Our healthcare system is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. Every year, over 50 million Americans suffer adverse financial consequences as a result of seeking care, from lower credit scores to garnished wages. The challenge is only getting worse, as high deductible health plans are the fastest growing plan design in the U.S.
Cedar’s mission is to leverage data science, smart product design and personalization to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. Today, healthcare providers still engage with its consumers in a “one-size-fits-all” approach; and Cedar is excited to leverage consumer best practices to deliver a superior experience.
The Role
Cedar is looking for a Product Lead to head our New Verticals initiative. Cedar has built the most successful platform for healthcare payments, used by the largest hospitals and physician groups. Now, we’re launching new products on our platform to address the needs of other types of healthcare, like dentistry, orthodontics, veterinary, etc.
As Product Lead, you will lead a highly talented team of engineers and designers to develop and launch new payment products in different verticals of healthcare. You will work closely with a commercial counterpart to identify market opportunities and quickly develop solutions to address these opportunities. You will have direct, frequent access to customers and users to understand their needs and test ideas.
This is not a typical “big company” product role - it’s a unique opportunity to lead early stage product development with the resources of an established company. This role will be challenging, sometimes requiring you to stretch beyond the typical role of a product manager, but will also be fun and rewarding. It’s a fantastic opportunity to learn how to do “zero to one” development!
Responsibilities
- Recognize opportunities in healthcare payments markets. You will be responsible for doing market and customer research, identifying opportunities to deploy Cedar’s technology within different verticals of healthcare.
- Manage development of new products and features. You will lead a small team of designers and engineers to build new features and products. You will be responsible for defining the “what” and “why” of each feature and product, working with a product designer to craft a vision for each feature. You will manage a feature backlog, defining prioritization for the engineering team.
- Support go-to-market for your products. You will work closely with a commercial counterpart to create a sales and marketing strategy for each product. You will often participate in sales pitches for early stage products to understand customer needs and help refine the pitch. You will work with marketers to craft clever campaigns.
Required Skills & Experience
- 6+ years of experience in a product role at a tech company or early stage start-up
- Experience working with commercial counterparts to launch and scale new products & features
- Experience with all aspects of product and feature development, such as managing a product backlog, working with designers to create features, and working with engineering teams to implement and maintain a product
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience managing development of an early stage product
- This role is excellent for former founders
- Salary/Hourly Rate Range*: $164,050 - $193,000
- This role is equity eligible
- This role offers a competitive benefits and wellness package
*Subject to location, experience, and education
What do we offer to the ideal candidate?
- A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high-growth company! Our leading healthcare financial platform is scaling rapidly, helping millions of patients per year
- Unless stated otherwise, most roles have flexibility to work from home or in the office, depending on what works best for you
- For exempt employees: Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days–we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of vacation per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, rest and recharge
- 16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents, plus flexible re-entry schedules for returning to work
- Diversity initiatives that encourage Cedarians to bring their whole selves to work, including three employee resource groups: be@cedar (for BIPOC-identifying Cedarians and their allies), Pridecones (for LGBTQIA+ Cedarians and their allies) and Cedar Women+ (for female-identifying Cedarians)
- Competitive pay, equity (for qualifying roles) and health benefits that start on the first of the month following your start date (or on your start date if your start date coincides with the first of the month)
- Cedar matches 100% of your 401(k) contributions, up to 3% of your annual compensation
- Access to hands-on mentorship, employee and management coaching, and a team discretionary budget for learning and development resources to help you grow both professionally and personally
About us
Cedar was co-founded by Florian Otto and Arel Lidow in 2016 after a negative medical billing experience inspired them to help improve our healthcare system. With a commitment to solving billing and patient experience issues, Cedar has become a leading healthcare technology company fueled by remarkable growth. "Over the past several years, we've raised more than $350 million in funding & have the active support of Thrive and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
As of November 2024, Cedar is engaging with 30 million patients annually and is on target to process $3.5 billion in patient payments annually. Cedar partners with more than 55 leading healthcare providers and payers including Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, Novant Health, Allina Health and Providence.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, fertility and family-forming support, and guided family medical leave signal strong support for diverse family needs. Onsite accommodations such as a Mother’s Room further reinforce this focus.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO covering vacation, sickness, and mental health is highlighted with clear encouragement to take meaningful time away. Flexibility to work remotely or from the NYC HQ expands practical access to rest and recharge.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical, dental, and vision plan options paired with mental health resources and 24/7 EAP access indicate robust core coverage. Additional wellbeing resources extend support beyond standard insurance.
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What We Do
Cedar is the AI-powered healthcare financial experience platform, built for the rising cost and complexity of healthcare payments. We help millions of people every year understand and resolve their medical bills with clarity and compassion, while helping healthcare organizations operate more efficiently. We’re combining AI, smart design, and empathy to fix one of healthcare’s most urgent crises.
Why Work With Us
Built on over a billion patient interactions, our platform unifies billing, payments, coverage, and support into one intelligent solution that learns and adapts, delivering stronger results for providers and more empathetic, affordable experiences for patients. We co-innovate with healthcare leaders to make care more accessible and affordable.
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