Director, Technical Program Management

Capital One

. Lead technical programs delivering critical business goals and large-scale products and platforms .

Posted 10/1/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $230,400 - $286,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading technical programs and driving platform convergence while ensuring alignment with business objectives and compliance. Proven ability to influence technology leaders and manage cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and efficient solutions.

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Technical Program ManagementDistributed ComputingCloud Computing (AWS)Agile DeliveryPeople Management

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Hard Skills

Program Roadmap DevelopmentArchitectural AlignmentMulti-Agent Conversational SystemsInference OptimizationModel PretrainingFinetuning WorkflowsPlatform StandardizationMetrics DevelopmentService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)Building Highly Scalable Products

Soft Skills

Exceptional CommunicationInfluence Skills

Tools & Technologies

Cloud Computing ServicesAgile MethodologiesTPM Operating MechanismsMaturity ModelsTooling Across Portfolios

Certifications & Qualifications

PMPLeanAgileSix Sigma

Industry Keywords

Regulated EnvironmentTechnical SolutionsBusiness ObjectivesDelivery AccountabilityData-Driven Tradeoffs

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead technical programs delivering critical business goals and large-scale products and platforms
Establish TPM operating mechanisms, maturity models, and tooling across portfolios
Drive program roadmaps aligned with business objectives, definitions of done, technical solutions, and dependency sequencing
Lead cross-platform technical investment planning and architectural alignment for platform convergence and reuse
Serve as an executive-level escalation point for program risks
Influence technology leaders to make data-driven tradeoffs among speed, cost, and resiliency
Define measurable platform success outcomes, including availability, scalability, cost efficiency, and developer velocity
Ensure delivery accountability across multiple engineering teams
Develop and advance the TPM/Delivery discipline within the organization
Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to move Generative AI models from concept to production
Drive programs involving multi-agent conversational systems, agentic AI architectures, inference optimization, and model pretraining/finetuning workflows
Ensure alignment with risk, compliance, and business objectives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a technical field
At least 7 years of experience managing technical programs
7+ years of experience designing and building solutions using distributed computing or service-oriented architecture (SOA) (preferred)
3+ years of experience building distributed systems and highly available services using cloud computing services/architecture, preferably AWS (preferred)
3+ years of experience building highly scalable products and platforms (preferred)
3+ years of experience with Agile delivery (preferred)
3+ years of experience delivering large and complex programs (preferred)
Experience building systems and solutions within a highly regulated environment (preferred)
MBA or master’s degree in a related technical field (preferred)
PMP, Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification (preferred)
3+ years of people management experience or experience influencing an organization as an individual contributor (preferred)
Experience driving platform standardization across multiple product portfolios or lines of business (preferred)
Track record of building TPM maturity, including operating models, career frameworks, and metrics, at scale within engineering organizations (preferred)
Exceptional communication and influence skills (preferred)
Must not require employer immigration support or sponsorship for employment authorization

Benefits

Comp & perks

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