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Locations: VA - McLean, United States of America, McLean, VirginiaSenior Manager, Technical Program Management - Enterprise DataJob Description

Are you interested in leading programs that deliver on critical business goals and build large scale products & platforms?

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. 

As a Senior Manager of Technical Program Management (TPM) on Capital One’s Enterprise Data team, you will execute on high priority enterprise level initiatives, influence across our organization, and contribute to Capital One’s data engineering programs. You will be partnering closely with product, engineering, data scientists and other cross functional teams to create roadmaps, scope programs aligning them with business priorities, define milestones and success metrics, and support the creation of scalable, secure, reliable, efficient data products and platforms. This role will be responsible for big picture thinking, strategic direction, presenting to executive stakeholders, and holding engineering teams accountable for overarching delivery goals.

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 Sr. Managers 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 

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:

At least 5 years of experience managing technical programs

Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications:

5+ 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 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 or higher in a related technical field (Computer Science, Software Engineering)