Director, Technical Program Manager - Bank Tech - capitalone

OpenTalent; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Bank Tech TPM to lead data-intensive programs and AI-powered initiatives across platforms. You will drive cross-functional delivery with engineering, data science, design, and product teams to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions.

Required are 7+ years in technical program management, a Bachelor's degree, and strong experience with distributed systems and cloud services (AWS). You will mentor TPMs and help mature the TPM practice while ensuring on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years managing technical programs.
• Experience designing data-intensive solutions.
• Experience with distributed computing and cloud services (AWS).
• Experience delivering large cross-functional programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority cross-domain initiatives in Bank Tech.
• Evolve delivery lifecycle powered by AI.
• Own business and technical vision across product, engineering, design, and data science.
• Build scalable platforms, manage risks, and drive decisions.
• Develop TPM talent and establish TPM practice.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional leadership

Cloud experience AWS

Distributed systems experience

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

AWS

Job description

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:

Bank Tech TPMs are leading the most high priority and complex cross domain initiatives as we evolve the delivery lifecycle powered by AI. As part of the BankTech TPM team you will join a team innovating how we deliver while modernizing our banking platforms. This role will focus on our data and decisioning domain leading an initiative to integrate bank data and mature our data ecosystem to power end user and internal AI use cases.

Our TPM Directors have:

Strong technical backgrounds (ideally building highly scalable platforms, products, or services) with the 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

Experience as a TPM leader to grow and develop a team of TPMs, while also building the foundations for the TPM practice

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

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree

At least 7 years of experience managing technical programs

Preferred Qualifications:

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