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Job Description: About EXL Health
We leverage Human Ingenuity and domain expertise to help clients improve outcomes, optimize revenue, and maximize profitability across the healthcare ecosystem. Technology, data, and analytics are at the heart of our solutions. We collaborate closely with clients to transform how care is delivered, managed, and paid.
EXL Health combines deep domain expertise with analytic insights and technology-enabled services to transform how care is delivered, managed, and paid. Leveraging Human Ingenuity, we collaborate with our clients to solve complex problems and enhance their performance with nimble, scalable solutions. With data on more than 260 million lives, we work with hundreds of organizations across the healthcare ecosystem.
We help payers improve member care quality and network performance, manage population risk, and optimize revenue while decreasing administrative waste and reducing health claim expenditures. We help Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) manage member drug benefits and reduce drug spending while maintaining quality. We help provider organizations proactively manage risk, improve outcomes, and optimize network performance. We provide Life Sciences companies with enriched data, insights through advanced analytics and data visualization tools to get the right treatment to the right patient at the right time.
The VP of Client Success, Program Director - Healthcare will play a pivotal role in leading complex programs for US healthcare clients across the healthcare ecosystem, including payer, provider, PBM, life sciences, and government program clients.
The role will focus on payer and provider care management, case management, population health, quality improvement, and analytics-enabled platform solutions. The role is responsible for aligning program objectives with client business priorities, regulatory expectations, operational performance goals, and EXL Health’s broader growth strategy.
This leader will oversee cross-functional delivery, ensure successful implementation and adoption of healthcare technology and analytics solutions, and drive measurable outcomes such as improved member and patient experience, care coordination, quality performance, operational efficiency, and cost optimization.
Responsibilities: This role requires a strategic healthcare leader with a strong program management discipline, executive communication skills, and a comprehensive understanding of US healthcare operations, data, analytics, and platform delivery.
Primary responsibilities include:
Serve as the primary delivery voice for EXL Health teams, coordinating cross-functional activities for US healthcare payers, provider, PBM, life sciences, and government program clients in a cohesive, outcome-driven manner.
Bridge clinical, operational, regulatory, data, analytics, and digital platform priorities across contracted care management, case management, utilization management, and population health solutions.
Enable EXL Health delivery teams to effectively deliver, communicate, escalate, and prioritize services and solutions aligned to client objectives, service-level commitments, and healthcare program outcomes.
Act as a liaison between the client, business programs, and executive leadership, providing updates addressing concerns, and shaping recommendations that connect client business problems to EXL Health strategy, roadmap priorities, and partnership opportunities.
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Translate ambiguous or evolving client requests into structured workplans, tactical next steps, executive-ready decision points, and cross-functional action plans.
Think critically about how client business problems, market pressures, regulatory priorities, and operational constraints should inform EXL Health strategy, delivery model, and growth opportunities
Hold delivery teams accountable for measurable healthcare outcomes, including
implementation milestones, adoption, operational performance, quality measures, compliance readiness, and client satisfaction.
Achieving annual growth targets aligned with client objectives and targets.
Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of EXL Health’s US healthcare portfolio and client base, including payers, providers, PBMs, life sciences organizations, and government healthcare programs, as well as care management, case management, utilization management, quality, risk adjustment, member and patient engagement, data, analytics, and AI-enabled platform solutions.
Collaborate with executive leadership to identify and prioritize initiatives that improve healthcare outcomes, support value-based care objectives, reduce administrative burden, and strengthen client growth opportunities.
Work closely with clinical operations, product, technology, data science, analytics, finance, compliance, security, marketing, sales, and client success teams to ensure seamless healthcare program integration and execution.
Develop and manage program budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation and cost-effectiveness
Monitor financial performance against established budgets and implement corrective actions as needed
Maintain a deep understanding of overall program strategy, delivery status, platform roadmap, regulatory dependencies, data integration needs, reporting requirements, and client commitments.
Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure the successful implementation of programs
Monitor external factors that may impact program success, including CMS guidance, payer market trends, interoperability expectations, quality and Stars-related priorities, privacy and security requirements, and evolving client needs, and adapt strategies accordingly.
Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for each program, including operational, financial, clinical, quality, adoption, compliance, and client satisfaction metrics, and regularly assess performance against these measures.
Prepare and present comprehensive executive reports and client updates that clearly communicate delivery progress, business value, healthcare outcomes, risks, decisions needed, and opportunities for improvement.
