Capital One
Senior Principal Payment Tech Development Manager
$162K–$221K
Riverwoods, IL +3 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Location
- Riverwoods, IL
McLean, VA
New York, NY
Chicago, IL - Experience
- At least 6 years in payment technology research and development; at least 4 years supporting, partnering and interacting with internal or external business clients; at least 4 years in people management and performance management.
- Education
- High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Leads an engineering organization that develops, tests, certifies, and delivers payment technologies, while setting technical direction and managing teams, stakeholders, vendors, and compliance.
What you'll do
- Lead teams developing card, mobile, and cloud-based payment technologies and define product technical specifications.
- Direct testing, validation, certification, and compliance strategies for payment products.
- Build and manage engineering teams, stakeholder relationships, vendor partnerships, and technical risk mitigation.
What they ask for
- At least 6 years of payment technology research and development experience.
- At least 4 years of experience supporting, partnering and interacting with internal or external business clients.
- At least 4 years of people management and performance management experience.
- High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or Technology.
- Experience leading large-scale deployment projects involving EMV payments systems, mobile payment technologies (including cloud-based payments) and secure elements.
Pay
$161,500 - $184,300 USD base salary (Sales Territory); $177,700 - $202,800 USD base salary (McLean, VA); $193,800 - $221,200 USD base salary (New York, NY); $161,500 - $184,300 USD base salary (Riverwoods, IL)
Tools
D-PAS, Mobile D-PAS Wallet, EMV, contact/contactless chips, mobile payments, cloud-based payments, secure elements
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