Sr. Product Manager

Vizient, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. in Chicago seeks a Product Manager to own product strategy, roadmaps and lifecycle priorities across complex suites, collaborating with sales, marketing and delivery. You will translate client needs into requirements, lead launches, and analyze market data to steer product decisions.

The role requires strong strategic thinking and communication skills, with extensive experience in market research, product discovery, and agile teams.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience managing complex products or product portfolios throughout the product lifecycle.
• Experience developing product strategies, roadmaps, business requirements, value propositions, and launch plans.
• Experience translating client and market needs into product requirements, features, and strategic priorities.
• Experience partnering with application development and agile teams to deliver technology-enabled products or solutions.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate product vision, priorities, and value across diverse audiences.
• Experience with product discovery, market research, user acceptance testing, and product launch activities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage product strategy, roadmaps, business requirements, enhancements, launches, and lifecycle priorities across complex, interconnected product suites.
• Conduct client and stakeholder discovery to understand business needs, end-user challenges, market opportunities, and emerging requirements that inform product strategy and prioritization.
• Develop and communicate product vision, value propositions, positioning, and priorities that address market needs and create differentiated client value.
• Translate client and business needs into product requirements, user personas, journeys, use cases, process flows, data models, and other documentation to guide product development.
• Define minimum viable product features and prioritize features and epics by balancing client needs, business value, technical considerations, development capacity, cost, and time to market.
• Partner with application development, agile, analytics, and data science teams throughout discovery, development, prototyping, testing, sprint reviews, and product delivery.
• Lead cross-functional planning and execution for new product launches, releases, and enhancements in collaboration with sales, marketing, delivery, and other business teams.
• Analyze product health, competitive intelligence, market research, client feedback, and win/loss insights to identify gaps and recommend product enhancements and new opportunities.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing, product demonstrations, education, documentation, and ongoing communications to support successful product adoption and releases.
• Partner with sales and marketing to develop product messaging, support client acquisition and retention strategies, and provide product expertise for active opportunities and RFPs.

Skills

Product strategy

Roadmaps

Requirements analysis

Stakeholder discovery

Communication

Agile collaboration

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

About the role

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Responsibilities

• Manage product strategy, roadmaps, business requirements, enhancements, launches, and lifecycle priorities across complex, interconnected product suites.
• Conduct client and stakeholder discovery to understand business needs, end-user challenges, market opportunities, and emerging requirements that inform product strategy and prioritization.
• Develop and communicate product vision, value propositions, positioning, and priorities that address market needs and create differentiated client value.
• Translate client and business needs into product requirements, user personas, journeys, use cases, process flows, data models, and other documentation to guide product development.
• Define minimum viable product features and prioritize features and epics by balancing client needs, business value, technical considerations, development capacity, cost, and time to market.
• Partner with application development, agile, analytics, and data science teams throughout discovery, development, prototyping, testing, sprint reviews, and product delivery.
• Lead cross-functional planning and execution for new product launches, releases, and enhancements in collaboration with sales, marketing, delivery, and other business teams.
• Analyze product health, competitive intelligence, market research, client feedback, and win/loss insights to identify gaps and recommend product enhancements and new opportunities.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing, product demonstrations, education, documentation, and ongoing communications to support successful product adoption and releases.
• Partner with sales and marketing to develop product messaging, support client acquisition and retention strategies, and provide product expertise for active opportunities and RFPs.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience managing complex products or product portfolios throughout the product lifecycle.
• Experience developing product strategies, roadmaps, business requirements, value propositions, and launch plans.
• Experience translating client and market needs into product requirements, features, and strategic priorities.
• Experience partnering with application development and agile teams to deliver technology-enabled products or solutions.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate product vision, priorities, and value across diverse audiences.
• Experience with product discovery, market research, user acceptance testing, and product launch activities preferred.

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 $88,900.00 to $155,500.00. This position is also incentive eligible.

Benefits

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

Our Impact

Working at Vizient means shaping the future of healthcare, every day. Alongside our clients, we're building a healthier, more human healthcare system. We connect people, data, and solutions to enable healthcare organizations to improve financial sustainability, enhance system performance, and deliver better care.

Company

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, with 11 offices across the United States, Vizient has more than 5,000 employees who bring deep expertise and a shared commitment to transforming healthcare. Together, we're solving some of the industry's most complex challenges while creating opportunities to learn, grow, and drive lasting change for healthcare organizations and the communities they serve.

Our Businesses

• Apexus - The exclusive contractor for 340B Drug Pricing Program, managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
• aptitude - The industry's first online direct contracting market, supporting self-contracting activity between hospitals and suppliers.
• Kaufman Hall - Leading healthcare advisory services to support our clients in achieving financial, clinical, and operational excellence.
• Provista - Proven supply chain partner specializing in extended, diagnostic, and preventive care facilities, including surgery centers, home health, and senior living.