VP, IT Strategy – Business Alignment, Innovation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Tennessee.

📋 Description

• Oversee the development, implementation, and annual updates of a comprehensive multiyear IT strategy, target operating model, and technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives.

• Convert enterprise priorities, growth strategies, acquisitions, operational requirements, and technology risks into actionable investment recommendations, capability plans, and measurable outcomes.

• Foster partnerships with corporate, clinical, and center leadership.

• Direct business relationship management and ensure center success.

• Manage IT budgeting, forecasting, investment analysis, and cost transparency in collaboration with Finance.

• Enhance IT spending and monitor benefits in conjunction with accountable business owners.

• Take ownership of IT vendor strategy, commercial performance, renewal planning, and supplier accountability.

• Collaborate with Procurement, Legal, and IT leaders on negotiations, consolidations, and value realization.

• Spearhead innovation initiatives, assess emerging technologies, and endorse measurable pilot projects.

• Advise on which innovation initiatives should be scaled, redirected, or discontinued.

• Work alongside the CTO on IT planning and governance for acquisitions, divestitures, and growth initiatives.

• Define the strategy for acquisition technology, integration principles, investment and capacity needs, sequencing, decision rights, and performance metrics.

• Set the strategic planning cadence and prepare recommendations for the CIO and enterprise leadership.

• Establish governance for technology demand, architecture, investment, and performance.

• Clarify decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability across business and IT leaders.

• Transform the approved strategy into an integrated, capacity-informed portfolio of achievable commitments.

• Define executive ownership, dependencies, adoption expectations, and outcome metrics.

• Hold both business and IT sponsors accountable for benefits realization.

• Build, nurture, and maintain a high-performing team, ensuring succession plans and measurable objectives are in place.

• Influence decision-making across organizational boundaries while exemplifying financial discipline, collaboration, transparency, innovation, and ownership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

• A minimum of 12 years of progressive leadership experience.

• Executive-level responsibility for enterprise technology strategy, business transformation, IT operating models, portfolio or investment governance, and organizational change within a complex, multi-site environment.

• Proven track record of executive-level influence, translating business priorities into technology investment choices and measurable outcomes.

• Extensive experience in financial planning, business case development, vendor negotiations, and performance management.

• Established ability to lead innovation, organizational change, and teams spanning business and technology functions.

• Outstanding executive communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and analytical abilities.

• Demonstrated success in operating within healthcare or another regulated, multisite environment is strongly preferred.

• Experience in leading technology planning for acquisitions, integrations, or rapid enterprise growth is strongly preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Disability insurance

• Healthcare FSA

• Dependent Care FSA

• Limited Healthcare FSA

• Transportation and Parking FSAs

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Matching 401(k) plan

• Paid Time Off (minimum of 20 days and up to 25 days per calendar year, depending on position)

• 9 observed holidays

• Paid family leave

• Training and professional growth opportunities

• Recognition opportunities