ProductOwner/Manager
Location: McLean VA/ Richmond VAHybrid
Duration: 12 MonthsContract
Ourclient is seeking a Product Owner/Manager forour contract position with a client located in McLean VA/ Richmond VA ideally looking forapplicants with a solid background in the Banking & andfinancial services industry and strong Bachelors Degree ormilitary experience/ EX CAP1.
HiringProcess:
IV 2step panel interview (1hr each)
SL: This Week
BasicQualifications:
Bachelors Degree or militaryexperience
At least 3 years of experience in digitalproduct management
PreferredQualifications:
Bachelors Degree in ComputerScience or Engineering
MBA or Masters degree
At least 3 years of experience translating business strategy andanalysis into consumerfacing digital products
At least 3years of experience in Agile product management
AWS DevOps Exp.
ProductManagement
Product Management at Capital Oneis a booming vibrant craft that requires reimagining the status quofinding valuecreation opportunities and driving innovative andsustainable customer experiences through technology.
We believe our portfolio of businesses and investmentsin growth and transformation will result in a company with thescale brand capabilities talent and values to succeed as thedigital revolution transforms our society and ourindustry.
Do you dream of welldesigned andintuitive products and customer experiences Do you want to be theone who introduces change to help tens of millions of customersmake smarter financial choices Do you want to change the way peoplemanage their money If you answered yes to all of these questionsthen product management at Capital One may be a fit foryou
Engineering 360 ProductManagement
Capital One is looking for anexperienced product manager who can play a lead role for keyinitiatives in the E360 team. This team is optimizing Capital Onedevelopers focus on creating competitive applications by enablingthe tooling and best practices to both deliver code faster and inthe background drive automation that ensures applications are wellmanaged. As a value stream lead you will work with the ProductDirector to build strategy and execution of the vision;work withyour team users and adjacent teams; drive a continuous discoveryprocess optimizing for user adoption. This Product manager willinstill an outcome / result focus approach in the team andalignment with other product and technology leaders to optimizecross team efforts.
In this roleyoull be expected to demonstrate proficiency in four keyareas:
Human Centered
Youll deeplyimmerse yourself in knowing your internal and/or externalcustomer(s) by employing empathy and design thinking to definebroadscale solutions that provide breakthrough leverage
Youll model adaptability by encouraging continuous evolution toproduct strategy in light of industry trends emerging solutions newinsights and changing customer and business needs
Business Focused
Youll deeply learn the financialdrivers externalities and points of leverage within your domain toidentify new products or product enhancements that drivesustainable value for Capital One
Youll be promote aculture anchored in data used to instrument products validateoutcomes drive insights and manage the business both tactically andstrategically
TechnologyDriven
Youll be responsible for fostering astrong agile discipline and inspiring teams to continuously improvedelivery evidenced through key agility metrics
Youllpartner with Technology leaders to influence endstate architectureand drive secure resilient performant and scalable technologysolutions that solve material customer and businessproblems
Youll govern the responsible and efficientapplication of technology resources by assessing opportunities forreusing existing solutions clearly defining minimum viable productsand always building with extensibility in mind
Transformational Leadership
Youll work with your ProductDirector to establish a longterm product portfolio strategyinformed by customer and business needs and partner with leadersand stakeholders to regularly drive alignment secure resources andovercome impediments
As part of thedeveloper tools team (E360) you have accessto:
Future system design that ensuresapplications are well managed while optimizing developers timetowards application development.
Work with leadersacross the company to find and take advantage of valuable sharedservices allowing your team more time to focus on unique highvaluework
Delve into microservice and cloudnativearchitecture to decouple business strategy changes from underlyingtransaction processing logic increasing speed to market andreducing risk
Drive accelerated continuous discoveryprocess that optimizes user adoption through outcome orientationand empowerment
Responsibilities:
The successfulcandidate will be able to understand customer expectations;identify developer experience best practices; current gaps &technical constraints; drive requirements and ultimately partnerwith IT Delivery Operations enterprise teams (e.g. LegalCompliance) and thirdparty vendors (if relevant) to deliver theoptimal developer experience.
The ideal candidate has astrong track record of leading the delivery of highquality digitalproducts and services in an Agile development environment. Youembrace Design Thinking and apply lean product and userdrivendesign principles when developing and refining product features andcapabilities. You can articulate how the activities under yourstewardship directly impact the business and ensure that businessrequirements are translated into automated solutions that getdelivered on time and within budget.
Collaborate withtechnology operations cyber compliance and business partners tocoordinate and manage resources and activities to maximize impactand overall return on investment.
Heres what youll need to besuccessful:
Intellectually Curious. Yourecomfortable navigating between the big ideas and executionrealities to create an achievable strategic Product Vision.Comfortable with ambiguity a hunger to learn and a seeker of newchallenges.
Communicator & Influencer. Are youcomfortable influencing a group of executives as well ascommunicating your teams product vision clearly to your team andpartners You can be open to different communication styles andlisten carefully to diverse sets of ideas.
Doer. Yourebiased toward action and are willing to make commitments andtradeoffs with other leaders to remove impediments for your team;you are obsessed with delivering valuable in an iterative wayfocusing on minimum viable product. Have strong selfstart abilityand initiative to navigate complex subject matter in a largeorganization
Passionate & Customer Focus. You careabout growing others and bringing them together around whatspossible. You have a desire and ability to connect with ourexternal or internal customers to understand their needs and buildlonglasting relationships fully.
Learner. You have anappetite to learn new things or new technologies all whileexhibiting humbleness when exploring unknown technologies; you willseek for internal solutions before building new
TeamPlayer. You enjoy working with diverse people and driving the teamtoward a common goal. You are also able to coach others and be amentor in product development.