Senior Director, Technology (Engineering 360)

Company: Capital One
Location: Toano
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

West Creek 8 (12080), United States of America, Richmond, VirginiaSenior Director, Technology (Engineering 360)The Senior Director of Technology role provides a considerable opportunity for ingenuity. We are looking for an independent thinker who makes convincing, evidence-based decisions. The ideal candidate will devise clear roadmaps to deliver results across a broad portfolio of initiatives and is comfortable thinking strategically and diving deep; a vanguard leader who can identify opportunities and leverage the team to translate them into live solutions.As a Senior Director of Technology at Capital One, you will ensure governance, drive strategy and execute on high priority initiatives. As the leader of a technology portfolio, you'll ensure your portfolios delivery success by leveraging the appropriate Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe/LESS) to enable predictable, quality delivery while maintaining a focus on the continuous improvement of the portfolio. You will lead the team to optimize productivity by removing impediments that may obstruct the pursuit of the portfolios goals and by preserving flexibility and ability to rapidly respond to change.General Responsibilities: Strategy Development:

• Drawing on internal and external research, partner with leadership to define and drive alignment on annual updates to the technology strategy as well as the supporting operations and labor strategies
• Translate strategies into actionable programs and execute them flawlessly within the line of business and engineering organization by means of exceptional organization and influencing skills
• Demonstrate a high degree of forward-lean, drive insights into continuous improvement opportunities and incubate new ideas Execution:
  • Ensure that best practices are standardized across the organization for Agile and Product Development LifeCycle.
  • Facilitates the creation of strategic initiative business cases partnering with intent owners and senior leadership, responsible for representing intent with portfolio partners in assessment and prioritization conversations
  • Actively partners with Product, Design and Technology stakeholders to align solutions with program objectives within an Agile delivery culture
  • Applies complex facilitation and dependency management techniques to drive cross-program and departmental planning, collaboration, and coordination
  • Advances Business, Technology and Operations leaderships understanding of their respective roles within Agile software delivery and influence organizational agility
  • Optimizes strategic flow of delivery across business and technology by identifying opportunities for continuous improvement with measurable outcomes
  • Supports issue resolution and risk mitigation, escalating to advisory and steering committee groups, as needed
  • Helps establish governance structure where decision-making is weighted toward empowered teams
  • Ensures that portfolio is well managed in delivery controls and compliance Advocate for and Demonstrate Strong Leadership:
    • Set the example in attracting the talent of the future by participating in recruiting activities and creating the structure for department participation in recruiting
    • Demonstrate the ability to lead large scale change initiatives from a programmatic as well as a people perspective
    • Focus on leadership and talent development to build a high performing teamBasic Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree - At least 7 years of people management experience - At least 9 years of experience managing technology programsPreferred Qualifications: - Master's Degree- 9+ years of people management experience - 5+ years of Agile experience - 9+ years of product or application development experience in a leadership role - CSM, PMP, 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 Citys Fair Chance Act; Philadelphias Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.comCapital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

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