Head of Product- Payer

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The Head of Product – Payer Solutions drives the strategy, roadmap, and commercial execution of Innovaccer's AI‑first payer platform. Reporting to the CPO, you will lead product managers, partner with engineering, data science, design, and go‑to‑market teams, and directly sell to health‑plan executives.

Role Snapshot

• Lead product strategy for payer solutions
• Own end‑to‑end roadmap and AI‑first vision
• Define and execute go‑to‑market plan
• Build and lead cross‑functional product team
• Drive executive sales, negotiation, and closing
• Own business metrics: pipeline, bookings, retention
• Represent the product at conferences and analyst briefings

Must-Have Requirements

• Product strategy & roadmap
• Go‑to‑market planning & execution
• Payer domain fluency (risk adjustment, quality, utilization management)
• Executive sales & negotiation
• Cross‑functional team leadership
• P&L ownership
• Product leadership
• Payer healthcare domain
• Go‑to‑market execution

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Prior health‑plan sales experience
• Experience competing with payer point vendors
• Scaling health‑tech business
• Familiarity with agentic AI
• Health‑plan sales
• Scaling health‑tech
• AI‑first product architecture

Work Setup

• Location: United States
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: United States
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Work authorization: Must be authorized to work in United States (E‑Verify)
• Visa sponsorship: no

What You'll Likely Work On

• Define and own the AI‑first product strategy and roadmap for the Galaxy payer platform
• Build the business case for new use cases, segments, and regulatory areas
• Partner with engineering, data science, design, and clinical SMEs to ensure market‑driven product delivery
• Create and run the go‑to‑market plan, including buyer personas, sales motion, and pipeline generation
• Lead strategic sales cycles, pitch to payer CXOs, negotiate terms, and close deals alongside sales
• Set operating cadence, prioritize initiatives, and hold the team accountable to pipeline, bookings, and adoption targets
• Serve as the public face of the product at industry events, analyst briefings, and press interactions

Good Fit If You Have

• Prior experience selling to health‑plan or payer executives
• Background scaling health‑tech or payer‑tech businesses
• Familiarity with agentic AI or AI‑native product architectures
• Direct P&L ownership in a startup or business unit
• Founder‑operator mindset with end‑to‑end product launch experience