Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back End

Senior Manager, Customer Trust & Field Security Specialist - Capital One Software (Remote)

About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Manager with horizontal cybersecurity expertise to join our dynamic Customer Trust & Field Security team. This critical role acts as the security expert for our sales and business development efforts, bridging our technical security posture with the questions of prospective customers. You will be responsible for reviewing, interpreting, and responding to customer security-related inquiries, ensuring our responses are accurate, complete, and aligned with our security certifications and documentation. This position is pivotal in establishing and strengthening customer confidence in our cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance programs, influencing product direction and sales strategy to solve real-world security challenges. You will drive transparency, thought leadership, and strategic engagement, ensuring our security posture aligns with industry best practices while enabling business growth.

This is an opportunity to be a crucial part of our growth.

If you’re a cybersecurity professional who enjoys the challenge of communicating technical concepts in a business context, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities :

Customer Trust & Transparency : Scale and build upon existing programs like the Customer Trust Center, providing customers with self-service access to relevant security, privacy, and compliance information.

Customer Engagement : Act as a trusted technical and security advisor, engaging customer security teams and IT leaders to align on their cybersecurity & business needs. Serve as the internal subject matter expert on security for the GTM team, supporting sales and account managers in client-facing discussions and presentations.

Industry Thought Leadership : Represent the company externally in security and technology conversations, shaping best practices and positioning our solutions as industry-leading.

Go-to-Market & Sales Acceleration : Bridge the gap between technical value and business outcomes, aligning security messaging with sales and marketing strategies to drive adoption of our products.

Cross-functional Influence & Collaboration : Work closely with the engineering, legal, risk, cyber, and compliance teams to ensure our security responses are accurate and reflect our latest technical and regulatory standing.

RFI / RFP Response : Analyze and respond to cybersecurity sections of RFIs (Requests for Information) and RFPs (Requests for Proposal), providing detailed and precise information about our security controls, policies, and procedures.

Security Documentation : Maintain and update a knowledge base of our security posture, including security policies, certifications (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001), and compliance documentation.

Continuous Improvement : Identify trends in customer security inquiries to help improve our documentation and proactive communication strategies.

Third-Party Risk & Due Diligence : Support third-party risk and due diligence processes, helping customers efficiently evaluate our security posture.

Product Roadmap Contribution : Provide insights on emerging cybersecurity trends and customer expectations to contribute to the product roadmap.

Security Sales Playbook Development : Develop and standardize security sales playbooks, equipping sales teams with messaging, objection handling, and case studies, as applicable.

Why Join Us :

Impactful Role : Play a critical role in shaping our customer trust strategy, directly influencing business growth and sales success by building trust and demonstrating our commitment to security for our customers.

Collaborative Culture : Partner with diverse teams across the organization, from engineering to sales, in a fast-paced work environment.

Thought Leadership : Represent the company externally and contribute to industry best practices.

Customer-Centric Focus : Be part of a team dedicated to empowering organizations to confidently adopt our solutions.

Basic Qualifications :

At least 7 years of progressive experience in a cybersecurity or information security role, with a strong understanding of security frameworks and best practices, and a focus on horizontal expertise across various domains.

At least 4 years in customer - facing roles , acting as a trusted advisor to senior security and IT leaders.

Deep technical understanding of cybersecurity principles, data protection, privacy, and compliance frameworks. Familiarity with common cybersecurity concepts, including access control, encryption, network security, and incident response.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, concise, and professional responses for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Meticulous and organized, with a proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously and great attention to detail .

Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications :

8+ years experience in developing and implementing scalable Customer Trust programs.

3+ years experience with Third Party Risk Management programs.

Strong business acumen and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value.

Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CIPP / E, or CompTIA Security+

Experience with cloud services and cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP), cybersecurity technologies, data cloud platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks).

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified 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.

Remote (Regardless of Location) : $204,900 - $233,800 for Sr. Manager, Solutions Architecture

Richmond, VA : $204,900 - $233,800 for Sr. Manager, Solutions Architecture

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.

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