Amit V. Raut
Arlington Heights
Summary
Strategic Product & Technology leader with 15+ years of experience scaling global SaaS, cloud, AI, and unified communications platforms across enterprise, government, education, and healthcare. Expert in AI-enabled product strategy, XaaS transformation, and modernizing legacy portfolios into scalable, subscription-driven ecosystems. Proven track record of driving adoption, expansion, and revenue growth; leading high-performing global teams; and delivering multimillion-dollar business impact through customer-centric innovation and Lean Product Management. Trusted executive partner known for aligning product strategy with corporate vision and accelerating digital transformation.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitrautgpm/
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
VP of Product Development (care.ai acquisition)
Stryker
Orlando
11.2024 - Current
- Lead product development for Stryker’s Smart Care initiative, positioning the care.ai platform as the core digital and AI operating system powering virtual care, sensing, workflow automation, and real-time operational intelligence across Stryker’s Acute Care portfolio.
- Created the integration framework to onboard Stryker assets including ProCuity beds, staff badges, gateways, and environmental sensors into the care.ai platform, enabling unified fleet management, asset visibility, telemetry, and SaaS monetization opportunities.
- Defined the multi-year platform strategy to transform Stryker’s traditionally hardware-first business into a connected SaaS and service-driven ecosystem, accelerating ARR generation and customer lifecycle value.
- Led the post-acquisition Lean Product Management transformation, implementing customer-outcome-driven prioritization, iterative experimentation, and faster delivery cycles to better compete with emerging, nimble digital health players.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders in engineering, clinical, RAQAC, commercial, and corporate strategy to unify roadmaps, streamline execution, and deliver next-generation Smart Care capabilities across global health systems.
AVP of Product Management
Care.ai
Orlando
02.2023 - 10.2024
- Lead product strategy and lifecycle execution for Virtual Care, Virtual Nursing, and Ambient Intelligence, integrating AI-powered sensors with SaaS workflows across major health systems.
- Defined and advanced the AI / NLP value proposition, shaping clinical automation, state-detection models, fall/exit prevention, HAPI reduction, and workflow optimization.
- Scaled Lean Product Management across feature teams, improving prioritization, validation cycles, and delivery predictability.
- Oversaw QA strategy like automation, regression, integration, performance testing and established release governance for AI-enabled features.
- Partnered with engineering, sales, and clinical leadership to deliver high-quality GA releases and support multi-system deployments.
- Created dashboards to track measurable outcomes, enabling a 28% reduction in preventable patient safety events, 22% decrease in clinician workload hours, 17% improvement in room turnover efficiency, and 3.4× expansion in virtual care coverage per RN, contributing to stronger operational performance and adoption across partner health systems.
- Served as a member of the core due diligence team during the acquisition by Stryker, contributing to product, market, and technology evaluations.
Product Management, Cloud Services (VSaaS / UCaaS)
NEC Enterprise Communications Technologies (ECT)
Lincolnshire
10.2019 - 01.2023
- Oversaw NPI lifecycle for NEC’s cloud-native Video Surveillance as a Service.
- Evaluated and integrated partner capabilities into NEC’s cloud platform.
- Strengthened NEC’s cloud ecosystem through strategic reseller partnerships.
- Piloted NEC’s first UCaaS subscription model with full quote-to-cash flow.
- Achieved 35–45% GP per license, 40% monthly add-on sales,
- Grew ARR from from 0 to $22M in 18 months
- Led partner selection and onboarding for cloud-scale growth.
Sr. Global Product Manager, Enterprise Unified Communications
NEC Enterprise Communications Technologies (ECT)
Lincolnshire
05.2016 - 01.2023
- Led global Product Management across North America, EMEA, and LATAM, owning strategy, roadmap, pricing, compliance, and competitive positioning for NEC’s Unified Communications portfolio.
- Modernized the enterprise UC platform to Linux, reducing deployment costs 20% and enabling new SMB-focused offerings.
- Expanded market reach by launching LATAM bundles with 70% lower pricing and introduced high-margin adjacent modules that increased MRR.
- Partnered across Education, Government, and DoD verticals, ensuring regulatory alignment with EU GDPR, BIS, and JITC certification requirements.
Business Transformation Lead
NEC Enterprise Communications Technologies (ECT)
Lincolnshire
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Lead transition of NEC’s on-premise perpetual licensing to subscription/consumption model targeting >50% subscription revenue by 2025.
- Defined segmentation, offer packaging, pricing, customer engagement, and initiative roadmap.
- Managed 12-month prototyping/piloting phase validating new commercial and operational models.
Sr. System Software Engineer
NEC Enterprise Communications Technologies (ECT)
Lincolnshire
05.2008 - 05.2016
- Development Lead and SME for SIP, RTP, media services, DB services, and system platform infrastructure for NEC’s UC systems.
Sr. R&D Software Engineer
G&T Conveyor Company
Dallas
06.2005 - 05.2008
- Engineered database-driven baggage sorting automation and PLC-integrated conveyor control systems.
Education
M.S. - Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FLB.S. - Computer Engineering
Mumbai University
IndiaLanguages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Hindi
Native/ Bilingual
Marathi
Native/ Bilingual
Russian
Native/ Bilingual
French
Elementary
Spanish
Limited
Skills
Product Leadership: Agile, XaaS, Roadmapping, GTM Planning, Portfolio Management
Cloud Platforms: GCP (Cloud Run, VPC, Pub/Sub, Redis), AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway), Serverless Architecture, Edge-to-Cloud Pipelines
AI / ML: Computer Vision (state detection, ambient monitoring), Model Evaluation Frameworks (latency, accuracy, FP/FN reduction), Annotation workflows, ML Ops concepts, AI-enabled workflow automation
Financial & Commercial: Forecasting, Pricing Strategy, Subscription Design
Telecom/UC: SIP, RTP, B2BUA, Media Server, VoIP Infrastructure
Software: C/C++, SQL, TCP/IP, TLS, Web & DB Services
Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Monday, Aha, Linear
Timeline
VP of Product Development (care.ai acquisition)
Stryker
11.2024 - Current
AVP of Product Management
Care.ai
02.2023 - 10.2024
Business Transformation Lead
NEC Enterprise Communications Technologies (ECT)
01.2022 - 01.2023
Product Management, Cloud Services (VSaaS / UCaaS)
NEC Enterprise Communications Technologies (ECT)
10.2019 - 01.2023
Sr. Global Product Manager, Enterprise Unified Communications
NEC Enterprise Communications Technologies (ECT)
05.2016 - 01.2023
Sr. System Software Engineer
NEC Enterprise Communications Technologies (ECT)
05.2008 - 05.2016
Sr. R&D Software Engineer
G&T Conveyor Company
06.2005 - 05.2008
M.S. - Computer Science
University of Central Florida
B.S. - Computer Engineering
Mumbai University