Senior Manager, Cyber Product Manager (Data Protection)

Capital One•McLean, VA

2d•$209,000 - $286,200

About The Position

Senior Manager, Cyber Product Manager (Data Protection) Capital One is seeking a Senior Manager, Cyber Product Manager to help deliver game-changing cybersecurity solutions based on threat, data, and design thinking. At Capital One, we believe in the values of Excellence and Doing the Right Thing. We are a technology-oriented company delivering financial products to market through modern technology and constant innovation at a massive scale. Part of that innovation is leveraging technology to deliver the best cybersecurity solutions for our business. As a Cyber Product Owner supporting the Data Protection Service Area you will be accountable for contributing to and delivering upon the strategic agenda for our core cyber products. In this capacity, you will drive product vision into our development teams, translate vision into delivery objectives, provide customer-informed guidance to shape products, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver well-managed and sustainable features that bring that vision to life. You will use your deep technical knowledge and subject matter expertise in cybersecurity and Data Protection (eg. DLP, DSPM, Classification) to drive impactful improvements to our cyber capabilities. What you’ll do: Communicate the Data Protection Product roadmap to our technology teams by inspiring the team through the DLP product vision Clearly articulate and advocate target persona, customer benefit, and value of features across teams Leverage deep technical knowledge of DLP and Data Protection configurations to support engineering teams in delivering high-value security outcomes. Utilize strong cybersecurity background and customer research and insights to represent the voice of the customer to the engineering team(s) Drive continuous improvement of the Data Protection program through strategic planning, strong governance practices, thoughtful engagement with business partners, and development of a thorough understanding of business practices to identify data loss concerns. Incorporate design thinking and analytics to inform product design Actively participate in research or design sessions for new features Contribute to internal backlog refinement sessions to prepare business epics and stories. Collaborating with Engineering and Architects to address technical debt, SRE requirements, and comprehensive acceptance criteria. Prioritize the Product Backlog to maximize business and customer outcomes by balancing technical and non-technical aspects while also incorporating cyber and operational risk reduction outcomes and activities Act as a technical advisor to the product manager, engineering, and other stakeholders Play a key role in Agile and SAFe ceremonies, supporting teams through the escalation and resolution of impediments. Drive performance and innovation with data-driven insights Proactively identify opportunities when key metrics on security, resilience and performance for your product (s) are not performing Maintain technical and risk credibility with your own team(s) and with partners across our technology organization About you: You have outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to explain concepts to a diverse set of stakeholders. You believe that a core component of security’s role is to enable the business, not just to secure it, and the solutions you bring to life are aligned to the needs of our developer community, customers, and business partners. You thrive in working in a fast paced, technologically forward leaning environment and are not afraid to push the boundaries of security capabilities. You seek to create enduring value by delivering reusable, extensible and resilient cybersecurity capabilities to address the evolving threat landscape You actively solve cyber technical challenges in collaboration with engineering and maintain high credibility across the technology organization. You have a strong bias for action and demonstrate balanced judgment in high-stakes risk management decisions. You are naturally curious and stay on top of emerging trends and threats.

Requirements

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
At least 6 years of experience working in cybersecurity and information technology
At least 5 years of experience in Data Protection
At least 3 years of experience in product management
You have outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to explain concepts to a diverse set of stakeholders.
You believe that a core component of security’s role is to enable the business, not just to secure it, and the solutions you bring to life are aligned to the needs of our developer community, customers, and business partners.
You thrive in working in a fast paced, technologically forward leaning environment and are not afraid to push the boundaries of security capabilities.
You seek to create enduring value by delivering reusable, extensible and resilient cybersecurity capabilities to address the evolving threat landscape
You actively solve cyber technical challenges in collaboration with engineering and maintain high credibility across the technology organization.
You have a strong bias for action and demonstrate balanced judgment in high-stakes risk management decisions.
You are naturally curious and stay on top of emerging trends and threats.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, or Computer Science
4+ years of experience translating business strategy and analysis into products
4+ years of Cyber Product Owner experience
3+ years of hands-on JIRA experience
2+ years of experience in technical writing
2+ years of experience in regulated financial services organizations or tech companies
Experience leveraging AI, Machine Learning, or Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance data protection, specifically in automated data classification or anomaly detection for DLP.
Deep understanding of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools, Data Boundaries (segmentation/egress control), Data Classification standards, and encryption.
Any of the following certifications: SAFe PM/PO, CISSP, GIAC, CISM, CCSP, AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Security, or Symantec DLP Administration

Responsibilities

Communicate the Data Protection Product roadmap to our technology teams by inspiring the team through the DLP product vision
Clearly articulate and advocate target persona, customer benefit, and value of features across teams
Leverage deep technical knowledge of DLP and Data Protection configurations to support engineering teams in delivering high-value security outcomes.
Utilize strong cybersecurity background and customer research and insights to represent the voice of the customer to the engineering team(s)
Drive continuous improvement of the Data Protection program through strategic planning, strong governance practices, thoughtful engagement with business partners, and development of a thorough understanding of business practices to identify data loss concerns.
Incorporate design thinking and analytics to inform product design
Actively participate in research or design sessions for new features
Contribute to internal backlog refinement sessions to prepare business epics and stories.
Collaborating with Engineering and Architects to address technical debt, SRE requirements, and comprehensive acceptance criteria.
Prioritize the Product Backlog to maximize business and customer outcomes by balancing technical and non-technical aspects while also incorporating cyber and operational risk reduction outcomes and activities
Act as a technical advisor to the product manager, engineering, and other stakeholders
Play a key role in Agile and SAFe ceremonies, supporting teams through the escalation and resolution of impediments.
Drive performance and innovation with data-driven insights
Proactively identify opportunities when key metrics on security, resilience and performance for your product (s) are not performing
Maintain technical and risk credibility with your own team(s) and with partners across our technology organization