DIrector, Engineering

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Summary :

In this role, you will lead multiple software engineering teams responsible for delivering secure, reliable, and high-value digital products for Vizient and its members. You will partner closely with Product Management and Architecture to translate product strategy into scalable, well-engineered solutions aligned to business outcomes. This role blends people leadership, technical stewardship, and organizational influence, acting as a change agent who continuously improves engineering practices, delivery effectiveness, and team health.

Responsibilities :

• Lead, inspire, and develop high-performing software engineering teams responsible for building, testing, and operating enterprise-grade applications.
• Partner closely with Product Management to translate product strategy, roadmaps, and priorities into executable technical plans and high-quality solutions.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects and Enterprise Architects to ensure solutions are thoughtfully designed, technically sound, and aligned to business outcomes.
• Ensure engineering standards for quality, security, reliability, scalability, and compliance are consistently applied across teams.
• Serve as an escalation point for high-severity production issues, guiding teams through effective resolution and post-incident learning.
• Champion modern engineering practices, including cloud-native development, CI / CD pipelines, automated testing, and observability.
• Encourage responsible adoption of AI-assisted development tools to improve developer productivity and code quality.
• Lead hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development efforts to attract, retain, and grow top engineering talent.
• Foster an inclusive, high-trust engineering culture that values accountability, continuous learning, and collaboration.
• Coach teams on Agile delivery practices and drive strong alignment between Engineering and Product Management to improve predictability and outcomes.
• Anticipate capacity and skill needs, supporting workforce planning and balancing near-term delivery with long-term technical health.
• Represent engineering priorities, progress, and risks to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications :

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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.

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.