Director, Project Management: Cyber Security & Risk Governance

ITSMF; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 206,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director of Project Management in McLean, VA to lead a team within the cyber security governance and risk function, driving audit, regulatory and executive engagements. This role provides oversight across processes using Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma principles to strengthen delivery and outcomes.

The position requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and collaboration with technical teams while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 9+ years of process, project, or program management experience.
• At least 7 years of people management experience.
• Masters in Business Administration preferred.
• 10+ years of process, project, or program management experience preferred.
• PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a proven track record of excellent program management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage work in a dynamic complex environment
• Driving all phases of project management to include feasibility, definition, planning, prioritization, implementation and close out of projects
• Effectively applying project management methodology and standards, and ensuring project documents are complete and up to date
• Displaying cross-functional teamwork, communication, negotiation and leading across all levels
• Partnering cross-functionally with key stakeholders to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership to effectively drive project delivery
• Working with cross functional teams and influencing others to work toward common goal, regardless of resource and time constraints
• Creating transparency and fostering relationships to adjacent teams
• Proven ability to build a team strategy and effectively develop and lead a team of associates in pursuit of top performance
• Understanding of financial systems and technology processes
• Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
• High degree of organizational skills and ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously; prioritizes based on impact and makes difficult tradeoffs to meet deadlines
• Effective communicator – ability to create clarity amongst diverse groups from team members to stakeholders
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills – ability to establish metrics and utilize data to measure operational efficiency, team health, and partnership effectiveness
• Asks the tough questions and challenges the status quo

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s in Business Administration

PMP certification

Lean

Six Sigma

Agile

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director of Project Management in McLean, VA to lead a team within the cyber security governance and risk function, driving audit, regulatory and executive engagements. This role provides oversight across processes using Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma principles to strengthen delivery and outcomes.

The position requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and collaboration with technical teams while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.