Lead, mentor and oversee a team of program/project managers, coordinators, and other relevant staff
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Cultivate strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, vendors, and partners
Co-create collateral, presentations, business reviews, and other materials that effectively communicate the value proposition of EXL Health’s care management, case management, analytics, and platform solutions for US healthcare clients.
Participate in client meetings with account representatives to provide healthcare domain expertise, platform delivery context, analytics-driven insights, and practical interpretation of client needs that build credibility and trust with payer, provider, PBM, life sciences, and government healthcare stakeholders.
Educate internal teams and customers on solution capabilities, implementation approach, workflow impact, reporting outputs, adoption strategy, and measurable business value.
Actively partner with customers, vendors/partners, and internal departments—including sales, marketing, client success, solutioning, services, training, support, clinical operations, technology, data, analytics, privacy, and security teams—to translate healthcare problem statements into scalable solutions.
Measure adoption and utilization of features, products, and services to determine business value for customers and EXL Health, and actively drive increased adoption, workflow optimization, and outcome realization.
- Qualifications: 15+ years of experience in program management within US healthcare payer, provider, care management, case management, data and analytics, and/or platform technology organizations, with direct experience overseeing healthcare case management and analytics platforms.
15+ years of experience delivering complex healthcare platform solutions, including implementation, integration, adoption, operations, and ongoing client value realization.
Strong understanding of US healthcare payer, provider, PBM, life sciences, and government program client needs, including Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial lines of business, care coordination, utilization management, quality programs, member and patient engagement, and value-based care.
Experience managing programs for a diverse US healthcare client base, including health plans, provider organizations, PBMs, healthcare services organizations, and technology-enabled healthcare operations.
Experience working with healthcare data domains such as claims, eligibility, member, provider, clinical, authorizations, encounters, quality, and financial data, with familiarity in analytics, reporting, interoperability, and data governance expectations.
Working knowledge of healthcare compliance, privacy, and security expectations relevant to US healthcare clients, including HIPAA, data protection, audit readiness, and secure platform delivery practices.
Excellent executive communication, client-facing presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage healthcare business, clinical, technology, compliance, and analytics leaders.
Ability to translate complex healthcare, clinical, operational, technical, and analytical information into clear, actionable terms for executive and operational audiences.
Experience in working with global, multi-cultural and diverse teams across different time zones
Experience in sales enablement or a similar role is a plus
Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
Travel of 25%, more if required pending business objectives.
US Citizenship status is required for this role.
Must be able to obtain DOD Security Clearance
Preferred Skills:
Detail-oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality support
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Exceptional client translator who can convert business needs, workflow pain points, and executive input into clear tactical actions for delivery teams.
Industry-oriented thinker with deep appreciation for payer care management operations, workflow adoption, and how client realities shape solution success.
Ability to balance healthcare domain expertise, regulatory awareness, client priorities, and practical delivery considerations.
Team player with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
Proactive and self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
Detail-oriented with a focus on delivering high-quality work
Easily adapts to a dynamic and fast-paced work environment
Strong business acumen with the strategic ability to connect healthcare platform delivery to client outcomes, revenue growth, operational efficiency, and long-term partnership value.
Job Description: About EXL Health
We leverage Human Ingenuity and domain expertise to help clients improve outcomes, optimize revenue, and maximize profitability across the healthcare ecosystem. Technology, data, and analytics are at the heart of our solutions. We collaborate closely with clients to transform how care is delivered, managed, and paid.
EXL Health combines deep domain expertise with analytic insights and technology-enabled services to transform how care is delivered, managed, and paid. Leveraging Human Ingenuity, we collaborate with our clients to solve complex problems and enhance their performance with nimble, scalable solutions. With data on more than 260 million lives, we work with hundreds of organizations across the healthcare ecosystem.
We help payers improve member care quality and network performance, manage population risk, and optimize revenue while decreasing administrative waste and reducing health claim expenditures. We help Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) manage member drug benefits and reduce drug spending while maintaining quality. We help provider organizations proactively manage risk, improve outcomes, and optimize network performance. We provide Life Sciences companies with enriched data, insights through advanced analytics and data visualization tools to get the right treatment to the right patient at the right time.
The VP of Client Success, Program Director - Healthcare will play a pivotal role in leading complex programs for US healthcare clients across the healthcare ecosystem, including payer, provider, PBM, life sciences, and government program clients.
The role will focus on payer and provider care management, case management, population health, quality improvement, and analytics-enabled platform solutions. The role is responsible for aligning program objectives with client business priorities, regulatory expectations, operational performance goals, and EXL Health’s broader growth strategy.
