The Expert Program Manager is an individual contributor responsible for shaping, guiding, and influencing complex, enterprise wide programs and initiatives. Operating beyond the structured analysis and feasibility assessments performed by Senior Program Analysts, the Expert Program Manager works in highly ambiguous and non standard environments where program scope, ownership, or direction may not be clearly defined. The Expert Program Manager provides consultative leadership and advanced analysis to translate competing business, technical, regulatory, and operational considerations into clear options and recommendations. This role ensures alignment across stakeholders, strong decision quality, and sustainable outcomes by integrating work across initiatives and portfolios, identifying risks and dependencies, and guiding leaders through tradeoffs and long term implications. The Expert Program Manager does not directly execute delivery work or manage staff but is accountable for enterprise clarity, alignment, and the effectiveness of programs as they progress from assessment through adoption and ongoing performance.
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Base Pay Information
The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental's assessment of the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.
Pay Grade 24. $123,624 - $267,852
Lead enterprise level analysis of complex, high impact, or non standard initiatives across multiple business domains. Frame ambiguous problems, define decision options, and guide stakeholders toward informed, aligned outcomes. Influence enterprise priorities, sequencing, and approach through consultative leadership and data driven insight. Facilitate alignment among senior leaders, stakeholders, and SMEs with competing perspectives or priorities. Assess enterprise level risks, dependencies, tradeoffs, and long term implications across programs and portfolios. Develop and communicate integrated recommendations that balance cost, risk, scalability, timing, and organizational impact. Provide ongoing guidance throughout the lifecycle of initiatives to support clarity, adoption, and sustained execution. Mentor and guide analysts and peers by modeling structured thinking, enterprise perspective, and best practices. Support the evolution of enterprise frameworks, processes, and ways of working through practical insight. Perform other related duties as assigned. Lead enterprise level analysis of complex, high impact, or non standard initiatives across multiple business domains. Frame ambiguous problems, define decision options, and guide stakeholders toward informed, aligned outcomes. Influence enterprise priorities, sequencing, and approach through consultative leadership and data driven insight. Facilitate alignment among senior leaders, stakeholders, and SMEs with competing perspectives or priorities. Assess enterprise level risks, dependencies, tradeoffs, and long term implications across programs and portfolios. Develop and communicate integrated recommendations that balance cost, risk, scalability, timing, and organizational impact. Provide ongoing guidance throughout the lifecycle of initiatives to support clarity, adoption, and sustained execution. Mentor and guide analysts and peers by modeling structured thinking, enterprise perspective, and best practices. Support the evolution of enterprise frameworks, processes, and ways of working through practical insight. Perform other related duties as assigned.
Delta Dental covers more Americans than any other dental benefits provider. As an employee you’ll take part in our mission to become the trusted health partner by collaborating with our communities and employees to reimagine and deliver new possibilities in an ever-changing environment. Our Enterprise Strategy focuses on pillars of Growth and Diversification, supported by the platforms of Culture and People, Process and Technology.
Our strategy is only as strong as the people who execute it. We’re hiring individuals that are not just right for today but also for our future. Delta Dental leaders optimistically share future possibilities to inspire and motivate others toward their full potential. We’ve built a foundation of high-trust by treating all people with dignity, making and keeping commitments and consistently striving to do the right thing. As we are working through transformation, we ask employees to find ways to embrace positive change, challenge the status quo to be curious and provide solutions to unmet problems. Joining Delta Dental means joining a culture focused on fostering development, building genuine connections, recognizing each other’s strengths and sharing in successes.
We are part of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of companies that provides dental coverage to 74 million people in the U.S. Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental of New York, Inc., Delta Dental of Pennsylvania and Delta Dental Insurance Company, together with our affiliate companies, form one of the nation’s largest dental benefits delivery systems, covering 33 million enrollees. All of our companies are members, or affiliates of members, of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of 39 Delta Dental companies throughout the country.
Delta Dental provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Delta Dental complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.