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Product Manager Contact Center Modernization (Amazon Connect Migration Healthcare Payer)

Location: St. Louis MO / Dallas TX / New York NY- Hybrid

Position Summary

• We are seeking a seasoned Senior Product Manager to lead the strategic migration of our legacy contact center platforms (e.g. Avaya) to Amazon Connect with a specific focus on healthcare payer operations. This role will be responsible for delivering scalable cloud-native and intelligent contact center solutions that enhance member and provider engagement improve operational efficiency and ensure compliance with healthcare industry standards.
• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in healthcare payer environments deep experience with contact center technologies and a proven ability to drive digital transformation initiatives in regulated industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end migration of legacy contact center systems (e.g. Avaya Cisco) to Amazon Connect from discovery and planning through execution and rollout.
• Define and execute the product strategy and roadmap for contact center modernization aligning with enterprise goals user needs and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with IT telephony/voice infrastructure teams business operations clinical teams and customer service leadership to define functional and technical requirements.
• Serve as the primary voice of the customer (members providers internal users) in developing contact center features IVR flows routing logic and integration with downstream systems (e.g. CRMs case management tools claims systems).
• Evaluate and optimize customer journeys across voice and digital channels (chat SMS email) ensuring seamless and empathetic support experiences.
• Leverage AWS ecosystem tools (e.g. Lex Lambda Connect Flows Contact Lens) to enable smart routing automation sentiment analysis and real-time analytics.
• Develop and track key KPIs and performance metrics (e.g. average handle time NPS first call resolution abandonment rates) to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Own vendor relationships contracting and governance for telephony transcription workforce management and analytics tools.
• Champion agile methodologies backlog prioritization and sprint execution across cross-functional teams.
• Drive change management training and adoption strategies across operational teams to ensure successful platform transition.

Required Qualifications

• 7 years of product management experience with at least 3 years leading initiatives in contact center platforms or voice automation within a healthcare payer setting.
• Strong understanding of healthcare call center operations including member services provider support care management and utilization review.
• Proven experience with Amazon Connect migration projects including integration with AWS services telephony architecture and IVR design.
• Solid knowledge of HIPAA PHI handling and security best practices in cloud communications.
• Experience with voice UX IVR design and contact center reporting/analytics.
• Strong business and technical acumen with the ability to translate complex requirements into clear user stories and product features.
• Demonstrated success influencing cross-functional teams executive stakeholders and vendor partners.
• Expertise in agile frameworks especially SAFe or Scrum and tools like JIRA Confluence and Productboard.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Healthcare Administration or related field required.
• Masters degree or certifications in Product Management Cloud Technologies (especially AWS) or Healthcare IT preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Direct experience with Amazon Connect Avaya Genesys or Cisco telephony platforms and their migration to cloud-based enviro