This leader will oversee cross-functional delivery, ensure successful implementation and adoption of healthcare technology and analytics solutions, and drive measurable outcomes such as improved member and patient experience, care coordination, quality performance, operational efficiency, and cost optimization.
Responsibilities: This role requires a strategic healthcare leader with a strong program management discipline, executive communication skills, and a comprehensive understanding of US healthcare operations, data, analytics, and platform delivery.
Primary responsibilities include:
Serve as the primary delivery voice for EXL Health teams, coordinating cross-functional activities for US healthcare payers, provider, PBM, life sciences, and government program clients in a cohesive, outcome-driven manner.
Bridge clinical, operational, regulatory, data, analytics, and digital platform priorities across contracted care management, case management, utilization management, and population health solutions.
Enable EXL Health delivery teams to effectively deliver, communicate, escalate, and prioritize services and solutions aligned to client objectives, service-level commitments, and healthcare program outcomes.
Act as a liaison between the client, business programs, and executive leadership, providing updates addressing concerns, and shaping recommendations that connect client business problems to EXL Health strategy, roadmap priorities, and partnership opportunities.
-
Translate ambiguous or evolving client requests into structured workplans, tactical next steps, executive-ready decision points, and cross-functional action plans.
Think critically about how client business problems, market pressures, regulatory priorities, and operational constraints should inform EXL Health strategy, delivery model, and growth opportunities
Hold delivery teams accountable for measurable healthcare outcomes, including
implementation milestones, adoption, operational performance, quality measures, compliance readiness, and client satisfaction.
Achieving annual growth targets aligned with client objectives and targets.
Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of EXL Health’s US healthcare portfolio and client base, including payers, providers, PBMs, life sciences organizations, and government healthcare programs, as well as care management, case management, utilization management, quality, risk adjustment, member and patient engagement, data, analytics, and AI-enabled platform solutions.
Collaborate with executive leadership to identify and prioritize initiatives that improve healthcare outcomes, support value-based care objectives, reduce administrative burden, and strengthen client growth opportunities.
Work closely with clinical operations, product, technology, data science, analytics, finance, compliance, security, marketing, sales, and client success teams to ensure seamless healthcare program integration and execution.
Develop and manage program budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation and cost-effectiveness
Monitor financial performance against established budgets and implement corrective actions as needed
Maintain a deep understanding of overall program strategy, delivery status, platform roadmap, regulatory dependencies, data integration needs, reporting requirements, and client commitments.
Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure the successful implementation of programs
Monitor external factors that may impact program success, including CMS guidance, payer market trends, interoperability expectations, quality and Stars-related priorities, privacy and security requirements, and evolving client needs, and adapt strategies accordingly.
Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for each program, including operational, financial, clinical, quality, adoption, compliance, and client satisfaction metrics, and regularly assess performance against these measures.
Prepare and present comprehensive executive reports and client updates that clearly communicate delivery progress, business value, healthcare outcomes, risks, decisions needed, and opportunities for improvement.
Lead, mentor and oversee a team of program/project managers, coordinators, and other relevant staff
-
Cultivate strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, vendors, and partners
Co-create collateral, presentations, business reviews, and other materials that effectively communicate the value proposition of EXL Health’s care management, case management, analytics, and platform solutions for US healthcare clients.
Participate in client meetings with account representatives to provide healthcare domain expertise, platform delivery context, analytics-driven insights, and practical interpretation of client needs that build credibility and trust with payer, provider, PBM, life sciences, and government healthcare stakeholders.
Educate internal teams and customers on solution capabilities, implementation approach, workflow impact, reporting outputs, adoption strategy, and measurable business value.
Actively partner with customers, vendors/partners, and internal departments—including sales, marketing, client success, solutioning, services, training, support, clinical operations, technology, data, analytics, privacy, and security teams—to translate healthcare problem statements into scalable solutions.
Measure adoption and utilization of features, products, and services to determine business value for customers and EXL Health, and actively drive increased adoption, workflow optimization, and outcome realization.
- Qualifications: 15+ years of experience in program management within US healthcare payer, provider, care management, case management, data and analytics, and/or platform technology organizations, with direct experience overseeing healthcare case management and analytics platforms.
15+ years of experience delivering complex healthcare platform solutions, including implementation, integration, adoption, operations, and ongoing client value realization.
Strong understanding of US healthcare payer, provider, PBM, life sciences, and government program client needs, including Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial lines of business, care coordination, utilization management, quality programs, member and patient engagement, and value-based care.
Experience managing programs for a diverse US healthcare client base, including health plans, provider organizations, PBMs, healthcare services organizations, and technology-enabled healthcare operations.
Experience working with healthcare data domains such as claims, eligibility, member, provider, clinical, authorizations, encounters, quality, and financial data, with familiarity in analytics, reporting, interoperability, and data governance expectations.
Working knowledge of healthcare compliance, privacy, and security expectations relevant to US healthcare clients, including HIPAA, data protection, audit readiness, and secure platform delivery practices.
Excellent executive communication, client-facing presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage healthcare business, clinical, technology, compliance, and analytics leaders.
Ability to translate complex healthcare, clinical, operational, technical, and analytical information into clear, actionable terms for executive and operational audiences.
Experience in working with global, multi-cultural and diverse teams across different time zones
Experience in sales enablement or a similar role is a plus
Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
Travel of 25%, more if required pending business objectives.
US Citizenship status is required for this role.
Must be able to obtain DOD Security Clearance
Preferred Skills:
Detail-oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality support
-
Exceptional client translator who can convert business needs, workflow pain points, and executive input into clear tactical actions for delivery teams.
Industry-oriented thinker with deep appreciation for payer care management operations, workflow adoption, and how client realities shape solution success.
Ability to balance healthcare domain expertise, regulatory awareness, client priorities, and practical delivery considerations.
Team player with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
Proactive and self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
Detail-oriented with a focus on delivering high-quality work
Easily adapts to a dynamic and fast-paced work environment
Strong business acumen with the strategic ability to connect healthcare platform delivery to client outcomes, revenue growth, operational efficiency, and long-term partnership value.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in vice president of retail operations jobs.
- 10 or more years of progressive retail operations leadership experience
- Demonstrated P&L ownership across a multi-unit or multi-region portfolio
- Experience leading field teams of district managers and regional directors
- Proficiency with retail performance systems and workforce management platforms
- Bachelor's degree in business, operations management, or a related field
- Proven ability to execute large-scale operational change initiatives
Tips for Your Vice President of Retail Operations Job Search
Quantify multi-unit scope on your resume
Hiring teams for this role want to see the number of locations, total headcount, and revenue volume you've overseen. Lead each bullet with scale first, then the action you took and the outcome you drove.
Align your resume to P&L ownership
Vice president of retail operations roles almost always require direct P&L accountability. If your resume doesn't explicitly show budget ownership and margin impact, recruiters will pass it over before the first screen.
Target companies in your format vertical
Grocery, specialty, and off-price retail operate on fundamentally different rhythms. When you search for openings, filter by company format first so your experience maps cleanly to what the interviewer cares about.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists vice president of retail operations openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a turnaround or growth case study
Expect a panel interview to include a situational case around underperforming regions or rapid expansion. Have a specific, structured example ready that covers your diagnosis, the actions you took, and the measurable results you delivered.
Negotiate against a total comp framework
At the VP level, base salary is rarely the full picture. Walk into final-round conversations knowing your target range for annual bonus structure, long-term incentive eligibility, and relocation if the role requires it.
Vice President of Retail Operations Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most vice president of retail operationss?
The companies hiring the most vice president of retail operationss right now include Abco Maintenance, Jobot, and Humana, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. National retailers and regional grocery chains tend to post the highest volume at this level.
How many vice president of retail operations jobs are remote?
About 78% of vice president of retail operations openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting that most roles require regular field presence across store locations. Strategy-focused or corporate-side VP roles in merchandising operations and vendor management tend to offer the most scheduling flexibility.
How do you become a vice president of retail operations?
Most vice presidents of retail operations build toward the role by progressing through store management, district management, and regional director positions. Along the way you need to accumulate direct P&L responsibility, experience leading other managers, and a record of executing company-wide operational programs. An MBA or comparable graduate credential strengthens candidacy, though demonstrated results in multi-unit leadership carry more weight than education alone.
Can you get a vice president of retail operations job without VP-level experience?
Yes, candidates who move up from a strong regional director or senior director role can land a first VP title if they can demonstrate they've operated at VP scale in practice. Focus your application on the size of your budget, the depth of your reporting structure, and cross-functional initiatives you've led rather than your current title.
What does the vice president of retail operations interview process look like?
The process typically runs four to six rounds and includes an initial screen with HR, a competency interview with the hiring executive or CHRO, a case presentation on an operational challenge, and a panel with cross-functional peers such as supply chain, merchandising, and finance leaders. Final-round candidates are often asked to present a first-ninety-day plan or a region turnaround strategy to the executive team.
Where can I find and apply to vice president of retail operations jobs?
You can find and apply to vice president of retail operations jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your background and apply directly to each one that fits.
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