AI Tooling Strategy & Lifecycle Management Director
Vizient · Chicago, IL
$117,600–$206,000from the description
Jul 1, 2026
Chicago, IL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A director-level role responsible for owning and governing the full lifecycle of an enterprise AI tooling ecosystem — from strategy and roadmap through vendor management, licensing, and retirement. The position coordinates across engineering, security, legal, finance, and product teams to maintain standards, track costs and risks, and ensure AI tools align with enterprise architecture and compliance requirements. Suits an experienced technology leader with a background in platform engineering, DevOps, or AI delivery in a regulated industry.
Senior level · 7+ years · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 250 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 180–320
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $177,632 (middle half $146,226–$219,994). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role is titled 'Director' and carries org-wide AI tooling strategy and governance scope, but the JD's own career framework labels it 'Professional - Lead Associate (P4)' — a senior individual-contributor or player-coach level, not a people-management executive. No direct reports, hiring authority, or budget ownership are explicitly stated, so 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers) is a reasonable fit given the enterprise-wide coordination mandate, but the role may function more as a senior IC/architect; 15-1299 is noted as an alternative.
Location is not explicitly stated in the posting. Vizient is headquartered in Irving, TX (Dallas-Fort Worth metro); the CBSA reflects that assumption.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience preferred' — this is a preference, not a hard gate, so degree requirement is set to None.
All named platforms (GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Databricks, Microsoft Entra ID) appear under a 'preferred qualifications' style block using 'experience with platforms such as … or similar enterprise technologies' — these are illustrative examples, not hard gates.
The posting is incentive-eligible in addition to the stated base salary range.
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