Engineering on platform priorities and roadmap.
• Partner with Enterprise Data Governance to translate policy into scalable stewardship practices, enabling business units through shared standards.
• Promote interoperability and consistency across products, client solutions, and analytics.
• Build and lead a high-performing team advancing Vizient's MDM strategy and capabilities.
• Drive enterprise transformation through executive influence and change management across a matrixed organization.

Skills

Executive leadership

Data strategy

Enterprise data management

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Vizient, Inc. seeks an accomplished executive to lead Master Data Management (MDM) and enterprise data strategy, guiding the roadmap and operating model across the organization.

You will partner with Data & Digital, Spend Management, Consulting, and shared services to drive data-enabled growth and competitive advantage. You will partner with engineering, governance, and product leadership to deliver scalable platforms, ensure data quality, and promote standardized data practices across Vizient's