Principal Project Manager

Principal Project Manager

Do you love driving end-to-end delivery and pioneering new ways of working? Do you enjoy creating structure out of ambiguity and solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers, and disruptors who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs.

We are seeking a Principal Project Manager who is passionate about masterfully managing cross-functional stakeholders and balancing project scope and timelines. In this exciting role, you will independently execute critical and strategic business projects that drive meaningful business outcomes. Partnering closely with key leaders and forward-thinking peers, you will have the opportunity to push the boundaries of your project leadership, turn big ideas into reality, and excel alongside the brightest talent in the industry.

The Strategy & Operations Domain ensures the Bank Tech engine runs optimally through periods of transformation and growth. We provide the horizontal services - including strategic planning, workforce execution, and portfolio management - that enable our engineering teams to focus on building for a modern bank. Looking ahead, we are focused on integrating AI into our operational core, leveraging emerging tools to automate tasks and serve as a strategic thought partner.

What You’ll Do

• Execute large and small-scale projects that contribute to broader business initiatives
• Drive projects based on defined priorities while ensuring scope of deliverables, timelines, and budgets are met
• Identify risks and issues, mitigating and escalating them as needed to manage project impacts
• Plan, design, manage, and execute project plans through feasibility, design, planning, and implementation
• Leverage problem-solving skills to ensure project plans deliver on intent and maintain key project documentation
• Partner with project customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership to effectively drive project delivery
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure the delivery of commitments
• Identify ways to improve and streamline business processes
• Quickly put structure in place to manage work and demonstrate organizational agility to adapt to changing demands
• Demonstrate outstanding communication and partnership skills to interact with stakeholders across all levels to manage, inform, and influence outcomes
• Display strong consulting and collaboration skills to ensure successful project delivery

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience
• At least 5 years of Project Management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
• 6+ years of Project Management experience
• PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $120,800 - $137,900 for Principal Project Manager

Richmond, VA: $109,900 - $125,400 for Principal Project Manager

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the

Capital One Careers website

. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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