Director, Technical Program Management - Card Loyalty
Capital OneAbout the role
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: As a Director of Technical Program Management (TPM) on Capital One’s Loyalty team you will help us build high quality and resilient features of Capital One’s loyalty platform.
The Loyalty platform is an API-first, micro-services based platform run on AWS that allows consumers to earn and redeem loyalty benefits, including points. The Loyalty platform is at the heart of Capital One’s value prop and drives significant competitive advantage. You will be on the cutting edge of our serverless platform journey as we explore bold new technologies and innovative capabilities that optimize customer experience and sustainably deliver upon our industry’s stringent performance requirements. From deeply understanding the Loyalty ecosystem to building and operating massive scale platforms that are highly resilient and performant, you will drive the organization towards a bright future.
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.
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
Experience in building systems & solutions within a highly regulated environment
Bachelor's degree in a related technical field (Computer Science, Software Engineering)
MBA or Master’s Degree in a related technical field (Computer Science, Software Engineering) or equivalent experience
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
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