Senior Product Manager, Billing Solutions
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
Senior Product Manager, Billing Solutions, AT&T, Hoffman Estates, IL, 2/2003 – 11/2009• Led team strategy, planning and execution for the design of new AT&T Enterprises and bill formatting across region comprised of 1.5 million customers; this project resulted in greater overall efficiency, significant reduction in company costs, and improved customer satisfaction with services provided. • Defined detailed business requirements for bill format after review and analysis of existing system; established cross-functional team communications to effectively plan, design, facilitate and execute bill messages, inserts, brochures and web landing pages; resulted in immediate $500K annual savings.• Coordinated and tracked enterprise standards for customer notification in 22-state AT&T footprint.• Planned, led and organized customer research studies to identify customer segments, trends and market opportunities through focus groups and online surveys.• Prepared and submitted reports with recommendations for further improvements to operational automated systems and the customer billing experience.• Transitioned company from antiquated paper billing system to e-billing, which resulted in significant cost savings to the mutual benefit of the company and its valued customers. • Selected to conduct research and execute a viable Bilingual Billing Strategy as an outreach to the Hispanic Community, which resulted in a highly positive impact on 1.2 million customer bills.