Principal Associate, Project Management

Capital One • Richmond, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Anti Money Laundering Program Management Office (AML PMO) is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Principal Associate in Project Management. This role sits within the AML tower of the Enterprise Risk Organization (ERO). As a Principal Associate, you will lead complex workstreams to implement innovations and enhancements to AML Investigator platforms and tools. In this exciting role, you will work closely with key stakeholders to deliver results that will have a direct impact on the bottom line of the company. This role will be responsible for building relationships across lines of business and partner teams in Capital One’s Tech and Product organizations. You will serve as an important culture carrier for the organization, modeling the right behaviors and creating a shared sense of purpose, leadership, and accountability with and for the team. You will foster the culture of AML and be a critical piece to the team vision and values.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience
• At least 3 Years of Project Management experience
• At least 1 year of experience using PowerPoint or Google Slides
• At least 1 year of experience using Excel or Google Sheets
• Strong communication proficiency across diverse audiences and channels
• Ability to multitask and quickly context-shift, while demonstrating urgency, prioritization and ownership to drive projects to completion
• Reacts seamlessly to change in priorities and delivery focus
• Effectively balances strategy and tactical delivery
• Broad understanding of organizational dynamics, including Capital One dynamics, as you position the team (and organization) for success
• Demonstrate a proven track record of project management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage the work in a dynamic complex environment
• Demonstrate organizational agility to adapt to changing demands
• Demonstrate quality problem solving, collaboration and influencing skills
• Self-starter who works autonomously and takes initiative
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and enjoy cutting through distractions to discern priorities and create structure where none exists
• Understand the big picture but is also able to execute with close attention to detail
• Build relationships and influence across levels and functions
• Ask why, explore, and want to learn

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree
• 4+ years of Project Management experience
• 3+ years of experience in PowerPoint or Google Slides
• 3+ years of experience in Excel or Google Sheets
• 3+ years of experience in Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)
• Project Management Professional, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification
• Direct experience with similar teams is heavily preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and execution of large-scale projects and routines, including change management, data management and complex governance functions.
• Oversee multi-faceted workstreams and day-to-day activities, ensuring alignment with delivery roadmaps.
• Act as a primary point of contact for Senior Leadership Team (SLT) members, providing regular updates on project health, risks, and strategic outcomes.
• Lead the delivery of proactive solutions for program milestones, dependency management and risk mitigation.

Benefits

• comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your 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: Principal