Principal Associate, Project Manager - RISE Command Center

Principal Associate, Project Manager - RISE Command Center
Capital One, a Fortune 500 company and one of the nation's top 10 banks, offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Our goal is to create one of the nation's great banks, and we have the necessary ingredients: a strong balance sheet, resilient businesses, a massive customer franchise, strong analytical capabilities and great people. We nurture a work environment where people with a variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds, guided by our shared values, come together to make Capital One a great company - and a great place to work.
Global Enterprise Affairs (GEA) works with many external and internal stakeholders to envision and create a world of greater socioeconomic opportunity through advocating for an inclusive society, building thriving communities and creating financial tools that enrich lives. Our teams include Corporate Communications, Community Impact and Investment, Community Finance, CRA Strategy and Program Management, Government and Political Affairs Group, Regulatory Relations, and the Risk, Innovation, Strategy, and Enablement (RISE) team. Through our teams, we have access to a diverse group of motivated changemakers similarly focused on the ingredients for a better future.
The GEA RISE team leads substantive and significant initiatives, programs and activities to deliver value across the department and enhance the company's social impact. Our work is diverse and wide-ranging, but focused on providing material support to the mission, identity and strategic goals of the enterprise. Joining this team will challenge and diversify your purpose and perspectives. Our work isn't easy and the bar is high, but the impact of success will be far-reaching and tangible.
Capital One's GEA RISE team is looking for a Project Manager to lead and support substantive and significant work that has material impact on the mission, identity, and strategic goals of the enterprise. This candidate will join GEA's Command Center as a Project Manager in their PMO function, a best-in-class project delivery team that helps GEA deliver on its highest priority work using an adaptive project management approach.
This job might be good for you if:

• You are a transparent and motivated ambassador for the work of your team through in-person discussions and presentations delivered to audiences of varying size and seniority
• Your influence and impact extend beyond the boundaries of your team through leadership without authority
• You are a keen and perpetual student of project management frameworks and eager to apply and flex them appropriately in different situations
• You enjoy implementing project management frameworks to add efficiency without impeding creativity while contributing to a center of excellence for project delivery and success
• You enjoy being on a team whose impact is truly greater than the sum of its parts
• You get bored always working on the same type of projects

A typical day includes:

• Taking mission-aligned opportunities for Capital One and making them a reality through execution
• Working with early-life cycle opportunities, adding definition to their scope and objectives to turn them into tangible and purposeful delivery opportunities
• Managing large and small scale projects that have been prioritized by the organization from start to end
• Establishing well managed governance and operational efficiencies for projects, including facilitating their progress, maintaining the motivation of the project teams and keeping stakeholders aligned toward project scope to accomplish work
• Serving as a project management subject matter expert in GEA to ensure strategic initiatives are well-managed and enable project teams to collaborate and deliver intended outcomes
• Identifying ways to plan, design, manage and improve project plans and processes while integrating various project components into project management processes that enable clarity, identification of roadblocks and risk mitigation
• Influencing and motivating a broad array of internal partners to collaborate with GEA in growing and demonstrating Capital One's corporate identity and mission orientation to external communities
• Serving as a strategic advisor supporting the day-to-day and longer-term objectives of the GEA organization, as well as building and maintaining buy-in for change throughout the company
• Hanging out with wonderful people and enjoying the vibe and buzz from being a part of an awesome team

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or military experience
• At least 4 years of experience in project management, process management, project delivery or any combination of the three

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with nonprofits or start ups on large-scale social impact projects
• Formal project management certifications

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new 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.
McLean, VA: $120,800 - $137,900 for Principal Project Manager
Richmond, VA: $109,900 - $125,400 for Principal Project Manager
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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