Principal People Scientist, People Strategy & Analytics

Capital One • McLean, VA

3d • $131,300 - $149,800

About The Position

The People Strategy and Analytics team at Capital One is on a mission to transform the associate experience – from hiring to onboarding to career development – so that all talent can flourish. As a Principal People Scientist on the People Strategy & Analytics team, you will use organizational science, measurement techniques, behavioral insights, and advanced analytics to help drive that transformation. Our ideal candidate will display a strong balance of analytical and problem solving skills, business consulting, and communication competencies, as well as the ability to work in a dynamic team environment. You’ll be on a cross-functional team that includes analysts, data scientists, and other people scientists. This role will primarily specialize in enterprise listening strategies like surveying & measurement design, but will also have frequent opportunities to collaborate with key HR partners in areas like Talent & Performance Management, People Leadership and Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging. Projects will focus on improving the associate experience and unlocking best practices in the talent strategy space. A typical day will include client consultation, measurement design, program design, insights generation, and analysis.

Requirements

• Master's degree
• At least 1 year of professional work experience in Industrial and Organizational Psychology OR Organizational Behavior OR Behavioral Science
• At least 1 year of data analysis experience conducting analyses, and building statistical models in R, Python, or SQL
• At least 2 years of experience in consulting with external or internal clients across a variety of seniority levels and technical experience

Nice To Haves

• PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology or Organizational Behavior or Behavioral Science
• At least 2 years professional work experience in Industrial and Organizational Psychology or Organizational Behavior
• Knowledge of advanced statistical methodologies, including regression, or longitudinal analysis, or Bayesian modeling

Responsibilities

• Consultation: Bring your expertise in organizational science principles and analysis to help our clients frame problems, answer questions, and design solutions to improve the associate experience
• Design: Build and drive key programs and solutions for our partners, including strategies for measurement and validation
• Experimentation: Partner with clients and teams across Capital One to design experiments to understand key drivers of associates and behavior
• Insights & analysis: Analyze the impact of our programs and combine those insights with the latest thinking in organizational science to help our clients make data-driven, informed decisions

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