Director of Technology
Company: Capital One
Location: Taunton
Posted on: May 10, 2022
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Job Description:
314 Main Street (21020), United States of America, Cambridge,
Massachusetts Director of Technology Reporting to the Senior
Director, Engineering & Delivery Excellence, this role will play a
key strategic role in our data transformation journey. A strong
candidate will have a diverse and proven track record of delivering
solutions from discovery through implementation as well as
analytical and communication skills required for leading and
delivering a new initiative. They will be able to communicate
across software and data engineering teams and our business while
ensuring strong collaboration between technology and product areas.
Influence and the ability to build relationships within technology
and our product partners will be required to ultimately deliver on
the needs of our customers. This person will be a critical thinker
and thrive in working across teams and be able to influence the
development of scope and roadmaps with some ambiguity. This role
requires someone with a proven track record of collaborating across
tech, business, design as well as agile and portfolio teams to
understand complex problems and use analytical insights to drive
delivery and process improvements. Candidates must have the proven
ability to quickly put structure in place to manage operations in a
dynamic, complex environment. General Responsibilities: Leads
multiple Agile release trains dedicated to Data Transformation
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills Excellent
influencing and problem solving skills Provides mentoring to agile
teams and assists in the development of capability-based solutions,
technical requirement determination and value analysis Lead, manage
and grow a team of portfolio managers and agile professionals,
guiding the professional and technical development Create strong
partnership with leaders in Product, Technology, and other key
stakeholders that drive delivery of portfolio goals and objectives
within an Agile delivery culture Proactively identify gaps in
technology and process and develop a strategic plan to drive
holistic, horizontal solutions that reduce challenges and toil
faced by engineers Drive prioritization, grooming and solutioning
of enterprise initiatives, providing ready to implement solutions
for teams Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge
technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork,
self-organization, and diversity Lead portfolio to deliver
prioritized outcomes and goals while maintaining focus on quality,
continuous delivery, and continuous improvement Focus on providing
transparency of portfolio progress towards commitments and outcomes
and proactively address questions Ensure portfolio alignment to
enterprise and local delivery controls, policies, procedures, and
standards to minimize operational/reputational risk in order to be
well managed Understands and articulates the ---why--- behind key
business/tech priorities to drive shared understanding of value
Drives dependency, risk, and impediment management within and
across portfolios and applies knowledge of initiatives as well as
relationships with key stakeholders to enable transparency and
escalation as needed Mastery of complex facilitation and dependency
management techniques to drive cross-program and portfolio
planning, collaboration, and coordination Leverage data to optimize
delivery across business and technology by identifying
opportunities for continuous improvement, with measurable outcomes
balancing data with other factors in decision making Act as talent
magnet to recruit, motivate, mentor, and lead the best delivery
talent Assesses the organization---s current Agile fluency at
portfolio, program and team levels and sets direction for measuring
growth Identifies opportunities and action plans for improvement
within the organization Serves as a trusted advisor for senior
leaders about strategic use of Agile practices and methodologies
Advises on delivery metrics for the organization at senior levels
Builds a culture that fosters Diversity and Inclusion and helps
build and mature diverse teams Shares Agile Delivery innovations
outside of the organization team to encourage reuse and adoption by
other groups Demonstrates executive level judgment and uses their
time for highest leverage initiatives Coaching Displays pragmatic
leadership, change management, and influence in applying
Engineering, Agile and Lean best practices to move broader teams
forward Advances Business, Technology, and Operations
leadership---s understanding of their respective roles within
iterative software delivery, and influences organizational agility
Coaches and influences Product and Tech Leaders to develop a
combined, prioritized backlog Demonstrates innovation of large
scale delivery in an Agile way Creates a safe, inclusive, and open
culture where all job families work together as one team to achieve
the portfolio's delivery goals We are looking for people who can
help teams improve efficiency, manage risk and provide visibility
to the work being done. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor---s Degree
At least 7 years of experience in software development At least 5
years of people management experience Preferred Qualifications:
Masters Degree 13 years of experience in Agile and Portfolio
Management in an agile software development environment 8 years of
people management experience Lean Portfolio Management (LPM),
Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile, or Six Sigma
certification SAFe certified or experience Capital One will
consider sponsoring a new qualified 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
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
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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
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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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