Associate Principal, Product Strategy & Management

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate new market opportunities, including customer pain points, competitive dynamics, and emerging technology trends.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities to deliver internal efficiencies and greater value in spend management services.
• Lead end-to-end product discovery efforts, including customer interviews, hypothesis testing, and solution validation.
• Develop robust business cases for new product investments, including financial modeling, ROI analysis, and strategic alignment.
• Define and execute a product roadmap supporting the National Assessment Center, National Operations Center, and Integrated Supply Chain Services.
• Partner directly with the leaders of the national centers to shape and deliver strategic product initiatives.
• Rapidly prototype and deploy new technology-enabled solutions, including AI-driven capabilities, into production environments.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, sales, marketing, and client services to bring innovative solutions to market.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Influence and align executive stakeholders on product strategy, priorities, and investment decisions.
• Provide thought leadership to strengthen product management practices and mentor developing product managers without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 10 or more years of experience in software product management.
• Health care operations and/or supply chain experience preferred.
• Experience delivering AI-powered solutions generating additional value and efficiencies.
• Demonstrated experience leading product initiatives, including opportunity identification and product-market fit validation.
• Strong understanding of modern product management principles (e.g., empowered teams, continuous discovery, outcome orientation).
• Proven ability to develop and articulate business cases for new product investments.
• High level of comfort engaging directly with customers to drive discovery and validate solutions.
• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of influencing senior leaders.
• Able to work effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with shifting priorities.
• Strong technical fluency, with the ability to collaborate deeply with engineering teams and explain complex systems clearly.