Social Impact Activation Lead, Sr. Associate - Community Impact & Investment

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88K-110K Annually
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Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
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The Role
Lead design and execution of corporate volunteer and social impact initiatives: benchmark peers, consult business partners, build test-learn-scale frameworks, ensure governance and CRA compliance, define KPIs, and deliver strategic project plans to drive associate engagement and community investment.
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Social Impact Activation Lead, Sr. Associate - Community Impact & Investment
As the Social Impact Activation Lead, Sr. Associate You will collaborate with team members and cross enterprise business contacts to drive results that increasingly align business strategy and social impact; launch new, different, and more holistic approaches to engaging our associates and investing in our communities; leverage Capital One's volunteer time and talent in increasingly strategic ways; and customize data, analytics, research, and inclusive design to inform more targeted and actionable consulting to our business partners. In this role you will be responsible for:
  • Conducting comprehensive benchmarking of social impact and volunteerism programs against peer organizations to identify innovative engagement models and best practices.
  • Serving as a strategic consultant to business partners, utilizing data-driven insights and human-centered design to maximize the impact of volunteer time and talent.
  • Designing and implementing a "test, learn, and scale" framework to drive the strategic evolution of social impact initiatives, ensuring continuous optimization based on associate feedback and community needs.
  • Ensuring operational governance for any new volunteerism programs to ensure enterprise-wide consistency, scalability, and adherence to CRA compliance and business impact goals.
  • Defining key performance indicators and reporting mechanisms to provide visibility into volunteer participation, resource allocation, and overall corporate social impact.
  • Developing actionable and strategic project plans around stakeholder insights that will define the priorities for our team and rally our stakeholders to the vision

The person will:
  • Exhibit influencing skills to effectively drive project / program efforts
  • Demonstrate a proven track record of excellent project management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage work in a dynamic complex environment
  • Display a passion for coaching and developing a team of associates through their leadership style
  • Have excellent communication and partnership skills which are essential for interacting and communicating with key stakeholders at all levels across the company to manage, inform and influence outcomes

Basic Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
  • At least 3 years of experience in process management or project management, or a combination

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 1+ years of experience managing, coordinating, or executing community volunteer programs or employee engagement initiatives
  • 4+ years of experience in project management
  • 2+ years of experience with community event management, nonprofit, or political experience
  • 1+ years of experience planning, scheduling, or tracking metrics for corporate or non-profit volunteer events
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a focus on clarity, persuasion, and data-driven storytelling
  • 1+ years of experience leveraging emerging AI technology such as Gemini or Claude

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: $96,500 - $110,100 for Sr. Project Manager
Richmond, VA: $87,700 - $100,100 for Sr. 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.
If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at [email protected] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to [email protected]
Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Skills Required

  • Exhibit influencing skills to effectively drive project and program efforts
  • Proven track record of excellent project management and ability to structure work in complex environments
  • Passion for coaching and developing a team of associates through leadership
  • Excellent communication and partnership skills for interacting with stakeholders at all levels
  • High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
  • At least 3 years of experience in process management or project management, or a combination
  • 1+ years of experience managing, coordinating, or executing community volunteer programs or employee engagement initiatives
  • 4+ years of experience in project management
  • 2+ years of experience with community event management, nonprofit, or political experience
  • 1+ years planning, scheduling, or tracking metrics for corporate or non-profit volunteer events
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with focus on clarity, persuasion, and data-driven storytelling
  • 1+ years of experience leveraging emerging AI technology such as Gemini or Claude

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