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Product Evenings TO: Why Great Fintech Product Managers Embrace Complexity

Join us for a conversation with Mia Hochar, Senior Director of Product Management at Capital One Canada, for a behind the scenes look at how customer-centric innovation comes to life at a leading digital financial service provider that is accustomed to both complex risk management and making bold decisions in the highly regulated financial services industry.

  • BrainStation Toronto
  • Wed, Feb 25, 2026
  • 2026-02-25T23:00:00.0000000Z  –  2026-02-26T00:30:00.0000000Z
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  • Mia Hochar

    Mia Hochar

    Senior Director of Product Management

Mia Hochar

Senior Director of Product Management

Capital One

Drawing from her experience in digital financial services, Mia explores how strong PMs balance multi-layered risk, foster truth-seeking cultures, and translate constraints into clear customer value, showing why complexity isn’t a blocker to great products, but a catalyst for better decisions.

  • Mia Hochar

    Mia Hochar

    Senior Director of Product Management

    Mia Hochar is a Senior Director of Product Management, leading products, capabilities, and design at Capital One Canada. In her role, she brings products and experiences to life to support the financial journeys of Canadians, guiding them from conception to implementation, always working back from the customer and leveraging data to drive decisions.

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Event Overview

Fintech product management is complex by default, layered with regulation, risk, and high customer expectations. In this session, Mia Hochar shares how leading product teams at Capital One embrace that complexity to build secure, innovative, and customer-first products and experiences.

  • 01

    Multi-Layered Risk Management

    Great fintech product managers don’t avoid complexity, they design through it. Learn how to navigate regulatory, operational, and security risks while still delivering meaningful innovation.

  • 02

    Truth-Seeking Culture

    The strongest product teams are grounded in evidence, not assumptions. Explore how a truth-seeking culture encourages curiosity, challenges bias, and leverages data to guide decision-making.

  • 03

    Customer-Centricity

    Product managers know to listen to customers to understand their pain points and to engineer the best solutions to address them. Discover how managers pair customer centricity and the deep understanding of the environment they work in to translate needs into actionable and sustainable solutions.

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What's Included

  • Gourmet Light Refreshments – Enjoy a curated selection of artisanal bites and small plates, perfect for connecting with colleagues.
  • Settle in for easy conversation and good company in a warm, welcoming space. With a thoughtful selection of beer and wine on hand, it’s the perfect backdrop for winding down or catching up.

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    Located near Front St. West and Spadina Ave. at The Well, right next to the Indigo.

  2. Entering The Building

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    Take the elevator to the 2nd floor. Our staff will be there to greet you at the campus reception.

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  • Wed, Feb 25, 2026
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