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About the Role

The Vice President of Transformation provides executive leadership for WWP’s Transformation and Suicide Prevention functions, shaping the future of veteran mental and brain health by advancing innovative solutions and driving enterprise priorities. This role serves as the catalyst between WWP’s vision and operational systems, identifying opportunities, developing new approaches, and executing priorities like the suicide prevention roadmap.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and oversight for WWP's Transformation and Suicide Prevention functions, establishing priorities that advance organizational objectives and long-term impact.
Lead efforts to understand and shape the future of veteran mental health, brain health, healthcare delivery, and human performance, translating emerging opportunities into innovative solutions and organizational capabilities that advance WWP's vision and improve outcomes for warriors and their families.
Develop and execute WWP's suicide prevention roadmap, leading strategic initiatives, partnerships, learning activities, and investments aimed at reducing suicide risk and improving well-being among warriors and their families.
Provide executive oversight of the WWP Clinical Advisory Council on Advanced Therapies, ensuring external expertise informs organizational strategy, innovation priorities, and future care models.
Establish and maintain partnerships with academic institutions, healthcare systems, think tanks, and external collaborators to advance research, innovation, and evidence generation that supports WWP's mission.
Establish and lead a disciplined innovation-to-scale model that enables WWP to identify, test, evaluate, and expand high-impact programs, partnerships, technologies, and care models.
Establish governance, decision criteria, and responsible innovation guardrails to evaluate emerging therapies, partnerships, pilots, and transformation initiatives through clinical, ethical, legal, operational, reputational, and warrior-safety considerations.
Drive cross-functional alignment with leaders across the Complex Care portfolio and broader organization to translate emerging knowledge, research findings, and innovative concepts into sustainable operational improvements and scalable solutions.
Lead and develop high-performing, mission-focused teams while fostering a culture of curiosity, innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
Attend and actively participate in required training and/or meetings, including but not limited to New Teammate Orientation, WWP Cares, ASIST Suicide Prevention training, Leadership training, culture/team based training, or departmental huddles.
Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Ten years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare, behavioral health, mental health, public health, human services, nonprofit program leadership, strategy, innovation, transformation, or related field.
Eight years of staff management experience.
Five years of experience leading programs or enterprise initiatives with responsibility for strategy development, execution, performance management, and outcomes.
Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives that improve mental health, brain health, healthcare delivery, suicide prevention, or human performance outcomes through data-informed strategy, partnerships, and scalable execution.
Valid state-issued driver’s license.
Ability to obtain ASIST Certification within 1 year of hire.

Skills

Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and listening skills
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders
Ability to ask critical questions, obtain pertinent information, interpret and explain complex information, anticipate areas of concern, and provide well-supported responses to leadership.
Exceptional relationship-building skills
Ability to establish effective working relationships
Demonstrate a customer-centric philosophy and cultivate this mindset across the team.
Proficiency in using data to communicate complex information to varied audiences, tell a clear story, and drive action.
Advanced analytical skills
Ability to identify problems, analyze information, evaluate results, and solve problems using the most effective solutions.
Strong organizational and time management skills
Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and meet deadlines and deliverables under tight time constraints.
Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
Working knowledge of best practices for collecting, storing, managing, sharing, analyzing, and reporting data, including the use of statistical software and testing methods to inform strategy implementation and support team objectives.
Creative and innovative thinker
Applies continuous learning and knowledge of technology and trends to advance organizational priorities and impact.
Inquisitive and analytical, with the ability to explore the factors driving trends and changes.
Highly motivated and proactive
Initiative and executive presence to advance priorities, navigate ambiguity, and drive results.
Unequivocal commitment to the highest standards of personal and business ethics and conduct.
Mission-driven, guided by core values, and a pleasure to work with.

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Progressive leadership experience
Staff management experience
Experience leading programs or enterprise initiatives
Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in social work, health administration, psychology, behavioral health, business administration, public health, public policy, or related field.
Master’s degree in public health, healthcare administration, psychology, behavioral health, social work, business administration, public policy, or related field.

Salary/Compensations

Competitive pay

Benefits

A flexible hybrid work schedule (three days in the office, two days’ work from home)
Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for both teammates AND family members
Competitive pay and performance incentives

About the Company

Great benefits. Competitive pay.
Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is committed to honoring and empowering our nation’s veterans.
When you join Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), you’re committing to making a difference.
WWP™ recognizes our mission cannot be accomplished without our talented teammates.
A mission that matters is just the beginning.

Equal Opportunity

Wounded Warrior Project® is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.