Director, Product Management, Developer Experience - Deployment Experiences & Release Decisioning

Company: Discover Financial Services
Location: Richmond
Posted on: March 12, 2026

Job Description:

Capital One is a high-tech company, a scientific laboratory, and a nationally recognized brand all in one reaching tens of millions of consumers. We are a passionate and entrepreneurial team embracing bold ideas, fostering collaboration and delivering great experiences for our customers. Delivery Experience (DE) is at the heart of our approach. Delivery Experience delivers enterprise capabilities and a common developer experience enabling Capital One to thrive in the cloud. To scale our efforts in this space, we are building a world class CI/CD platform for deploying applications to the cloud that run critical business functions like mobile and online experiences for Capital One customers. This CI/CD platform is the common developer experience for the 1,800 software development teams at Capital One that enables us to continue thriving in the cloud in a safe and well-managed way by standardizing best practices and automating compliance and security requirements. This work is core to Capital One’s mission to change banking for good! As a Product Manager on the Developer Experience Product team, you will design and deliver best-in-class managed compute solutions that improve the quality of life of our software delivery teams while maintaining the highest quality and security standards. You will work with stakeholders at every level to identify pain points for software development teams throughout the software delivery life cycle. This team is focused on building a software delivery platform that is intuitive, reliable, automated, secure, adaptable, and fast. We’re passionate about building platform software for the next generation of developers at Capital One. This role advocates for the needs of the customer to inform the platform roadmap ensuring the capabilities being delivered are aligned with the intended business outcomes. You will be responsible for shaping multi-year strategies and partnering with tech teams to deliver platform features. The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about technology, deeply understands how developers work, and deeply empathizes with internal and external customer needs. They are comfortable in conversation with engineering teams as well as stakeholders ranging from data scientists to senior leaders. As part of the Director, Product Management - Deployment Experiences & Release Decisioning role, you will: Lead product management for the common capabilities across our deployment pipeline lifecycle Demonstrate excellent judgment with managing operational risk with customer experience Set the vision and strategy that is industry researched and customer backed Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders across cybersecurity, risk, compliance, supplier management, engineering and lines of business Drive roadmap and strategy while keeping a pulse on the industry landscape, customer and stakeholder needs and vendor roadmap Oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation and requirements gathering to launch, defining success metrics and ongoing enhancements Capital One Product Framework In this role, you’ll be expected to demonstrate proficiency in five key areas which we consider to be the foundation for successful Product management: Human Centered - Obsesses 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 both 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 Basic Qualifications: At least 7 years of experience working in Product Management Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining one of the following with an expectation that the required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date: A Bachelors Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Systems or a related quantitative field) A Masters Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Systems or a related quantitative field) or an MBA with a quantitative concentration Preferred Qualifications: Experience translating business strategy and analysis into consumer facing digital products Experience leading DevOps Product Management teams and strategies Experience leading product for large-scale enterprise platforms Experience leading risk management for enterprise platforms 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. Chicago, IL: $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Product Management McLean, VA: $230,400 - $263,000 for Director, Product Management New York, NY: $251,400 - $286,900 for Director, Product Management Plano, TX: $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Product Management Richmond, VA: $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Product Management San Francisco, CA: $251,400 - $286,900 for Director, Product 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. This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan. 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 Ones 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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