Anticipated End Date:
2026-07-05
Position Title:
IT Strategy & Innovation Director - AI Transformation
Job Description:
IT Strategy & Innovation Director - AI Transformation
Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.
Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.
The IT Strategy & Innovation Director - AI Transformation will be responsible for providing business unit partners and CIOs with guidance on IT enablement strategies, aligning business.
How you will make an impact:
• Align technology, AI, data, and digital platform strategies with enterprise and business objectives to accelerate growth, improve customer and associate experiences, and create competitive differentiation.
• Drive strategic transformation initiatives by partnering with business, technology, and operations leaders to define roadmaps, priorities, investment strategies, and measurable business outcomes.
• Collaborate with strategic partners, including AWS and other technology providers, to identify, design, and implement transformational capabilities that accelerate innovation and business value.
• Provide thought leadership on emerging technologies, AI, intelligent orchestration, semantic layers, automation, digital experiences, and platform modernization, helping shape the future-state vision and execution strategy.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic connector across business, product, operations, architecture, engineering, data, security, and infrastructure teams to drive alignment and execution.
• Lead evaluation of strategic partnerships, platform investments, build-versus-buy decisions, and technology opportunities to support long-term business growth and scalability.
• Influence enterprise architecture, technology strategy, and platform decisions to ensure solutions are scalable, reusable, secure, and aligned with organizational priorities.
• Represent technology leadership in executive, client, and partner-facing discussions, helping communicate vision, drive alignment, and build confidence in strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across multiple teams and stakeholders to remove barriers, accelerate decision-making, and drive successful delivery of complex transformation programs.
• Advance innovation pipelines by identifying high-value opportunities, incubating new ideas, and accelerating the transition from concept to production.
• Define and track business value realization, ensuring technology investments deliver measurable outcomes in growth, efficiency, experience, quality, and operational performance.
• Champion a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, strategic thinking, and execution excellence while helping organizations navigate large-scale business and technology transformation.
Minimum Requirements:
Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 15 years of experience in technology, product management, strategic planning, and/or consulting, or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:
• Experience in a healthcare or health plan environment is strongly preferred.
For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location, the salary* range for this specific position is $167,112 to $250,668
Location: Chicago IL
In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.
* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Job Level:
Director Equivalent
Workshift:
Job Family:
IFT > IT Tech Strategy
