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Director, Technical Program Management

at Discover Financial Services

📍 4 Locations Onsite 💰 $230K – $263K USD / year Posted April 01, 2026
Salary $230K – $263K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 7+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree
Category Project & Program Management

Director, Technical Program Management leads cyber and M&A integration programs between Discover and Capital One across multiple locations. The role focuses on delivering large, regulated programs through cross-functional leadership, governance, and risk management to achieve business impact.

  • Lead and manage cyber TPM & M&A integration programs across multiple locations
  • Identify and mitigate technical risks across delivery lifecycle
  • Simplify technically complex decisions for cross-functional stakeholders
  • Build and grow the TPM practice and mentor a team of TPMs
  • Ensure commitments, deadlines, and business impact are delivered

Technical scope includes distributed computing, data-intensive solutions, AWS-based cloud architecture, and security/governance considerations within regulated environments. Emphasis on program delivery, cross-functional collaboration, and scale.

The ideal candidate is a director-level TPM with 7+ years in technical program management, strong background in cyber and M&A integration, and a track record of delivering data-intensive, distributed systems in regulated environments across multiple locations.

Bachelor's Degree7+ years experience managing technical programs
MBA or Master's Degree3+ years experience delivering large and complex programs3+ years experience working in Cyber or Cyber systems3+ years experience with Agile delivery3+ years experience working with M&A
AWSCybersecurity toolsM&A integration toolsRegulatory compliance platforms
Bachelor's Degree7+ years experience managing technical programsdistributed computingdata-intensive solutionsdistributed systemscloud computing (AWS)Agile deliveryCybersecurityM&Aregulatory environmentTPM leadershipstakeholder management
Distributed computingData-intensive solutionsDistributed systemsCloud computing (AWS)Agile deliveryCyber securityM&A integrationRegulated environmentsTechnical TPM leadershipProgram governance
communicationcollaborationproblem solvinginfluencingleadershipstakeholder management
Industry Fintech
Job Function Direct and manage large-scale technical programs in cyber & M&A with a focus on regulated environments.
Role Subtype Director, Technical Program Management
Tech Domains AWS, Cybersecurity, M&A integration, Regulated environments, Distributed computing
directortechnical program managementcapital onediscover financial servicescyber tpmmerger and acquisitiondata-intensive solutionsdistributed computingcloud computing (aws)agile deliverycyber systemsm&a experienceregulatory environmentmbamaster's degreetechnical leadershipstakeholder managementrisk managementprogram governancedirector of technical program managementawsm&adata-intensiveagileregulatory

Bachelor's Degree required, 7+ years experience managing technical programs, Experience in Cyber or Cyber systems, Experience with M&A, On-site availability at multiple locations

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