Director, Technical Program Management
Company: Capital One
Location: Vienna
Posted on: June 25, 2022
Job Description:
Towers Crescent (12066), United States of America, Vienna,
VirginiaDirector, Technical Program ManagementAs a Director of
Technology on Capital One's Enterprise Product and Platform
Technology team you help define, implement and integrate a
Technical Program Management (TPM) led approach to strategic
program delivery in conjunction with a fully scaled Agile Delivery
organization.In this role, you will be defining the TPM strategy,
determining integration approach and rolling-out a new TPM
capability, department-wide. Specifically, you will lead the
definition of the process, methodology and rationalized
standardization for large scale technology programs. This role will
be responsible for strategic direction, presenting to executive
stakeholders and department-wide transformational change
management. The successful candidate will bring deep technical and
leadership expertise, and the ability to work within a
fast-paced/matrixed organization to deliver innovative
services.
Our Directors have:
- Strong technical background (ideally building Enterprise-level
platforms, products or services) with the ability to proactively
identify and mitigate technical risk throughout delivery
life-cycle
- Experience with different product delivery methodologies
(agile, waterfall, etc.) and the ability to apply the appropriate
approach to each situation.
- Ability to drive large-scale change, including the creation and
facilitation of senior level governance and implementation
meetings
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
- Excellent problem solving and influencing skills
- Systems thinker, a quantitative approach to problem solving and
a collaborative implementer to holistic solutions.
- Ability to simplify the technically complex and drive
well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design and
delivery 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.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to proactively understand
their needs and opportunities for TPMs, define the capability
vision/strategy and drive the introduction of TPMs into the current
delivery organization.
- Develop a transparent and efficient resourcing plan that aligns
TPMs to a large portfolio of programs.
- Scale TPM impact by setting SMART goals and up-leveling
individual skills
- As a subject matter expert support transformational leadership
in a matrixed environment. Support the hiring, development,
retention and growth of strong leaders at all levels in your
organization.
- Instill a culture of compassion and high performance that
continues to build on the TPM brand and reflects our core
values
- Lead your TPM community with empathy through execution, by
skillfully motivating, energizing, empowering, supporting,
unblocking, sheltering, and advocating for them
- Partner with your peers leading other TPM teams to strengthen
the craft: create standard methodologies for delivery and focus on
continuous improvement across the function. Create and drive a TPM
Center of Excellence (COE)/Community of Practice (COP).
- Navigate social dynamics gracefully, and establish yourself and
the TPM community as a neutral entity that shines daylight on
program areas that need attention
- Focus on personal and team development by constantly
soliciting, giving, and incorporating constructive feedback
- Lead large scale delivery methodology transformations.Basic
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 7 years of experience in technical program
management
- At least 3 years of experience in an agile environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in technical program management
- 3+ years of AWS experience
- PMP, ACP, Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certificationAt this time,
Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment
authorization for this position.No agencies please. Capital One is
an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion
in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color,
age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability,
genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender
identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected
veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable
national, federal, state or local law. Capital One promotes a
drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment
qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent
with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal
background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article
23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California
Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City's Fair
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