Director, Technical Program Management (Remote-Eligible)

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3 Locations
Remote or Hybrid
210K-287K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
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The Role
Leads complex technical programs, platform investments, roadmaps, architectural alignment, and delivery across multiple engineering teams. Establishes TPM operating models, maturity frameworks, tooling, measurable outcomes, and accountability. Drives executive-level risk escalation, cross-platform standardization, business and technical alignment, and tradeoffs involving speed, cost, and resiliency. Mentors and expands the TPM discipline while influencing senior technology leaders and delivering scalable, highly available platforms.
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Director, Technical Program Management (Remote-Eligible)
Do you love driving complex technical initiatives and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Technical Program Managers who are passionate about marrying technology with business strategy to join our team. As a Technical Program Manager, you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving major technical transformations and scaling platform capabilities across Capital One.
About the Team: Card Intelligent Decisions & Experiences (CIDX) in Card Tech+ is responsible for the decisioning technology that guides our customers through their entire credit journey - from marketing, to product offers, real-time transaction approvals, and more.
What You'll Do:
As a Director of Technical Program Management (TPM), we're looking for someone that can help us lead programs that deliver on critical business goals and build large scale products & platforms that will help Capital One customers have incredible experiences.
In addition to the technical program, you will also work to pave the way for an expanding TPM discipline within the team, by leveraging your industry knowledge and experience to teach the organization what a great TPM can achieve.
  • Contribute to the organization's TPM / Delivery strategy: establish operating mechanisms, maturity models, and tooling that scale across portfolios
  • Drive development of and alignment on program roadmap anchored in business objectives, definition of done, technical solutions, and sequencing of dependencies
  • Lead cross-platform technical investment planning and ensure architectural alignment toward long-term platform convergence and reuse
  • Serve as an executive-level escalation point for program risks, influencing technology leaders to make data-driven tradeoffs between speed, cost and resiliency
  • Ensure definition of measurable outcomes of platform success (availability, scalability, cost efficiency, developer velocity) and ensure delivery accountability across multiple engineering teams

Capital One is open to hiring a Remote Employee for this opportunity.
Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field
  • At least 7 years of experience managing technical programs

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of experience designing and building solutions using distributed computing or service oriented architecture (SOA)
  • 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 products & platforms
  • 3+ years of experience with Agile delivery
  • 3+ years years experience delivering large and complex programs - where you contribute to 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
  • MBA or Master's Degree in a related technical field (Computer Science, Software Engineering)
  • PMP, Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification
  • 3+ years of people management experience or influencing organization as an IC
  • Experience driving platform standardization across multiple product portfolios or lines of business
  • Track record of building TPM maturity (operating models, career frameworks, metrics) at scale within engineering organizations
  • Exceptional communication and influence skills, capable of engaging deeply with technical teams while translating implications into compelling business narratives that persuade senior leadership

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).
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.
Remote (Regardless of Location): $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Technical Program Management
McLean, VA: $230,400 - $263,000 for Director, Technical Program Management
New York, NY: $251,400 - $286,900 for Director, Technical Program Management
Richmond, VA: $209,500 - $239,100 for 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 . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.
If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at [email protected] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to [email protected]
Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field
  • At least 7 years of experience managing technical programs
  • 7+ years of experience designing and building solutions using distributed computing or service-oriented architecture
  • 3+ years of experience building distributed systems and highly available services using cloud computing architecture, preferably AWS
  • 3+ years of experience building highly scalable products and platforms
  • 3+ years of experience with Agile delivery
  • 3+ years of experience delivering large and complex programs
  • Experience building systems and solutions within a highly regulated environment
  • MBA or master's degree in a related technical field
  • PMP, Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification
  • 3+ years of people management experience or experience influencing organizations as an individual contributor
  • Experience driving platform standardization across multiple product portfolios or lines of business
  • Track record of building TPM maturity, including operating models, career frameworks, and metrics, at scale within engineering organizations
  • Exceptional communication and influence skills with technical teams and senior leadership

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HQ: McLean, VA
55,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1994

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At Capital One, we think and work like a tech company, using our digital fluency to transform everything about the customer experience. We’re bending data to our will, and turning a stodgy industry on its head. That’s reflected in our ranking as the number one business technology innovator in the U.S. in the 2016 InformationWeek Elite 100.

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