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Do you love driving complex technical initiatives and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Technical Program Managers who are passionate about marrying technology with business strategy to join our team. As a Technical Program Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving major technical transformations and scaling platform capabilities across Capital One.
About the Team: Card Intelligent Decisions & Experiences (CIDX) in Card Tech+ is responsible for the decisioning technology that guides our customers through their entire credit journey - from marketing, to product offers, real-time transaction approvals, and more.
What You’ll Do:
As a Director of Technical Program Management (TPM), we’re looking for someone that can help us lead programs that deliver on critical business goals and build large scale products & platforms that will help Capital One customers have incredible experiences.
In addition to the technical program, you will also work to pave the way for an expanding TPM discipline within the team, by leveraging your industry knowledge and experience to teach the organization what a great TPM can achieve.
- Contribute to the organization’s TPM / Delivery strategy: establish operating mechanisms, maturity models, and tooling that scale across portfolios
- Drive development of and alignment on program roadmap anchored in business objectives, definition of done, technical solutions, and sequencing of dependencies
- Lead cross-platform technical investment planning and ensure architectural alignment toward long-term platform convergence and reuse
- Serve as an executive-level escalation point for program risks, influencing technology leaders to make data-driven tradeoffs between speed, cost and resiliency
- Ensure definition of measurable outcomes of platform success (availability, scalability, cost efficiency, developer velocity) and ensure delivery accountability across multiple engineering teams
Capital One is open to hiring a Remote Employee for this opportunity.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field
- At least 7 years of experience managing technical programs
Preferred Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience designing and building solutions using distributed computing or service oriented architecture (SOA)
- 3+ years of experience in building distributed systems & highly available services using cloud computing services / architecture - preferably using AWS
- 3+ years experience building highly scalable products & platforms
- 3+ years of experience with Agile delivery
- 3+ years years experience delivering large and complex programs - where you contribute to the business or technical vision, collaborate with large cross-functional teams, secure commitments on deliverables and unblock teams to land business impact
- Experience in building systems & solutions within a highly regulated environment
- MBA or Master’s Degree in a related technical field (Computer Science, Software Engineering)
- PMP, Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification
- 3+ years of people management experience or influencing organization as an IC
- Experience driving platform standardization across multiple product portfolios or lines of business
- Track record of building TPM maturity (operating models, career frameworks, metrics) at scale within engineering organizations
- Exceptional communication and influence skills, capable of engaging deeply with technical teams while translating implications into compelling business narratives that persuade senior leadership
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
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.
Remote (Regardless of Location): $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Technical Program ManagementMcLean, VA: $230,400 - $263,000 for Director, Technical Program Management
New York, NY: $251,400 - $286,900 for Director, Technical Program Management
Richmond, VA: $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Technical Program Management
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. 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 Chance Act; Philadelphia’s 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.com
Capital 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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Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Retail
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote technical director jobs.
- 8 or more years of progressive technical leadership experience in a relevant industry
- Demonstrated ability to lead and grow cross-functional technical teams
- Deep expertise in at least one core technology stack, platform, or production discipline
- Experience owning technical architecture, infrastructure, or production pipeline decisions
- Strong communication skills for presenting technical strategy to non-technical stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, film production, or a related field
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Show async leadership in your application materials
Remote employers screen for candidates who can lead without real-time check-ins. Document how you've run technical reviews, unblocked engineers, or communicated architecture decisions in writing, in pull request comments, RFCs, or design docs.
Build a portfolio of technical decisions you owned
Remote hiring managers want evidence you can set direction independently. Compile two or three case studies showing a technical problem, your decision-making process, the tradeoffs you weighed, and the outcome, then reference these directly in interviews.
Prepare for remote-specific interview formats
Remote technical director interviews often include a take-home technical strategy exercise or an async written case. Practice articulating architecture choices and team tradeoffs in writing, since distributed teams evaluate how you communicate without a whiteboard.
Remote Technical Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote technical director job?
Remote technical directors are hired by remote-first product companies, distributed engineering teams, and digital agencies that need someone who can lead technical strategy without being in the room. Remote employers screen heavily for written communication, asynchronous decision-making, and the ability to set technical direction independently. Candidates who demonstrate deep ownership of past technical decisions and show they can keep distributed teams aligned tend to stand out.
Which companies hire remote technical directors?
Employers currently hiring remote technical directors include ServiceNow, JLL, and Onix, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Remote-first software companies, digital media firms, and distributed product teams account for the largest share of these openings.
Can you get a remote technical director job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level technical director roles are harder to land because you're expected to self-direct from day one with minimal onboarding. Remote companies hiring at the junior end of this title tend to look for candidates who've led a technical project end-to-end, contributed to architecture decisions, or managed a small technical team, even informally. A strong portfolio of shipped work and documented technical decisions can substitute for years of formal experience.
Do you need a degree for remote technical director jobs?
Not always. Remote employers hiring technical directors weigh demonstrated technical leadership, a portfolio of real shipped work, and evidence you can run a distributed team over formal credentials. A degree in computer science or a related field helps at larger companies, but many remote-first and startup employers focus on what you've built, the decisions you've owned, and how you communicate technical direction in writing.
Which industries hire the most remote technical directors?
Remote technical director roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Retail, and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These sectors rely heavily on distributed engineering and product teams, which makes remote technical leadership a practical and common hiring model.
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