Senior Associate Product Manager- Capital One Software(Remote)

As a Senior Associate Product Manager at Capital One, your key responsibilities will include collaborating with tech teams to build acceptance criteria for features, breaking down business epics into manageable user stories, and conducting research to develop innovative features. You will drive the team's efforts towards creating a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) and ensure every product aligns with real business needs through hypothesis-driven data assessments.

For the Senior Associate Product Manager role at Capital One, candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree or have military experience. At least 2 years of product management experience or 3 years in related fields such as product design, agile delivery, business analysis, data science, or software engineering is also required. Preferred qualifications include a degree in computer science or engineering, and more extensive experience translating business strategy into consumer-facing digital products.

Key skills for a successful Senior Associate Product Manager at Capital One include strong communication and influencing abilities, a growth mindset with an appetite for learning, excellent organizational capabilities, and the ability to multitask. You should also be collaborative, able to work well in diverse teams, and focused on delivering value to customers.

Capital One is committed to investing in the growth of its Senior Associate Product Managers through robust training and mentorship programs. Employees are encouraged to collaborate across teams, participate in forums, and develop a deep understanding of technology trends, allowing them to evolve into thought leaders in product management.

The work culture for a Senior Associate Product Manager at Capital One is collaborative, inclusive, and dynamic. Employees are encouraged to embrace curiosity, communicate openly, and challenge the status quo. This environment fosters innovation and creativity, all while putting customers' needs at the forefront of every project.

When discussing your experience with human-centered design, focus on specific projects where you collaborated with users and stakeholders to gather insights that influenced product development. Highlight how you utilize empathy and user feedback to drive design decisions, ensuring the features you implement truly resonate with user needs.

To effectively prioritize features in a product roadmap, explain the criteria you use, like user impact, business value, and technical feasibility. Describe your process for gathering input from stakeholders and how you handle conflicts when multiple features are competing for attention.

Emphasize your ability to foster strong relationships with technology, design, and business teams. Provide examples of how you facilitate communication, ensure alignment on objectives, and adapt to the varying perspectives and expertise of team members throughout the product development lifecycle.

Share a specific project where you faced significant challenges, such as tight deadlines or shifting requirements. Explain the strategies you employed to navigate these obstacles, keep your team motivated, and eventually deliver a successful product that met business goals.

Discuss the key performance indicators (KPIs) you use to evaluate the success of a product or feature. Provide examples of metrics such as user engagement, adoption rates, and revenue impacts. Highlight how you utilize data to inform decisions for future product iterations.

Explain your methods for maintaining transparency and ensuring stakeholder alignment. This can include regular updates, agile ceremonies, and feedback sessions. Emphasize your ability to tailor your communication style to meet the needs of different audiences.

Describe MVP (Minimum Viable Product) as a version of a new product that includes only the essential features needed to validate its value proposition. Share examples of when you have implemented MVP in your projects and how it helped reduce development risks while gathering essential user feedback.

Discuss your strategies for continuous learning, such as attending industry conferences, participating in webinars, reading relevant literature, and network within professional communities. Demonstrate how this knowledge has influenced your work as a product manager.

Explain your approach to advocating for a feature, including how you gathered data and feedback to support your case. Focus on your skills in negotiating, persuading, and addressing concerns from stakeholders who may have been resistant to change.

Highlight your passion for product management and how Capital One's mission resonates with you. Discuss specific values or initiatives of the company that you admire and link them to your career aspirations and achievements, demonstrating your commitment to contributing positively in this role.