Senior Director, Field Chief Technology Officer
This is a high-stakes, high-visibility role for a 'technically lethal' leader who can command a stage and a codebase with equal authority. It combines the agility of a startup evangelist with the resources of a major financial powerhouse to solve the industry's toughest data privacy challenges. It is a rare opportunity to define the technical narrative for a new category of data security.
Capital One
McLean, Virginia, United States · Posted 17 April 2026
The role
Overview
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About Capital One
Capital One is an enterprise organisation working in financial services / cybersecurity, based in McLean, Virginia, United States.
Financial Services / Cybersecurity
Enterprise
McLean, Virginia, United States
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Requirements & Skills
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver keynotes and technical sessions at major events like AWS re:Invent and RSA
- Provide executive-level technical advisory to Global 2000 prospects
- Create high-signal technical content including white papers and architectural guides
- Train and enable technical teams at elite channel partners (Optiv, GuidePoint, WWT)
- Translate field feedback into actionable insights for Product and Engineering teams
Essential
- Proven track record as a public-facing technical leader (Field CTO, Evangelist, or Advocate)
- Verified portfolio of public speaking engagements and technical content creation
- Ability to architect and deploy environments within Snowflake or Databricks
- Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and security protocols
- Experience navigating complex buying centers and executive-level stakeholders
- Willingness to travel for major industry events and partner enablement
Preferred
- Prior experience as a CISO, CTO, or Lead Security Architect at a major enterprise
- Background in high-growth cybersecurity startups
- Established relationships within the cybersecurity channel ecosystem (VARs, GSIs)
- Experience working with industry analysts such as Gartner or Forrester
- History of building technical narratives for '0 to 1' product categories
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Perks
Benefits & perks
- Remote work flexibility
- Opportunity to lead a '0 to 1' initiative within a major enterprise
- High-visibility role with global travel to premier tech conferences
- Influence over product roadmap and engineering priorities
- Access to a robust network of Global 2000 executives and industry analysts
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