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The Manager, Third-Party Management (TPM) provides strategic leadership for the organization's Enterprise Vendor Risk Management program and serves as the second line of defense for risks arising from third-party relationships. This role is accountable for establishing enterprise governance, driving program strategy, ensuring regulatory readiness, and continuously enhancing the maturity of the organization's third-party risk management capabilities. The TPM Manager leads a team of risk professionals while partnering with executive leadership, Enterprise Risk Management, Procurement, Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit, Finance, and business leaders to ensure consistent, risk-based oversight of critical third-party relationships. This position is responsible for the overall effectiveness, scalability, and strategic direction of the TPM program.
- Provide strategic leadership and enterprise ownership for the Third-Party Risk Management program, establishing long-term program vision, governance, and operating standards.
- Develop and execute the enterprise Third-Party Risk Management strategy aligned with organizational objectives, Enterprise Risk Management, and regulatory expectations.
- Establish governance structures, policies, standards, risk methodologies, and oversight processes governing the full third-party lifecycle.
- Lead a high-performing TPM organization by developing talent, coaching leaders, establishing performance expectations, and fostering continuous professional development.
- Serve as the executive advisor on third-party risk matters, providing strategic guidance to executive leadership regarding material vendor risks, emerging threats, and enterprise risk exposure.
- Oversee independent challenge of high-risk vendor assessments, residual risk decisions, remediation plans, and risk acceptance recommendations.
- Establish executive reporting, Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), and Board-level metrics that provide meaningful visibility into third-party risk exposure and program effectiveness.
- Partner with Enterprise Risk Management to integrate third-party risk into enterprise risk assessments, risk appetite discussions, and strategic planning activities.
- Build strong partnerships across Procurement, Legal, Information Security, Privacy, Compliance, Internal Audit, Finance, and business leadership to embed effective third-party risk management across the enterprise.
- Evaluate and oversee third-party risk technology strategy, including workflow automation, reporting capabilities, system enhancements, and future platform investments.
- 8+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; 1 or more years of supervisory/management experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Information Security, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Deep understanding of the third-party risk management lifecycle and applicable risk and regulatory frameworks.
- Strong leadership and people management skills with a focus on accountability and execution quality.
- Advanced analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex risk information and support risk-based decision-making.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting and presentations.
- Ability to influence and partner across functions without direct authority.
- Strong attention to detail with a focus on documentation quality, defensibility, and regulatory readiness.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
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. $107,444 - $232,795
- Competitive base and incentive pay
- 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions
- Rich medical & pharmacy benefits
- 100% employer-paid dental and vision benefits
- Holistic wellbeing program with deep financial incentives
- Generous paid time off plus 12 paid holidays and your birthday off
- Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
- Family support: adoption assistance, fertility treatment, child, elder & pet care assistance
- Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
- Employee discount program
Skills Required
- 8+ years of related experience
- Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Information Security, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- At least 1 year of supervisory or management experience
- Deep understanding of the third-party risk management lifecycle and applicable risk and regulatory frameworks
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Advanced analytical skills and ability to support risk-based decision-making
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting and presentations
- Ability to influence and partner across functions without direct authority
- Strong attention to detail, documentation quality, defensibility, and regulatory readiness
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Delta Dental Insurance Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Delta Dental Insurance Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Delta Dental Insurance Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, including a sizable automatic 401(k) contribution plus additional matching. This boosts overall total-rewards value even when base pay is viewed as only mid-market in some areas.
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Affordable Benefits — Core coverage is framed as unusually low-cost to employees, including fully employer-paid dental and vision and low employee contribution medical options. This creates meaningful take-home value beyond cash compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as generous, including broad PTO/holidays and additional paid leave features such as parental leave. These policies increase perceived rewards and help balance workload demands.
Delta Dental Insurance Company Insights
What We Do
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 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. Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental of New York, Inc., Delta Dental of Pennsylvania, and Delta Dental Insurance Company are members, or affiliates of members, of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of 39 Delta Dental companies throughout the country. Together with our affiliate companies, form one of the nation’s largest dental benefits delivery systems, covering over 31 million enrollees. Headquartered in San Francisco, we are members of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of companies that provides dental coverage to 80 million people. 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.
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