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Principal Associate, Project Manager - RISE Command Center

full-timePosted: Jan 14, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Capital One, a Fortune 500 company and one of the nation’s top 10 banks, offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Our goal is to create one of the nation’s great banks, and we have the necessary ingredients: a strong balance sheet, resilient businesses, a massive customer franchise, strong analytical capabilities and great people. We nurture a work environment where people with a variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds, guided by our shared values, come together to make Capital One a great company – and a great place to work.Global Enterprise Affairs (GEA) works with many external and internal stakeholders to envision and create a world of greater socioeconomic opportunity through advocating for an inclusive society, building thriving communities and creating financial tools that enrich lives. Our teams include Corporate Communications, Community Impact and Investment, Community Finance, CRA Strategy and Program Management, Government and Political Affairs Group, Regulatory Relations, and the Risk, Innovation, Strategy, and Enablement (RISE) team. Through our teams, we have access to a diverse group of motivated changemakers similarly focused on the ingredients for a better future.The GEA RISE team leads substantive and significant initiatives, programs and activities to deliver value across the department and enhance the company’s social impact. Our work is diverse and wide-ranging, but focused on providing material support to the mission, identity and strategic goals of the enterprise. Joining this team will challenge and diversify your purpose and perspectives. Our work isn’t easy and the bar is high, but the impact of success will be far-reaching and tangible.Capital One’s GEA RISE team is looking for a Project Manager to lead and support substantive and significant work that has material impact on the mission, identity, and strategic goals of the enterprise. This candidate will join GEA’s Command Center as a Project Manager in their PMO function, a best-in-class project delivery team that helps GEA deliver on its highest priority work using an adaptive project management approach.This job might be good for you if:
  • You are a transparent and motivated ambassador for the work of your team through in-person discussions and presentations delivered to audiences of varying size and seniority

  • Your influence and impact extend beyond the boundaries of your team through leadership without authority

  • You are a keen and perpetual student of project management frameworks and eager to apply and flex them appropriately in different situations

  • You enjoy implementing project management frameworks to add efficiency without impeding creativity while contributing to a center of excellence for project delivery and success

  • You enjoy being on a team whose impact is truly greater than the sum of its parts

  • You get bored always working on the same type of projects

  • A typical day includes:
  • Taking mission-aligned opportunities for Capital One and making them a reality through execution

  • Working with early-life cycle opportunities, adding definition to their scope and objectives to turn them into tangible and purposeful delivery opportunities

  • Managing large and small scale projects that have been prioritized by the organization from start to end

  • Establishing well managed governance and operational efficiencies for projects, including facilitating their progress, maintaining the motivation of the project teams and keeping stakeholders aligned toward project scope to accomplish work

  • Serving as a project management subject matter expert in GEA to ensure strategic initiatives are well-managed and enable project teams to collaborate and deliver intended outcomes

  • Identifying ways to plan, design, manage and improve project plans and processes while integrating various project components into project management processes that enable clarity, identification of roadblocks and risk mitigation

  • Influencing and motivating a broad array of internal partners to collaborate with GEA in growing and demonstrating Capital One’s corporate identity and mission orientation to external communities

  • Serving as a strategic advisor supporting the day-to-day and longer-term objectives of the GEA organization, as well as building and maintaining buy-in for change throughout the company

  • Hanging out with wonderful people and enjoying the vibe and buzz from being a part of an awesome team

  • Basic Qualifications: 
  • Bachelor’s degree or military experience

  • At least 4 years of experience in project management, process management, project delivery or any combination of the three

  • Preferred Qualifications: 
  • Experience working with nonprofits or start ups on large-scale social impact projects

  • Formal project management certifications 

  • At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

    Locations

    • Richmond, Virginia, United States
    • McLean, Virginia Richmond, VirginiaMcLean

    Salary

    Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence

    50,000 - 85,000 USD / yearly

    * This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.

    Skills Required

    • Project managementintermediate
    • Process managementintermediate
    • Stakeholder influence and leadership without authorityintermediate
    • Governance and risk mitigationintermediate
    • Cross-functional collaborationintermediate
    • Presentation and communicationintermediate

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree or military experience (experience)
    • At least 4 years of experience in project management, process management, or project delivery (experience)
    • Formal project management certifications (preferred) (experience)

    Responsibilities

    • Manage large and small scale projects from start to end
    • Establish governance and operational efficiencies
    • Facilitate project progress and stakeholder alignment
    • Serve as project management subject matter expert
    • Identify improvements to project plans and processes
    • Influence internal partners for collaboration

