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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026

Director, Technical Program Management

Capital One executive full-time

Salary

$230,400 - $263,000 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Director of Technical Program Management (TPM) to lead programs that deliver on critical business goals and build large-scale products and platforms for Capital One customers.

As a Director of Technical Program Management, you will contribute to the organization's TPM/Delivery strategy, establishing operating mechanisms, maturity models, and tooling that scale across portfolios.

Key responsibilities:

  • Drive development of and alignment on program roadmaps 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 and delivery accountability across multiple engineering teams

Requirements:

  • 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 and highly available services using cloud computing services/architecture, preferably using 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 in building systems and 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 at scale within engineering organizations
  • Exceptional communication and influence skills

Salary: McLean, VA: $230,400 - $263,000 per year Richmond, VA: $209,500 - $239,100 per year

Benefits: Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits that support your total well-being.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • AWS
  • Distributed Systems
  • Highly Available Services
  • Scalable Products
  • Platform Standardization
  • TPM Maturity
  • Communication
  • Influence Skills

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