Sr Ops Lead Customer Partner
Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you gave a client executive bad news about revenue cycle performance. How did you frame it?
What they are checking: Whether they can be honest with clients while bringing a plan, which protects KLAS and NPS scores.
Tell me about a time you worked across several service teams to fix one client problem.
What they are checking: Whether they can lead without direct authority across coding, follow-up and cash posting.
Tell me about a client relationship you improved over time.
What they are checking: Whether they build trust through steady delivery and communication, not just responsiveness.
How do you develop the billing staff you manage?
What they are checking: Whether they coach people to meet KPIs instead of only monitoring them.
What would you do
A client escalates that their denials jumped last month. Walk me through what you do in the first 48 hours.
What they are checking: Whether they coordinate across denials, coding and billing teams to find the cause quickly.
Your billing team is understaffed and the client wants faster turnaround. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they balance staffing, prioritization and client expectations honestly.
About the work
Which KPIs do you watch most closely for a billing team, and what do you do when one slips?
What they are checking: Whether they connect billing metrics to staffing and inventory decisions.
How do you audit inventory processes to make sure claims are not sitting untouched?
What they are checking: Whether they know how aged inventory hides cash and how to surface it.
How do you keep an issue tracker useful instead of a list nobody reads?
What they are checking: Whether they drive escalations to closure with owners and dates.
How do you build a client-facing report that shows performance clearly to an executive?
What they are checking: Whether they pick the few numbers that matter and explain them in plain language.
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