Project Manager - Core Card

Capital One • McLean, VA

2d • $151,900 - $173,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

Capital One’s Model Risk Office (MROf) governs and maintains models used in important business decisions, defining the company’s model risk management framework and model governance practices to meet regulatory standards. The Project Manager will partner with leaders and cross-functional teams to manage strategic, high-priority projects and deliver business outcomes. This hybrid role requires on-site presence according to Capital One’s hybrid policy at the employee’s designated office location.

The role leads complex projects and programs from planning through execution, adapting and documenting project plans to manage timelines, scope, and risks. It also supports collaboration and alignment across stakeholders, develops team members, and builds sustainable and scalable workflows. The position calls for strong communication, analytical problem-solving, flexibility across concurrent priorities, and the ability to lead teams through change.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience.
• At least 6 years of project management experience.
• At least 5 years of experience supporting, partnering with, and interacting with internal business clients.
• Proven ability to establish structure quickly within complex, fast-paced workstreams.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to influence, build trust, and partner with key leaders.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, using methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, or Design Thinking.
• Ability to pivot, manage multiple concurrent priorities, and lead teams through change.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• 7 or more years of project management experience.
• 1 or more years of people management experience.
• 2 or more years of Jira or GitHub project experience.
• 2 or more years of model risk management experience in a regulated financial institution.
• PMP, Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects and programs by providing strategic direction and managing execution from start to finish.
• Design, adapt, and document detailed project plans to manage timelines, scope, and risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and align stakeholders at all levels to deliver strategic goals.
• Mentor, develop, and coach associate project managers and delivery team members.
• Create a well-managed, sustainable, and scalable workflow structure for organizing team workflows and throughput.
• Track project handoffs and timeframe impacts, and provide escalations.
• Work with team members at all levels to establish routines that support current, upcoming, and new work.
• Use analytical problem-solving, including joining disparate datasets in Excel or Google Sheets, to develop and communicate solutions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being.
• Eligibility for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager