MBA Product Manager - 2027

Capital One • McLean, VA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

MBA Product Manager - 2027 Key Role Details Full-time new hires for this role will start as a cohort within our MBA Development Program in August 2027. This role is a full-time position, designed as a career accelerator to foster the next generation of leading talent. Participation in the program requires that you are located in the continental United States with in-person attendance at your assigned location, in accordance with Capital One’s hybrid working model. At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer). Product Managers at Capital One build products that empower millions of customers to achieve financial success and thousands of employees to serve our customers. Our PMs are human-centered, business-focused, technology-driven leaders. They are at the forefront of Capital One’s mandate to bring cutting-edge technology to the challenges of financial services. They are strong collaborators and communicators, comfortable working on cross-functional teams and creating a culture of radical transparency across stakeholders. Product management roles at our company are as diverse as our business itself. We have teams dedicated to core products like credit cards, rewards, travel, and mobile payments, alongside critical functions like fraud detection, financial inclusion, and network growth. We also build robust platforms powering data and machine learning, marketing, and customer service tools. Our MBA PM roles are designed for both first-time and experienced product managers. You will have the unique opportunity to solve high-impact business and customer problems at a massive scale, master new skills and disciplines, and develop into a well-rounded cross-functional business leader. As part of the MBA class, you will go through Capital One’s professional development program, which includes: A cohort-based experience with mentorship, networking activities, and meaningful interactions with senior leadership Experiential training focused on customer-centric product design, analysis, and technical skills Coaching to support your growth as a leader and help you think about shaping a career at Capital One.

Requirements

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a 2-year MBA with an expectation that your degree will be obtained by August 2027 or earlier.
• Currently has: A Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Systems or a related quantitative field), Business or Marketing OR A Bachelor’s degree in any field and 3 years of Product Management experience

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of experience leveraging data and customer insights to make strategic business decisions, influencing stakeholders to adopt proposed strategies, translating business strategy into roadmaps, and leading high functioning teams through execution
• MBA joint degrees with technical Master’s programs (e.g., MS/MBA)
• 4+ years of professional experience in Technology, Data Science, Consulting, Strategy, or Financial Services
• Demonstrated interest and experience in product management, software delivery, data science, software engineering, or leveraging software to solve customer and business problems
• Innovative, comfortable with ambiguity : Displays entrepreneurial spirit with an aptitude and interest in learning to build new products and platforms with tech solutions. Able to handle undefined complex problems, and prepared to analyze a problem from all angles
• Human-centered, customer-focused, and curious : Eager to connect with customers, both internal and external, to deliver products that will have meaningful impact. Ready to ask, explore, and voice unique perspectives or crazy ideas. Fueled by a hunger to learn, and constantly seeking new challenges. Ability to dive into the details of products and understand how they work at an atomic level
• Strong business judgment, leadership, and integrity : A tenacious decision-maker bringing a healthy and competitive, yet responsible, approach to business
• Great communicator and influencer : Ability to keep people around him/her in the loop and able to communicate complex ideas clearly to make sure co-workers understand the “why” behind their work and their key priorities. Able to build a culture of radical transparency

Responsibilities

• Own success and life cycle of features for a product and/or platform, setting its strategy in line with overall business goals and driving prioritization decisions toward improvements.
• Translate business strategy into products; solve the right problems by deeply understanding our business, developing customer empathy, and integrating multiple streams of data
• Develop hypotheses and set up your own analytical frameworks to test for the best solutions.
• Scope operational feasibility, lead implementation efforts and monitor the success of new initiatives
• Manage sprint team to ship, scale, and improve products that delight our customers and position company for substantial growth
• Test and learn your way to something new while taking into account business strategy, market analysis, user feedback, analytics, and technology best practices.
• Take action, get around roadblocks, and stay focused on goals.
• Well-organized and able to juggle multiple deliverables while always utilizing data analysis, technology, and human-centered design to keep the customer goal in mind.
• Actively manage a backlog, make trade-off decisions, and clear impediments for your team
• Work with experts to craft and drive long-term business strategy.
• Prepared to learn from a network of developers, designers, analysts, data scientists, customers, and other subject-matter experts and leverage them to build cutting-edge products
• Manage work in an energetic and collaborative team environment by rallying disparate groups with different motivations to pursue a common goal, putting others ahead of yourself to help get the best results

Benefits

• comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being
• performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager