Vizient

Vizient

Director, AI Execution Assurance & Operations

Edina, MN 55435 · Director

Sponsorship not specified$135k-$237kDetected 4 days ago
Distributed SystemsAWSAzureKubernetesTerraformCI/CDPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningLLMsRAGAgentic AILeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

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61Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 5 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card follow-through: 100%

Of 5 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 0 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 474 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

7 transfer filings in the last year, covering 7 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 8 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

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About the role

  • 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.
  • Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range.
  • The current salary range for this role is $135,200.00 to $236,600.00.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain an 18- to 24-month enterprise AI capability roadmap recommendation integrating functional priorities, technical dependencies, maturity, risks, and investment opportunities.
  • Develop organization-level maturity and performance measurement frameworks encompassing AI adoption, enterprise reuse, delivery efficiency, quality, reliability, governance, cost, and engineering experience.
  • Evaluate AI capability investments and unit economics to develop fact-based build, buy, partner, simplify, and optimization recommendations aligned with enterprise objectives.
  • Partner with Solutions Architecture, functional AI leaders, and Technical Program Management to align capability recommendations with approved architecture, functional strategies, and execution ownership.

Requirements

  • 7 or more years of relevant experience required.
  • Extensive experience in software engineering, platform engineering, cloud architecture, AI/ML, or enterprise technology transformation, including senior technical leadership.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs), agentic systems, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), model gateways, orchestration, evaluation frameworks, and AI governance.
  • Deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, microservices, containers, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and production reliability engineering.
  • Strong understanding of AI quality, observability, security, responsible AI practices, operational risk management, and governance requirements in regulated environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to establish enterprise capability measurement frameworks, improve technology reuse, reduce duplication, and evaluate operational and business value.
  • Demonstrated experience shaping enterprise technology strategies, capability roadmaps, technical operating models, and large-scale platform modernization initiatives.
  • Experience integrating cross-functional technology roadmaps, assessing capability maturity, identifying systemic constraints, and developing enterprise optimization recommendations.
  • Experience evaluating technology investments, AI unit economics, platform efficiency, and build, buy, partner, consolidate, or retire decisions.
  • Excellent executive communication, analytical problem-solving, and influencing skills, with the ability to align senior technical leaders and drive strategic recommendations without direct authority.
  • 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 $135,200.00 to $236,600.00.

Nice to have

  • Relevant degree preferred.
  • Experience with enterprise cloud and platform technologies such as Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform, and modern observability tools preferred.

Compensation

  • The current salary range for this role is $135,200.00 to $236,600.00.
  • This position is also incentive eligible.

Benefits

  • Analyze emerging AI technologies, platform capabilities, and engineering practices to recommend opportunities for innovation, standardization, investment, consolidation, or retirement.
  • 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.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer:

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