    Benefits

    • general: Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits

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    Principal Associate, Project Manager - RISE Command Center

    full-timePosted: Jan 14, 2026

    Job Description

    Overview

    Capital One, a Fortune 500 company and one of the nation’s top 10 banks, offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Our goal is to create one of the nation’s great banks, and we have the necessary ingredients: a strong balance sheet, resilient businesses, a massive customer franchise, strong analytical capabilities and great people. We nurture a work environment where people with a variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds, guided by our shared values, come together to make Capital One a great company – and a great place to work.Global Enterprise Affairs (GEA) works with many external and internal stakeholders to envision and create a world of greater socioeconomic opportunity through advocating for an inclusive society, building thriving communities and creating financial tools that enrich lives. Our teams include Corporate Communications, Community Impact and Investment, Community Finance, CRA Strategy and Program Management, Government and Political Affairs Group, Regulatory Relations, and the Risk, Innovation, Strategy, and Enablement (RISE) team. Through our teams, we have access to a diverse group of motivated changemakers similarly focused on the ingredients for a better future.The GEA RISE team leads substantive and significant initiatives, programs and activities to deliver value across the department and enhance the company’s social impact. Our work is diverse and wide-ranging, but focused on providing material support to the mission, identity and strategic goals of the enterprise. Joining this team will challenge and diversify your purpose and perspectives. Our work isn’t easy and the bar is high, but the impact of success will be far-reaching and tangible.Capital One’s GEA RISE team is looking for a Project Manager to lead and support substantive and significant work that has material impact on the mission, identity, and strategic goals of the enterprise. This candidate will join GEA’s Command Center as a Project Manager in their PMO function, a best-in-class project delivery team that helps GEA deliver on its highest priority work using an adaptive project management approach.This job might be good for you if:
  • You are a transparent and motivated ambassador for the work of your team through in-person discussions and presentations delivered to audiences of varying size and seniority

  • Your influence and impact extend beyond the boundaries of your team through leadership without authority

  • You are a keen and perpetual student of project management frameworks and eager to apply and flex them appropriately in different situations

  • You enjoy implementing project management frameworks to add efficiency without impeding creativity while contributing to a center of excellence for project delivery and success

  • You enjoy being on a team whose impact is truly greater than the sum of its parts

  • You get bored always working on the same type of projects

  • A typical day includes:
  • Taking mission-aligned opportunities for Capital One and making them a reality through execution

  • Working with early-life cycle opportunities, adding definition to their scope and objectives to turn them into tangible and purposeful delivery opportunities

  • Managing large and small scale projects that have been prioritized by the organization from start to end

  • Establishing well managed governance and operational efficiencies for projects, including facilitating their progress, maintaining the motivation of the project teams and keeping stakeholders aligned toward project scope to accomplish work

  • Serving as a project management subject matter expert in GEA to ensure strategic initiatives are well-managed and enable project teams to collaborate and deliver intended outcomes

  • Identifying ways to plan, design, manage and improve project plans and processes while integrating various project components into project management processes that enable clarity, identification of roadblocks and risk mitigation

  • Influencing and motivating a broad array of internal partners to collaborate with GEA in growing and demonstrating Capital One’s corporate identity and mission orientation to external communities

  • Serving as a strategic advisor supporting the day-to-day and longer-term objectives of the GEA organization, as well as building and maintaining buy-in for change throughout the company

  • Hanging out with wonderful people and enjoying the vibe and buzz from being a part of an awesome team

  • Basic Qualifications: 
  • Bachelor’s degree or military experience

  • At least 4 years of experience in project management, process management, project delivery or any combination of the three

  • Preferred Qualifications: 
  • Experience working with nonprofits or start ups on large-scale social impact projects

  • Formal project management certifications 

  • At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

    Locations

    • Richmond, Virginia, United States
    • McLean, Virginia Richmond, VirginiaMcLean

    Salary

    Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence

    50,000 - 85,000 USD / yearly

    * This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.

    Skills Required

    • Project managementintermediate
    • Process managementintermediate
    • Stakeholder influence and leadership without authorityintermediate
    • Governance and risk mitigationintermediate
    • Cross-functional collaborationintermediate
    • Presentation and communicationintermediate

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree or military experience (experience)
    • At least 4 years of experience in project management, process management, or project delivery (experience)
    • Formal project management certifications (preferred) (experience)

    Responsibilities

    • Manage large and small scale projects from start to end
    • Establish governance and operational efficiencies
    • Facilitate project progress and stakeholder alignment
    • Serve as project management subject matter expert
    • Identify improvements to project plans and processes
    • Influence internal partners for collaboration

    Benefits

    • general: Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits

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