Senior Manager, Technical Program Management

Capital One

Senior Manager leading technical programs and large-scale platform delivery for Capital One’s technology-driven banking business. Driving cross-functional execution, risk mitigation, and business impact.

Posted 8/20/2026full-timeMcLean • Illinois, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $182,500 - $229,100 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing technical programs, with a focus on building scalable platforms and products. Excels in collaboration across cross-functional teams, ensuring execution and accountability while mitigating technical risks.

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Technical Program ManagementScalable Platform DevelopmentCloud Computing ArchitectureAgile Delivery ExperienceCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Technical Risk MitigationData-Intensive Solutions DesignDistributed Systems DevelopmentMobile Product DevelopmentSystems Thinking

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationProblem-SolvingInfluencing SkillsEmotional IntelligenceCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWSCloud Computing

Industry Keywords

Regulated EnvironmentDelivery LifecycleBusiness ImpactExecution AccountabilityHolistic Solutions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead programs that deliver on critical business goals and build large-scale products and platforms
Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the delivery lifecycle
Own business or technical vision for large and complex programs
Collaborate with large cross-functional teams across product, engineering, design, and data science
Secure commitments on deliverables and unblock teams to achieve business impact
Drive decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science representatives
Ensure execution, follow-through, accountability, and results across teams and reporting boundaries

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree
At least 5 years of experience managing technical programs
Strong technical background, ideally building highly scalable platforms, products, or services
Ability to identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the delivery lifecycle
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Excellent problem-solving and influencing skills
Quantitative approach to problem-solving and ability to implement holistic solutions
Systems thinking and ability to simplify technically complex topics
Ability to drive well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science representatives
Focus on execution, follow-through, accountability, and results
Ability to collaborate across functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries
Emotional intelligence, listening skills, and empathy for teams and partners
No employer-sponsored immigration support or employment-authorization sponsorship
Preferred: 5+ years designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing
Preferred: 3+ years building distributed systems and highly available services using cloud computing architecture, preferably AWS
Preferred: 3+ years building highly scalable mobile products and platforms
Preferred: 3+ years of Agile delivery experience
Preferred: 3+ years delivering large and complex programs
Preferred: Experience building systems and solutions within a highly regulated environment
Preferred: Bachelor's Degree or higher in a related technical field

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives (LTI)
Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being
Reasonable accommodations for applicants who require them