Capital One-posted 2 months ago
$144,000 - $180,800/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Hybrid • Mclean, VA
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The Manager, Counsel role will be primarily responsible for managing a variety of procurement contracts escalated to Legal from our Enterprise Supplier Management (ESM) team, as well as providing advice and counsel to ESM. The Counsel is a hybrid business counsel/transactions counsel role that will be responsible for managing (including drafting and negotiating) procurement transactions that support Technology, Card, Retail and Commercial Bank, Auto Finance, Payment Network, Workplace Solutions, Brand, HR, Global Finance, and other lines of business and functional groups. The successful candidate will be a legal professional with proven ability to operate effectively in a complex, highly regulated, and evolving environment. The candidate will have a demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a team player, interacting with associates across departments and job levels; the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision; strong organizational skills with impeccable attention to detail; excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills; and the ability to work cooperatively with internal constituents to create efficient processes and to get issues resolved across organizational boundaries.

  • Managing (including drafting and negotiating) procurement transactions that support various lines of business and functional groups.
  • Identifying legal issues and risks in procurement and outsourcing contracts and working with legal stakeholders to draft appropriate terms and conditions.
  • Understanding and advising on internal guidelines and procedures.
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with ESM and legal stakeholders.
  • Managing repeatable, controlled processes for transactional work.
  • Managing and coordinating outside counsel when necessary, including management of the delivery of services and cost.
  • Creating reports, discussing trends/metrics with senior leaders in Legal and ESM, and creating and providing training on key issues and processes as needed.
  • Acting as a backup Legal representative in procurement risk gate meetings.
  • Delegating/managing assignments to a team of backup attorneys as needed.
  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
  • Active member in good standing of at least one state bar.
  • At least 2 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, government or an in-house legal department, or a combination, with a focus on third party procurement, vendor or outsourcing transactions.
  • 3+ years of combined experience as an attorney in a law firm or in-house counsel legal department with a focus on third party procurement, vendor or outsourcing transactions.
  • 2+ years of experience providing advice and counsel on complex procurement transactions.
  • 2+ years of experience in the financial services industry.
  • Experience identifying issues related to privacy.
  • Ability to manage multiple transactions or matters, take on new responsibilities and handle novel issues.
  • Ability and desire to learn new areas of law.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills.
  • Experience with Google Workspace.
  • 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).
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