AVP-Consumer Products

Details

Ascension is looking for an Associate Vice President of Consumer Products to join our team!

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Job Summary

The Associate Vice President of Consumer Product is a forward-thinking leader tasked with defining the vision, strategy, and implementation of consumer-focused digital products. This role plays a pivotal part in fueling business growth, elevating patient experiences, and embedding digital health solutions that enhance accessibility, engagement, and health outcomes.

Within Ascension, you will steer product strategy to align with our core mission of delivering compassionate, tailored care—especially to underserved communities. Your efforts will center on designing digital tools that break down barriers to care, simplify interactions between patients and providers, and promote holistic well-being. Working closely with diverse teams—spanning engineering, design, analytics, marketing, and operations—you will ensure that each product delivers tangible impact while reflecting Ascension’s values of dignity, integrity, and service.

This position demands a blend of big-picture thinking and hands-on leadership, guiding talented teams to build groundbreaking healthcare experiences. The ideal candidate brings a passion for healthcare innovation, proven expertise in growing consumer platforms, and the ability to thrive in complex, multi-stakeholder settings.

Responsibiites

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Define and communicate a strong, clear vision for the product area.
• Drive key business metrics, including revenue, user growth, and engagement.
• Stay current with healthcare trends, digital health technologies, and regulatory changes.
• Conduct competitive analysis and market research to identify opportunities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Design, Analytics, Marketing and Business Operations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization
  
  

Product Development & Innovation.

• Implement best-in-class product development and management practices.
• Create and launch healthcare-changing products that better connect patients and providers.
• Champion user-centered design principles and ensure consumer empathy drives development.
• Lead search and discovery, funnel optimization, and data-powered product experiences.
• Guide the integration of emerging technologies into product offerings.
• Manage the product development budget and resources efficiently.
  
  

Performance & Analytics

• Define, track, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Make data-driven decisions using both qualitative and quantitative insights.
• Optimize product performance based on user feedback and analytics.
• Ensure financial targets are met and resources are allocated effectively.
• Drive growth metrics and lifecycle optimization.
  
  

Team Leadership & Development

• Recruit, lead, mentor, and develop a team of world-class product managers.
• Foster product managers growth and development.
• Build high-performing, inclusive teams biased toward action.
• Insure the team's insatiable curiosity for data, constantly seeking to uncover the "why" behind outlying metric .
• Create a supportive culture that encourages innovation and collaboration.
• Promote knowledge sharing and best practices across teams.
  
  

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Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Required Credential(s):
• None required.
  
  

Education

• Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred.
  
  

Work Experience

• 7 years of experience required.
• 10 years of experience preferred.
• 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
  
  

Additional Preferences

Preferred Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience in product management or related field
• 5+ years of leadership experience
• Track record of defining, building, or leading marketplace or consumer product functions
• Experience managing product and design managers with demonstrated success in developing people managers
  
  

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and vision setting
• Strong product intuition and creativity
• Excellence in stakeholder management
• Data-driven decision-making capabilities
• Experience with agile methodologies
• Proven ability to drive growth metrics
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  
  

Leadership Style

• Strategic thinker who wants to be an active part of the leadership team.
• Builder mindset focused on bringing new products to market.
• Passionate about coaching and building strong teams.
• Excellent storyteller skilled in vision setting.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams at the leadership level.
  
  

Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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