Surgery Partners, Inc.

Chief Transformation Officer (Interim)

Surgery Partners, Inc.$210K — $250K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Significant senior leadership experience in enterprise transformation or large-scale program leadership.
  • Demonstrated success in delivering transformations in complex, multi-site organizations.
  • Direct experience with ERP implementations (Workday, Oracle Cloud, SAP S/4HANA, or similar).
  • Experience managing strategic vendor partnerships in technology and services.
  • Track record in establishing Shared Service Centers and Centers of Excellence.
  • Ability to rationalize and manage existing initiatives within a transformation context.
  • Strong financial acumen and the ability to navigate ambiguity.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of a multi-wave enterprise transformation in partnership with the CEO.
  • Establish and lead the Transformation Management Office for governance and planning.
  • Make decisive calls on cross-functional tradeoffs and control the pace of change.
  • Rationalize and integrate existing initiatives into a unified program view.
  • Select and establish strategic vendor partnerships for modernization.
  • Set up Shared Service Centers and Centers of Excellence across various corporate functions.
  • Orchestrate delivery across five key workstreams including Shared Services and Technology & Digital Enablement.

Benefits

  • Direct reporting line to the CEO with visibility to executives and the Board.
  • Sponsored resources for executing a large transformation in the surgical services sector.
  • Opportunity to influence the long-term operating model of a national platform.
  • Highly competitive executive compensation package, including base, bonus, and equity.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Chief Transformation Officer to lead one of the most significant operating model changes in our company's history. Reporting to the CEO, you will own end-to-end delivery of a multiwave enterprise transformation that modernizes our service delivery model, technology foundation, and corporate operations - while preserving day-to-day performance and our differentiated physician partnership model.
This is a high-visibility, mission-critical role for a seasoned transformation leader who operates as a decision-maker, not a coordinator - comfortable making cross-functional tradeoffs in real time, controlling the pace of change, and holding peers accountable to outcomes across matrixed teams.

What You'll Do
• Own end-to-end delivery of a multi-wave enterprise transformation, partnering with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
• Stand up and lead the Transformation Management Office (TMO) - governance, planning, change management, value realization, and risk.
• Make the calls - resolve cross-functional tradeoffs, control sequencing, and intervene quickly when execution drifts.
• Inventory, rationalize, and integrate existing in-flight initiatives into a unified program view.
• Lead the selection and stand-up of strategic vendor partnerships that accelerate modernization and unlock scale.
• Stand up Shared Service Centers and Centers of Excellence across Finance, HR, Supply Chain, RCM, and other corporate functions.
• Orchestrate delivery across five workstreams: Shared Services, Enterprise Capabilities, Core Platforms & Data, Technology & Digital Enablement, and Revenue Growth Value Streams.
• Sponsor physician partner and facility-level communications, including market roadshows and feedback loops.
• Translate direction into executable plans and synthesize progress into clear, actionable updates for leadership.

What You'll Bring
• Significant senior leadership experience, with deep tenure in enterprise transformation, operating model redesign, or large-scale program leadership.
• Demonstrated track record delivering transformations at scale in complex, multi-site organizations.
• Direct experience leading or overseeing ERP implementations (Workday, Oracle Cloud, SAP S/4HANA, or equivalent).
• Experience structuring and managing strategic vendor partnerships across technology and services.
• Proven success standing up Shared Service Centers and Centers of Excellence.
• Experience inheriting and rationalizing a portfolio of in-flight initiatives within a larger transformation.
• Proven ability to lead through matrixed and dotted-line accountability structures.
• Strong financial acumen, executive presence, and ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity.
• A decision-driven leadership posture - empowered to act, comfortable holding peers accountable, and biased toward outcomes over activities.
• Healthcare services experience strongly preferred; experience with physician-partnered operating models a significant plus.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree strongly preferred.

Why This Role
• Direct reporting line to the CEO with full SteerCo and Board visibility.
• Mandate, sponsorship, and resources to execute one of the largest transformations in the surgical services industry.
• Opportunity to shape the long-term operating model of a leading national platform.
• Highly competitive executive compensation package, including base, bonus, and equity.

Location
Nashville, TN (corporate headquarters) preferred. Significant travel to facilities, division offices, and vendor sites is expected during core delivery phases.

About Surgery Partners, Inc.

Surgery Partners, Inc. is a healthcare services company that operates surgical facilities and ancillary services. The company operates in 30 states and has over 180 locations. Surgery Partners, Inc. was founded in 2004 and has grown through acquisitions and partnerships. The company is committed to providing high-quality, cost-effective care to its patients and partners with physicians to provide a wide range of surgical services. The company's facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by highly trained medical professionals.
Learn more about Surgery Partners, Inc.
Size
8,300 employees
Market Cap
$3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$116.1 million
5 Year Trend
+14.2%
Revenue
$1.8 billion
NASDAQ

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