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Leslie K. Zacks

St. Louis,MO

Summary

Strategic Product Management Leader with over 20 years of demonstrated success in designing and deploying innovative products in rapidly growing markets. Consistently recognized for exceeding revenue growth targets, exceptional and impactful communication, investigative skills, change management, and empathetic cross-functional collaboration.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Management Consultant

Eliciting Insights
11.2022 - Current
  • Working with clients who are seeking opportunities to transition to a product-led organization through solution and organization strategy and execution.
  • Digital Health clients include those within Population Health Management, Continued Medical Education, data integration and medication management.

Vice President Product Lifecycle Management

Signify Health
10.2021 - 10.2022
  • Recruited to establish product management/change management function in partnership with CPO and other C-Suite leadership.
  • Managed team of product operations experts to establish new product lifecycle management process for the purposes of annual/quarterly strategic planning and budgeting.
  • Implemented best practice product management practice including long range roadmaps and voice of the client initiatives.

Vice President

NThrive (Now FinThrive)
01.2020 - 11.2021
  • Recruited to lead $65m portfolio of revenue cycle solutions targeting top 250 health care systems including patient engagement and charge integrity solutions
  • Managed team of 60+ comprised of product managers, business analysts and vast content development and delivery team

Fractional Product Management Leader

Consultant
03.2018 - 01.2020
  • Long-term contracted product leadership roles with Sansoro Health, Teletracking, Eliciting Insights, Maryville Consulting Group, Washington University Innovation Lab and others.
  • Primarily focused on strategic product leadership, product lifecycle management and voice of customer (VOC) research with companies looking to expand market footprint and establish product management discipline.
  • Consulting practice wound down after offered a permanent role with nThrive in late 2019

Executive Director

Allscripts/McKesson EIS Group
02.2017 - 03.2018
  • Portfolio Management, EIS- Paragon EMR and Managed Services
  • Led Portfolio Management Team responsible for defining investment mix and product priority for hospital and outpatient EMR software and managed services group

Senior Director of Product Management

Wolters Kluwer, Clinical Effectiveness Group
01.2014 - 02.2017
  • Defined strategic vision for 13 product and technical managers tasked to deliver best-in-class health care products in 4 major segments and generating $175 million in subscription-based revenue annually


Vice President

HCPro Digital Solutions Group
01.2011 - 01.2013
  • Originated digital product transitional strategy, developing and launching several subscription-based healthcare SaaS products for 18-month corporate transformation initiative
  • Reporting to CEO, established product management structure for clinical electronic subscription model; determined product strategy, implemented development partner program for iterative review and concept testing, negotiated content partnerships with CMS and state regulatory bodies to support ICD-10 transition, and managed relationships with marketing agency and UI/UX vendor

Director of Product Management

Elsevier
01.2003 - 01.2011
  • Developed and supervised 15 to 20 functional experts supporting major technology and content development projects with budgets up to $2.5 million
  • Achieved first-to-market position to deliver triple digit growth – exceeding $25 million in organic revenue – over 5 years
  • Lead on-site efforts based in London to adapt North American products for EMEA, APAC, and
  • Latin America: Produced triple-digit growth over 5 years.

Education

Bachelor of Arts -

Northwestern University
06.1993

Additional Information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION , Agile trained and Pragmatic Marketing Certified Elsevier, Electronic Products Professional of the Year (twice)

Affiliations

Interlochen Center for the Arts Alumni Board Member

Volunteer with STL Pet Adoption Center, and Welcome Neighbor STL

Founder of Washington University Parent/Student Network


Timeline

Product Management Consultant

Eliciting Insights
11.2022 - Current

Vice President Product Lifecycle Management

Signify Health
10.2021 - 10.2022

Vice President

NThrive (Now FinThrive)
01.2020 - 11.2021

Fractional Product Management Leader

Consultant
03.2018 - 01.2020

Executive Director

Allscripts/McKesson EIS Group
02.2017 - 03.2018

Senior Director of Product Management

Wolters Kluwer, Clinical Effectiveness Group
01.2014 - 02.2017

Vice President

HCPro Digital Solutions Group
01.2011 - 01.2013

Director of Product Management

Elsevier
01.2003 - 01.2011

Bachelor of Arts -

Northwestern University

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