Job Description

The Technical Product Manager II plays a pivotal role in Delta Dental's technology modernization strategy, owning the vision, strategy, and roadmap for internal back-end platform products that enable engineering teams across the enterprise. This role supports Platform Engineering Standards, Common Services, APIs, and other developer-facing platforms, building reusable internal platforms, services, and tooling that improve developer productivity, standardize engineering practices, and accelerate software delivery.

Working closely with Platform Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, and application development teams, you'll define long-term platform capabilities, drive modernization initiatives, and deliver scalable, reusable solutions that strengthen enterprise resiliency.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now, or at any time in the future.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering product initiatives in partnership with development teams to maximize product value and drive long-term platform evolution.
• Create and execute product roadmaps, strategies, and platform modernization plans.
• Champion platform capabilities and initiatives, driving them from concept to implementation.
• Define and track measurable outcomes and KPIs, ensuring alignment with business and engineering objectives.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, and cross-functional teams to define platform capabilities and translate them into actionable product requirements.
• Prioritize and manage product backlogs, balancing modernization, technical debt, operational needs, and long-term platform investments.
• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to inform platform strategy and engineering enablement.
• Partner with engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, and reusable platform capabilities.
• Provide product leadership and guidance to engineering teams and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure platform solutions meet defined quality, scalability, security, and reliability standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of product management experience with internal back-end platform engineering products (e.g., APIs, infrastructure, or developer platforms).
• Proven experience delivering platform modernization initiatives and long-term platform capabilities.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, cloud technologies, and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence cross-functional engineering teams.
• Analytical mindset with experience defining and measuring product outcomes and KPIs.
• Experience operating in ambiguous environments, balancing modernization, technical debt, and long-term platform strategy over feature-release delivery.
• Experience with authentication and authorization technologies is preferred.
• Knowledge of platform engineering, APIs, and developer platforms is a plus.
• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.

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 23. $107,464 -$220,763 Nationally.

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About the Team

At Delta Dental, we're behind millions of smiles and counting. For over 68 years, we've served our communities by increasing access to affordable, quality care - but that commitment to care extends beyond the people we serve, to the dedicated employees who make those smiles genuine. We've come this far by building fair programs that offer opportunities for advancement, create meaningful connections and improve the lives of our employees and their families. Because we know that when we take exceptional care of each other, we can make a positive impact for all.

We champion an inspirational workplace through our commitment to trust, service, excellence and innovation. Joining us means working for a company that offers stability and balance, opportunities for leadership at all levels, and a work environment focused on teamwork and camaraderie.

Discover the smiling faces behind Delta Dental and experience our values and culture in action by connecting with us on social media. Follow Delta Dental Ins. on Facebook and Instagram, #LifeatDDins on Facebook and Instagram, Delta Dental Ins. on Twitter and Delta Dental Ins. on LinkedIn. If you've got an appetite for innovation and want to be a part of a team that's transforming the future of health care, join us!

Since 1955, we have offered comprehensive, high-quality oral health care benefits to millions of enrollees and built the strongest network of dental providers in the country. The Delta Dental of California network includes affiliates Delta Dental Insurance Company; Delta Dental of Pennsylvania; Delta Dental of New York, Inc.; Delta Dental of the District of Columbia; Delta Dental of Delaware, Inc.; and Delta Dental of West Virginia, providing dental benefits to more than 31 million people across 15 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

The company and its affiliates are part of Delta Dental Plans Association (DDPA), a not-for-profit national association based in Oak Brook, Illinois. Through our national network of Delta Dental companies, we offer dental coverage in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. We offer vision coverage through DeltaVision in 15 states and the District of Columbia. Collectively, we deliver benefits to more Americans than any other dental insurance company.

*Delta Dental includes: Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental Insurance Company, Delta Dental of Pennsylvania, and Delta Dental of New York

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