Senior Director, Technical Program Manager

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead high-impact programs that power large-scale platforms. You will drive cross-functional execution across product, engineering, design, and data science, guiding technical decisions at the senior leadership level.

The ideal candidate has 9+ years of experience managing technical programs, a strong background in scalable systems, and a track record of building world-class TPM teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (required).
• 9+ years of experience managing technical programs.
• Strong technical background building scalable platforms/products/services.
• Experience leading a world-class TPM team.
• Ability to identify and mitigate technical risks across delivery lifecycle.
• Experience leading technology discussions with senior leadership.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Problem-solving and influencing capabilities.
• Experience growing TPM teams and TPM practice.
• Ability to simplify complex topics and drive cross-functional decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead programs delivering on critical business goals and build large-scale products and platforms.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Build and lead a world-class team of technical program managers.
• Lead technology-focused discussions with senior leadership and guide technology decisions.
• Grow and develop the TPM team and foundations for the TPM practice.
• Simplify technically complex topics and drive decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science.
• Drive execution, accountability, and results.
• Collaborate across functions to deliver outcomes.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Distributed Systems

Cloud Computing (AWS)

Agile Delivery

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA or Master’s Degree

Job description

• Lead programs that deliver on critical business goals and build large-scale products and platforms
• Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Build and lead a world-class team of technical program managers
• Lead technology-focused discussions with senior leadership and provide insights and recommendations guiding technology decisions
• Grow and develop the TPM team and build the foundations for the TPM practice
• Simplify technically complex topics and drive decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science
• Drive execution, follow-through, accountability, and results
• Collaborate across functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries to deliver outcomes

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• At least 9 years of experience managing technical programs
• Strong technical background, ideally building highly scalable platforms, products, or services
• Experience building and leading a world-class team of technical program managers
• Ability to identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Experience leading technology-focused discussions with senior leadership
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Excellent problem-solving and influencing skills
• Quantitative approach to problem solving and systems-thinking orientation
• Experience growing and developing a team of TPMs and building a TPM practice
• Ability to simplify technically complex topics and drive decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science
• Exceptional cross-team collaboration across functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries
• 9+ years of experience designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing
• 5+ years of experience building distributed systems and highly available services using cloud computing services or architecture, preferably AWS
• 5+ years of building and leading an experienced TPM team
• 5+ years of experience building highly scalable mobile products and platforms
• 5+ years of experience with Agile delivery
• 5+ 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, or equivalent experience
• Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or provide immigration-related support

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading technical programs and building scalable platforms while fostering team development and cross-functional collaboration. Possesses strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate complex technical topics effectively to senior leadership.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Technical Program Management
• Distributed Systems Development
• Cloud Computing (AWS)
• Agile Delivery
• Team Leadership

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Technical Program Management
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud Computing
• Data-Intensive Solutions
• Agile Methodologies
• Scalable Platform Development
• Risk Mitigation
• Systems Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Program Delivery

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Influencing
• Accountability
• Cross-Team Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• MBA or Master's Degree

Industry Keywords

• Technical Risks
• Regulated Environment
• Product Development
• Engineering
• Data Science