Director of Technical Programs - Remote Platform Scaling

Capital One; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director of Technical Program Management (Remote-Eligible) to lead cross-functional teams on large, scale-driven initiatives. You will drive strategic program roadmaps, align engineering with business goals, and champion disciplined delivery across platforms and services.

In this role you’ll mentor the TPM discipline, establish operating models, and partner with senior leadership to balance speed, cost, and reliability while delivering measurable outcomes for customers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• At least 7 years of experience managing technical programs.
• Experience designing and building solutions using distributed computing or SOA.
• 3 years building distributed systems & highly available services using cloud computing (AWS).
• 3 years delivering large and complex programs with cross-functional teams.
• MBA or Master’s in a related field; PMP/Lean/Agile/Six Sigma certs.
• 3 years of people management or influencing organization as an IC.
• Experience driving platform standardization and TPM maturity.
• Exceptional communication and influence skills with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead programs delivering critical business goals and scalable platforms.
• Expand TPM discipline within the team and teach best practices.
• Establish TPM strategy, operating models, and tooling.
• Roadmap planning: align with business objectives and dependencies.
• Coordinate cross-platform investment and architectural alignment.
• Act as executive escalation point for program risks and tradeoffs.
• Define outcomes for platform availability, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Skills

Technical program management

Distributed computing

SOA

AWS

Agile delivery

Large-scale programs

Regulated environment

Executive communication

Platform standardization

TPM maturity

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

MBA or Master's in technical field

PMP/Lean/Agile/Six Sigma certification

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director of Technical Program Management (Remote-Eligible) to lead cross-functional teams on large, scale-driven initiatives. You will drive strategic program roadmaps, align engineering with business goals, and champion disciplined delivery across platforms and services.

In this role you’ll mentor the TPM discipline, establish operating models, and partner with senior leadership to balance speed, cost, and reliability while delivering measurable outcomes for customers