Director, Project Management - Bank Modernization Program Operations Lead

Center 2 (19050), United States of America, McLean, VirginiaDirector, Project Management - Bank Modernization Program Operations Lead

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued.

We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results.

Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams.

As a Director, Program Operations Lead in Capital One’s Bank Tech Organization, you’ll lead the Bank Modernization operating structure, providing ruthless process rigor, optimizing processes, ensuring we are well managed and drive accelerated talent identification and onboarding.

This operational excellence in program and project management is the key to success in this transformation program driving innovation, optimizing operational efficiencies and fueling the bank's future.

Obsessing over the program experience and operating efficiencies should be in your DNA, along with a visionary operations servicing mindset, and exceptional well managed judgment.

You will provide critical leverage in overseeing key processes ensuring delivery, and effective communication across stakeholders.

You will chart the course for scaling these processes and functions and need to possess a strong intellect, and have a proven track record of influencing with excellent verbal and written communication skills working with a senior management team.

General Responsibilities

Drive transformational process rigor in the program operations

Lead and deliver the most critical operating processes to scale and establish operational efficiency

Cast vision for operations excellence and build an inventory of the highest leverage process enhancements or automations that accelerate scale of the program operations

Build and lead a team of high performing associates to deliver highly effective processes and controls

Ensure processes are operating at the pace of the program to ensure effective and timely decisioning, impediment mitigation and stakeholder communications.

Lead the risk and audit activities for the program, ensuring the program is well managed at all times

Partnering cross-functionally with stakeholders to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership to effectively drive program operating outcomes

Oversee and manage scaling of talent and onboarding activities to position the program for success

Apply strong communication skills to influence program operating efficiencies and effectiveness of

Regularly and systematically use data to uncover opportunities, track process performance, and influence decision making

Perform regular analysis of results and subsequent drivers to identify and implement continuous improvement efforts

The candidate will demonstrate a proven track record of :

Strong business judgment, leadership, and integrity : Be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, aggressive, yet responsible approach to the program

Strong communication skills : Impeccable written and oral communication credentials, coupled with strategic influencing skills and the ability to drive agreement through intellect, interpersonal and negotiation skills

Operational excellence : Proven track record of excellent program management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage work in a dynamic complex environment

Clear results orientation : Display an intense focus on achieving both short and long term goals and be able to drive and execute an agenda in an uncertain and fluid environment

Successful track record of thriving in a fast paced, entrepreneurial and dynamic environment.

Proven ability to build strong, trusted relationships and operate in an influential manner across teams to assist in driving the business agenda

Be a collaborative team player

Highly motivated individual that can work autonomously and can independently take initiative

Ability to navigate ambiguous situations and bring clarity to problem solving

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor’s Degree

At least 7 years of Process, Project, or Program Management experience

At least 5 years of People Management experience

Preferred Qualifications :

Masters in Business Administration

10+ years of Process, Project, or Program Management experience

3+ years of Operations experience

7+ years of People Management experience

2+ years of Learning & Development experience

PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

New York City (Hybrid On-Site) : $202,400 - $231,000 for Director, Project Management