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.

In this role, you will serve as an “internal startup founder,” with ownership and accountability ranging from customer discovery to initial customers and prototypes. You will drive the internal operating rhythm, manage risk, and support seamless integration across privacy, legal, compliance, and resource planning. The role is vital in maintaining momentum, transparency, and alignment throughout the venture lifecycle.

Role Responsibilities:

• Own venture lifecycle from concept and hypothesis development through MVP build and pilot delivery.

• Define venture strategy, including customer persona, pricing, and go-to-market hypothesis.

• Lead user prototyping, client validation efforts, and pilot structuring

• Oversee execution across design, engineering, regulatory, and commercialization functions.

• Align with internal stakeholders to secure resources and ensure compliance

• Transition the venture to Product once criteria are met, while continuing shared outcome ownership.

Role Requirements:

• Bachelor degree preferred.

• 10+ years of experience in a related role required.

• Prior experience as a startup CEO, GM, or Head of Product launching new ventures or products.

• Proven ability to close customer contracts in new categories or early-stage markets.

• Track record of leading fast-paced, ambiguous product development cycles with minimal precedent.

• Understanding of pilot design, client onboarding, and MVP evaluation.

Estimated Hiring Range:

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

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.