Senior Manager, Senior Counsel – Corporate and Strategic Transactions

Capital One • McLean, VA

2d • $182,500 - $229,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

The CAST (Corporate and Strategic Transactions) team within Capital One's Legal Department is responsible for executing Capital One's transactional activities. This includes mergers & acquisitions, strategic investments, complex procurement and outsourcing contracts, line of business transactions, card programs, and corporate real estate transactions. The team also advises diversified businesses on a broad range of business matters in a dynamic and collegial environment. Capital One's Legal Department is recognized as one of the most admired corporate legal departments in the country. CAST, based in McLean and Richmond, offers an environment that fosters authenticity, growth, development, respect, and values individual contributions.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar with the ability to register as Corporate Counsel in Virginia
• At least 4 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel, with a focus on corporate and strategic transactions (private and public mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, portfolio and other asset sales and acquisitions, credit card partnerships, credit card association agreements, or marketing alliances)
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a complex, highly regulated, and evolving environment
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a team player, interacting with associates across departments and job levels
• 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
• Ability to work cooperatively with internal constituents to create efficient processes and to get issues resolved across organizational boundaries
• Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills
• Ability to identify, lead and manage a negotiation team
• Ability to manage multiple transactions, take on new responsibilities and handle novel issues

Nice To Haves

• Experience, including drafting and negotiating, as an attorney in a law firm or in-house counsel legal department, across a wide range of commercial transactions, including in-house procurement or supply chain management transactions, and marketing arrangements
• Experience providing advice and counsel on transactions to clients in the financial services industry
• Ability and desire to learn new areas of law
• Experience with Google Workspace

Responsibilities

• Assisting in managing (including drafting and negotiating) a wide range of transactions including mergers and acquisitions and venture capital investments
• Working with complex due diligence reviews, business line partnerships, portfolio sales and acquisitions, industry consortiums and other strategic arrangements, marketing agreements, API licenses, and complex procurement and outsourcing contracts
• Counseling and advising business groups, including providing legal advice on complex legal issues
• Implementing and monitoring repeatable, controlled processes for transactional work
• When necessary, managing and coordinating outside counsel, including management of the delivery of services and cost

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: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree