Director, Project Management

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Project Management to enhance portfolio operations within Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering. This pivotal role involves streamlining processes, leading strategic roadmap activities, and supporting the adoption of Jira standards across teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project and people management, with excellent communication and influencing skills to drive alignment with business objectives. Join a dynamic organization that values diverse perspectives and fosters a collaborative work environment, where your contributions will significantly impact the company's success.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Performance-based incentives

Inclusive work environment

Financial wellness programs

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Project Management experience with strong leadership skills.
• Experience in overseeing strategic portfolio operations and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Streamline portfolio operations and oversee standardized intake processes.
• Lead complex projects and develop reporting dashboards integrating delivery metrics.

Skills

Project Management

People Management

Strategic Planning

Communication Skills

Influencing Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s / MBA Degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

Director, Project Management

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.

As a Director of Portfolio Management at Capital One, you will streamline portfolio operations across Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering (CORE), enhancing efficiency and alignment with business objectives. You will oversee a standardized intake process, ensuring decision-making flows and prioritization steps to ensure the business effectively manages intake from various sources. Furthermore, you will support Jira standardization efforts across CORE teams, driving consistency in workflow management and reporting.

General Responsibilities:

• Streamlining portfolio operations across Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering, to include a standardized intake process
• Leading strategic roadmap activities for Portfolio Management function
• Developing reporting dashboards that integrate delivery metrics with portfolio spend and supporting Jira standardization efforts across CORE
• Supporting CORE teams in their adoption of Jira standards, enabling the operationalization of our strategy
• Providing planning and execution support across key leadership team rhythms, such as monthly business review, portfolio planning, and prioritization sessions
• Leading moderate to large complex projects and programs by providing strategic direction to projects, peers, and direct reports
• Partnering cross-functionally to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership to effectively drive enhanced alignment with business objectives
• Building relationships and collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure delivery of commitments
• Exhibit outstanding influencing skills to effectively drive project/program efforts
• Have excellent communication and partnership skills which are essential for interacting and communicating with key stakeholders at all levels across the company to manage, inform and influence outcomes

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 8 Years of Project Management experience
• At least 5 Years of People Management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters / MBA degree
• 9+ 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 (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization).

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: $200,100 - $228,400 for Director, Project Management

Plano, TX: $181,800 - $207,500 for Director, Project Management

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.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.