Vice President of IT - AI & Digital Enablement
Job Description
Vice President of IT – AI & Digital Enablement
Hands-On Builder End-to-End Delivery Leader
We are seeking a hands-on, technically credible Vice President of IT to lead and personally deliver enterprise AI initiatives. This is not a figurehead role. The successful candidate is equally comfortable setting strategy in the boardroom and rolling up their sleeves to scope, build, and ship solutions. They understand how AI tools and machine learning actually work under the hood, can manage projects end to end without depending on others to translate the technical detail, and can present complex concepts to the C-suite with clarity and confidence.
The VP will partner with business leaders to develop AI business cases, lead implementation directly, and embed generative and machine-learning capabilities into core operations to improve efficiency, automation, and customer experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Hands-On Delivery & End-to-End Project Ownership
- Technical Depth: AI, Machine Learning & Programming
- AI Strategy & Program Leadership
- C-Suite Communication & Influence
- Adoption, Governance & Enablement
Mandatory Skills & Qualifications
- Proven, hands-on experience delivering AI and digital transformation projects end to end— with personal accountability for shipping, not only directing.
- Genuine technical depth in machine learning and how it works: training, evaluation, LLMs, prompt engineering, and modern AI tooling.
- Ability to read and reason about code (e.g., Python) and to engage engineers as a technical peer.
- Strong project management capability across scope, schedule, budget, risk, and
- stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and executive presence, with a track record of presenting to C-suite and board audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and drive change across diverse, matrixed teams.
- Familiarity with enterprise AI platforms and knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance in AI implementations.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field; or 10+ years’ experience in information technology.
Preferred (Added Advantage, Not Required)
- Experience in healthcare staffing or the broader healthcare services industry is a strong plus but is not a mandatory requirement.
- Hands-on experience deploying AI in regulated or compliance-sensitive environments.
Job Number 8093
Additional Information
MeeDerby is an executive search firm uniquely dedicated to serving the staffing industry. For nearly three decades, we've helped thousands of executives, managers, senior sales and senior recruiters who have worked in staffing find their place in this robust industry. You spend your days helping people find the perfect job. Don’t you deserve a partner who can do the same for you? Leverage our hard-won connections to take the next step in your staffing career.
Meet Your Recruiter
Alex Hills
Executive Recruiter
With a decade of experience in the staffing industry, Alex has built a career rooted in connection, strategy, and results—specializing in healthcare staffing nationwide. Before joining MeeDerby, Alex held an executive leadership role, where she led a permanent placement division with a people-first approach and a deep understanding of the ever-evolving healthcare talent landscape.
As a previous mental health therapist, Alex often jokes that in her “former life,” she was preparing for staffing all along. The interpersonal and psychological skills she honed in that field have become her secret weapon—because at the end of the day, it’s all about the people.
Known for her passion for building meaningful relationships and making connections that truly make a difference, Alex is driven by the opportunity to positively impact lives and careers every day.
Based in the Kansas City metro, Alex is a proud wife and mom of two, a lifelong Husker fan, and always planning her next travel adventure.
