Director, Commercial Dental & Vision Strategic Initiatives, DentaQuest

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

DentaQuest manages dental and vision benefits for more than 33 million Americans. Our outcomes-based, cost-effective solutions are designed for Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare Advantage, small and large businesses, and individuals. With a focus on prevention and value, we aim to make quality care accessible to improve the oral health of all.

Job Description:

Location: We welcome applicants anywhere in US.

At Sun Life, we look for optimistic people who want to make life brighter for our Clients. We understand the value of diverse cultures, perspectives, and identities, and want you to bring your full and authentic self to work. Every day, you’ll be empowered and challenged by working with dynamic colleagues to find new and innovative ways to make Sun Life the best benefits company in America. 

The opportunity: The Commercial Dental & Vision Strategic Growth and Pricing team is a strategic enablement organization that oversees the development and execution of business strategies across commercial dental and vision to drive future top-line growth and bottom-line underlying earnings in support of our strategic & financial objectives.

How you will contribute:  Partner with the leader of the Commercial Dental & Vision Strategic Growth and Pricing team in collaboration with the Commercial Dental & Vision leadership team to shape, articulate and prioritize the overall agenda for profitable growth of the commercial dental & vision business. 

Through effective navigation of a matrixed organization and the utilization of Agile, Design Thinking, and Project Management methodologies, this individual will partner with functional leaders to map out short term and long-term pathways, translate concepts into actionable projects, and effectively resource, manage, and track the execution of a suite of projects aligned to our emerging and evolving transformation strategy.  

How you will contribute: 

• Lead business stakeholders through strategic planning process – with primary focus on the development of short- and long-term strategies to meet or exceed our strategic plan  
• Partner with leadership to assess trends in the market and identify solutions that are aligned / match desired capabilities in the Commercial Dental & Vision insurance space 
• Lead exploration and prioritization sessions with external vendors, business partners across Sun Life, and sub-functional teams  
• Identify opportunities to implement solutions that will enhance our value prop and improve our ability to scale with planned growth 
• Drive and facilitate Design Thinking, Agile, and Strategy sessions  
• Build business case and collaborate on financial models to be used in assessment, prioritization, and steering discussions with functional leaders / primary business stakeholders  
• Translate concepts into actionable programs and initiatives, visualize through the creation of a roadmap and facilitate execution 
• Create and maintain Commercial Dental & Vision initiative tracking (both business and IT), transformation summaries; provide data analysis and reporting, lead updates with leaders  
• Act as primary Commercial Dental & Vision stakeholder on key designated IT projects 
• Build strong relationships across all levels of the organization while presenting highly complex ideas, anticipating potential objections and influencing others at all levels within the organization 
• Effectively communicate the big picture vision and how it translates to smaller projects and day-to-day decisions and responsibilities
• Maintain OKR dashboards, initiative and leadership reporting
• Identify risks and dependencies across portfolio 
• Demonstrate the highest standards of ethics, diversity and inclusion as part of Sun Life’s commitment to fostering a sustainable business model 

What you will bring with you: 

• 8+ years of relevant experience
• Proficient with agile methodology and application 
• Experience leading readiness planning and execution with agile teams 
• Change management facilitation and adoption execution experience, ideally through digital transformation 
• Digital program management expe