POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Product Manager will be responsible for driving the strategy, development and optimization of chat-based automation experiences powered by Generative AI. We are seeking an innovative, entrepreneurial product leader with direct experience in building, deploying and scaling chat automation products - such as conversational interfaces, messaging experiences, or AI-powered chat assistants - to enhance patient, provider, and internal operational interactions.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across Natera to design, build, and launch AI-driven chat solutions that reduce friction, improve service quality, and deliver measurable business impact. If you’re passionate about building the next generation of natural, intuitive, and human-like chat experiences using Generative AI, this is the role for you.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Natera’s chat automation initiatives, AI-powered chat assistants, intuitive self-service messaging workflows, and conversational intelligence features.
Identify and prioritize high-value chat automation opportunities across patient, provider, and internal support journeys.
Collaborate with engineering and design teams to define product requirements (PRDs, user stories, user flows) and deliver scalable, high-quality chat AI solutions.
Partner closely with UX and design teams to define and deliver the end-to-end customer experience for chat, including designing and optimizing front-end UI and interaction patterns to ensure intuitive, accessible, and cohesive user experiences.
Evaluate and integrate third-party technologies (e.g., LLMs, messaging platforms, and conversational analytics tools) to accelerate development and improve performance.
Develop and track success metrics (e.g. accuracy, latency, resolution, NPS) to measure impact and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
Partner with business and operations teams to ensure seamless adoption and workflow integration of new AI features.
Stay ahead of emerging trends in Generative AI, conversational AI, and chat UX to inform product strategy and innovation roadmap.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Proven, hands-on experience designing, launching, and scaling chat automation or conversational AI products, such as AI-powered chat assistants, messaging-based virtual agents, or LLM-driven conversational interfaces.
Deep understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, conversational design patterns, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures.
Experience in AI model evaluation, working with APIs or frameworks such as OpenAI or Anthropic, and integration with in-house developed systems through a microservice architecture.
Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into AI-driven solutions, with measurable improvements in efficiency, accuracy, or customer experience.
Proven record of driving transformation through AI innovation; adaptable, hands-on, and strategic problem solver.
Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills and ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Highly analytical with strong problem-solving skills; comfortable using data (SQL proficiency preferred) to drive product decisions.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business or related field. 5+ years of experience in software development, or digital product management.
OUR OPPORTUNITY
Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.
The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.
WHAT WE OFFER
Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!
For more information, visit www.natera.com.
Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.
If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents.
Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/
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Natera San Carlos, California, USA Office
201 Industrial Road, San Carlos, CA, United States, 94070
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