Director, Assistant General Counsel - Business Core

Capital One • McLean, VA

100d • $226,000 - $257,900

About The Position

We're looking for an experienced and collaborative legal leader to join our growing TechReg Legal team. This is a unique opportunity to act as the lead legal partner for the Business Core tower of our Customer Identity and Core team (CIC). The CIC team is responsible for managing the enterprise system of record for over millions of customers, both consumers and businesses, enabling access to the company’s digital experiences and protecting critical customer account information at the highest level of security. We are always evolving the way we serve our small business and commercial customers, and this role is at the forefront of that work. You'll partner closely with our Product, Engineering, and Design teams, providing clear, practical legal advice that helps us innovate while navigating a complex regulatory landscape. You'll work on everything from product counseling to managing issues and events.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar.
• At least 5 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel.
• At least 5 years of experience in a small business or commercial law practice.

Nice To Haves

• 8+ years of experience as a practicing attorney focused on small business or commercial law practice.
• 8+ years of experience in an in-house counsel role or combined experience at a law firm and in-house counsel, supporting ecommerce, mobile apps, payments or software products and/or agreements.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships across teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive, business-minded legal advice to senior product leaders on the evolution of our Business Core.
• Work on projects that unite our many lines of business, drilling down into how we do what we do.
• Act as the subject matter expert on a wide range of regulatory issues.
• Translate between business intent, regulatory requirements, legal guardrails, and best practices.
• Own the legal issues, including drafting product terms, reviewing marketing collateral, and interfacing with business leaders.
• Help build processes, playbooks, and training materials that enable product teams and stakeholders to move quickly and confidently.
• Review product feature changes for regulatory compliance issues by meeting with business partners.
• Perform legal research on the application of existing and new laws to novel implementations of technology.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support total well-being.
• Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree