Director, TPM - Card Tech

Capital One•McLean, VA

About The Position

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: As a Director of Technical Program Management (TPM) in Capital One’s Card Tech+ organization, we’re looking for someone to help manage our integration with Discover. You will work to support technical testing scoping and execution, which is a foundational piece of our successful Card integration. In addition to the technical program, you will also work to pave the way for expanding the TPM discipline within the team. Leveraging your industry knowledge and experience you will contribute to growing the reach and influence of the TPM at Capital One.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
At least 7 years of experience managing technical programs
Strong technical backgrounds (ideally building highly scalable platforms, products, or services)
Ability to proactively identify and mitigate technical risks throughout delivery life-cycle
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
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

Nice To Haves

7+ years of experience designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing
3+ years of experience in building distributed systems & highly available services using cloud computing services / architecture - preferably using AWS
3+ years experience building highly scalable mobile products & platforms
3+ years of experience with Agile delivery
3+ 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
Experience in building systems & solutions within a highly regulated environment
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

Responsibilities

Manage our integration with Discover.
Support technical testing scoping and execution.
Pave the way for expanding the TPM discipline within the team.
Contribute to growing the reach and influence of the TPM at Capital One.
Grow and develop a team of TPMs.
Build the foundations for the TPM practice.
Simplify the technically complex and drive well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science representatives.
Focus on execution, follow-through, accountability, and results.
Work across different functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries to get the job done.