Senior Director – Business Operations
Company | Vizient |
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Location | Chicago, IL, USA, Irving, TX, USA |
Salary | $135200 – $236600 |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Master’s |
Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Relevant degree preferred or advanced degree in Business, Operations, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in project management, business operations, analysis, or technology planning, including at least 5 years of people management experience.
- Proven track record of leading and developing high-performing teams in business operations, program management, or technology strategy.
- Experience implementing automation, AI-driven analytics, or process improvement initiatives in operational environments.
- Strong knowledge of technology investment planning, budgeting, cost benchmarking, and portfolio oversight.
- Experience in enterprise technology, SaaS, or product-led organizations.
- Familiarity with the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and operational planning across technology teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead annual budgeting efforts for Technology and Product Strategy, including staffing, contractor resources, hardware/software needs, and strategic investments.
- Ensure budget tracking and reporting are timely, accurate, and aligned with organizational policies.
- Oversee software development cost tracking, with proper categorization of capital and operating expenditures per internal guidelines.
- Collaborate with Finance partners and PSM to evaluate investment alignment and value within the Product Operating Model (POM).
- Run monthly and quarterly budget reviews with leadership, sharing software development spend and operational insights to guide decision-making.
- Maintain reporting processes that monitor spend, highlights efficiencies, and improves forecast accuracy.
- Build and maintain dashboards and key metrics to visualize department-level investment performance.
- Lead initiatives that improve budget and reporting processes through AI, automation, and analytics.
- Identify and reduce operational complexity for VizTech and PSM leaders.
- Own and evolve the internal software cost tracking and capitalization approach to ensure clarity, efficiency, and policy alignment.
- Work cross-functionally to ensure operational processes support broader business needs.
- Partner with Tech and Product leaders to find cost optimization opportunities in labor, vendor relationships, and infrastructure investments.
- Drive scenario planning and modeling to assess long-term business value and investment impact.
- Benchmark spending trends and operational costs to support accountability and strategic clarity.
- Equip leaders across Tech, Product, and Business with cost principles to drive operational accountability.
- Maintain clear documentation to support knowledge-sharing and consistent execution.
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.