Project Manager - Core Card

Capital One • McLean, VA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

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

The role leads complex projects and programs from planning through execution, balancing scope, timelines, and risks. It also establishes sustainable, scalable workflows, supports project handoffs and escalations, and helps teams create routines to move work forward. The Project Manager will work with team members at all levels and mentor, develop, and coach associate project managers and delivery team members. Problem-solving may involve joining disparate data sets in Excel or Google Sheets to analyze issues and communicate solutions.

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.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence, build trust, and partner with key leaders.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to apply project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, or Design Thinking.
• Ability to pivot, manage multiple concurrent priorities, and lead teams through change.
• Ability to analyze and combine data sets using Excel or Google Sheets.

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, 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.
• Establish structure within complex, fast-paced workstreams and create sustainable, scalable workflow structures.
• Track project handoffs and timeframe impacts, and provide escalations.
• Work with team members at all levels to create well-managed routines that move work from the now to the next to the new.
• Analyze problems using data, including joining disparate data sets in Excel or Google Sheets, and communicate solutions.
• Manage multiple concurrent priorities and lead teams through change.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being; eligibility varies by employment status and management level.
• 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