Growth Product Manager

Delta Dental Ins. is dedicated to safeguarding the health and financial stability of employees and their loved ones. The Growth Product Manager is responsible for managing product lifecycles and supporting new product initiatives for market-facing, revenue-generating products in the Individual Segment portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Supports product planning and lifecycle management for Individual Segment products through performance analysis, customer and market insights, competitive intelligence, and roadmap development
• Drives assigned product enhancements and growth initiative, including ACA Marketplace, Direct-to-Consumer, and other market-facing offerings
• Develops product concepts, benefit designs, business cases, requirements, and supporting recommendations that improve customer value and business performance
• Partners cross-functionally with Regulatory, Legal, Actuarial, Market Insights, Sales, Marketing, Network, Technology, Operations, and Onboarding to develop, launch, and manage compliant, operationally feasible products
• Creates and maintains product requirements, benefit specifications, plan materials, and other supporting artifacts required for stakeholder review, cross-functional alignment, filing, implementation, and launch readiness
• Serves as a product subject matter expert, providing guidance on product strategy, benefit intent, sales enablement, and stakeholder education
• Monitors product performance and market dynamics, identifies opportunities for improvement, and recommends actions that balance growth, customer value, affordability, compliance, and profitability

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Economics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience managing market-facing, revenue-generating products or services
• Knowledge of product lifecycle management, product strategy, product planning, and product development principles
• Experience leading or supporting product planning, product development, product enhancements, or product lifecycle management activities
• Experience working cross-functionally to develop, launch, manage, or improve products and services
• Experience evaluating customer, market, competitive, or performance insights to identify growth opportunities and product improvements
• Experience with customer discovery, design thinking, business model canvas, value proposition design, stage gate, or other product development methodologies
• Ability to develop product recommendations informed by customer insights, market dynamics, business objectives, performance data, and operational considerations
• Ability to develop product strategies, benefit designs, business cases, and product requirements
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively
• Ability to build effective partnerships, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and collaborate across teams to achieve business objectives
• Demonstrated curiosity, learning agility, and willingness to challenge assumptions while maintaining collaboration, accountability, and respect for partner ownership
• 2+ years of experience in product management, product strategy, product development, product marketing, or a related discipline is preferred. 5+ years preferred
• Experience with individual, ACA Marketplace, dental, medical, vision, insurance, employee benefits, healthcare, or other regulated products and markets preferred