Director, Product Management, Developer Experience - API Platforms - Capital One : Job Details

Director, Product Management, Developer Experience - API Platforms

Director, Product Management (PXDP60)

Capital One is a high-tech company, a scientific laboratory, and a nationally recognized brand all-in-one, reaching tens of millions of consumers. As a Developer Experiences organization, we obsess over building amazing solutions for our developer community and measure ourselves by how well we unblock developers to do their best work, and by extension, how satisfied they are in doing their work. This team leads our API ecosystem and associated developer platforms. APIs form a critical building block for developing software, from customer applications, to real-time financial decisioning, to machine learning and AI. We touch every part of Capital One.

Our API platforms are a critical control point in managing API traffic within and across the enterprise and help protect against malicious actors or accidental data leakage. This role has general PM responsibility for all aspects of API management within Capital One, setting the standard for application integration excellence across the enterprise. We are building platform software for the next generation of developers at Capital One and seek someone who can create lovable yet bulletproof solutions at scale. This work is core to Capital One's mission to change banking for good.

This role advocates for the needs of the developer and the business. You will identify our highest leverage opportunities and ensure roadmaps are optimized to meet business outcomes. The ideal candidate is passionate about technology, empathizes with internal and external customer needs, and is comfortable engaging with engineering teams as well as stakeholders ranging from data scientists to senior business leaders.

• Engage stakeholders (Business, Engineering, Architecture, Risk, and Cyber) to serve as the voice of the customer, identify new capabilities, define product features, and work with development teams to launch those features
• Set strategic vision and drive roadmaps, regularly engaging and updating Leadership and stakeholders
• Partner with engineering leadership across multiple teams to ensure strong collaboration and alignment
• Own the product management practice within your organization, defining expectations and commitments and driving continuous improvement
• Operationalize product metrics and build business cases for new investment
• Influence senior stakeholders to adopt your products and build buy-in by sharing business impact

In this role, you will demonstrate proficiency in five key areas foundational for successful Product management:

• Human Centered — Obsess about internal and external customer needs to reimagine and innovate product solutions
• Business Focused — Delivers game-changing outcomes by focusing on leverage and execution excellence
• Technology Driven — Leverages technology to deliver innovative and resilient solutions that enable near term and long term value
• Integrated Problem Solving — Identifies and resolves complex problems to deliver outcomes while mitigating product risks
• Transformational Leadership — Leads cross-functional teams to solve customer problems and drive organizational alignment

• At least 7 years of experience working in Product Management
• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, one of the following with the expectation that the required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date:
• A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Systems or related quantitative field)
• A Master's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Systems or related quantitative field) or an MBA with a quantitative concentration

• People leadership experience of product management teams
• Experience with API platforms or API management in an enterprise environment
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or familiarity with AWS or other Cloud platforms

Note: Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position at this time.

The salary information, by location, is provided below for candidates hired to work in those locations. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated. The listed ranges are the actual offer ranges at the time of posting and may vary by location.

• Chicago, IL: $205,400 - $234,400
• McLean, VA: $226,000 - $257,900
• New York, NY: $246,500 - $281,300
• Plano, TX: $205,400 - $234,400
• Richmond, VA: $205,400 - $234,400
• San Francisco, CA: $246,500 - $281,300

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 will be reflected in the offer letter. This role is also eligible to earn performance-based incentives, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.

Capital One offers a comprehensive and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on status and 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. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable laws.

If you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-###-#### or via email at [email protected]. For technical questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please email [email protected].

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