Sr. Director, Technical Program Management - Card Technology

Sr. Director, Technical Program Management - Card Technology

Are you interested in leading programs that deliver on critical business goals and build large scale products & platforms?

About Capital One: At Capital One, we're changing banking for good. We were founded on the belief that no one should be locked out of the financial system. We're dedicated to helping foster a world where everyone has an equal opportunity to prosper.

We're a bank, but we don't think like one. We're always thinking about what's next, about how we can innovate and inspire, and about how we can develop the tools our customers need to improve their financial lives - by leveraging best in class technology. That's where you come in.

About the team: Capital One is seeking a Senior Director, Technical Program Manager to work on a large integration project within our Card Technology organization. This individual will be accountable to drive execution of a cohesive roadmap across multiple workstreams in collaboration with our enterprise partners.

This could include building platforms and capabilities that interact with Capital One Enterprise systems; building automation and tooling to de-risk and standardize as we migrate clients to core processing platforms; building accounts and transactions integrations to our financial core system.

This is a highly visible and influential role that requires deep technology experience, customer focus, organizational leadership, effective communication and program management skills.

Success in the role requires an innovative mind, a proven track record of delivering large scale, complex next generation software and data products, rigorous analytical skills, and a passion for delivering customer value

Our TPM Sr. Directors have:

• Strong technical backgrounds (ideally building highly scalable platforms, products, or services) with the ability to proactively identify and mitigate technical risks throughout delivery life-cycle
• Experience building and leading a world-class team of technical program managers with a mission to power real-time, intelligent experiences for our customers and associates
• Lead technology focused discussions with senior leadership by providing valuable insights and recommendations that guide technology-based decisions
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
• Excellent problem solving and influencing skills
• A quantitative approach to problem solving and a collaborative implementer to holistic solutions; a systems thinker
• Experienced TPM leader to grow and develop a team of TPMs, while also building the foundations for the TPM practice
• Ability to simplify the technically complex and drive well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science representatives
• Deep focus on execution, follow-through, accountability, and results
• Exceptional cross-team collaboration; able to work across different functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries to get the job done.
• Highly tuned emotional intelligence, good listener, and deep seated empathy for teams and partners

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• At least 9 years of experience managing technical programs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field (Computer Science, Software Engineering)
• MBA or Master's Degree in a related technical field (Computer Science, Software Engineering) or equivalent experience
• 9+ years of experience designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing.
• 5+ years of experience in building distributed systems & highly available services using cloud computing services / architecture - preferably using AWS
• 5+ years of building & leading experienced a TPM team
• 5+ years experience building highly scalable products & platforms
• 5+ years of experience with Agile delivery
• 5+ years years experience delivering large and complex programs - where you own the business or technical vision, collaborate with large cross-functional teams, secure commitments on deliverables and unblock teams to land business impact
• 2+ of experience in building systems & solutions within a highly regulated environment

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $264,300 - $301,700 for Sr. Director, Technical Program Management

Richmond, VA: $240,300 - $274,300 for Sr. Director, Technical Program Management

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website.