Principal Associate, Project Manager

Capital One; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Principal Associate, Project Manager to lead strategic business initiatives, partnering with key stakeholders to deliver measurable impact on the company’s bottom line. You will drive scope, timelines, budgets, and risks, building plans from feasibility through implementation, and communicating with leaders across the organization.

A Bachelor’s degree or military experience is required, with 5+ years of PM experience; a Master’s degree and certifications such as PMP,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience.
• At least 5 years of project management experience.
• Masters degree preferred.
• PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead large and small scale projects with direct impact on the company.
• Drive scope, timelines and budget; identify and mitigate risks.
• Plan, design, manage and execute project plans from feasibility to implementation.
• Partner with project customers to provide strategic and tactical thought leadership.
• Forge relationships with stakeholders to ensure delivery of commitments.
• Exhibit strong consulting and collaboration skills across all levels.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience

Masters Degree

PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification

Job description

Principal Associate, Project Manager

As a Project Manager at Capital One, you can achieve results you never thought possible by leading critical and strategic business projects. In this exciting role you will work closely with key stakeholders to deliver results that will have a direct impact on the bottom line of the company. You will work with smart, talented people who will challenge you to excel. You will be rewarded for your passion and your achievements.

General Responsibilities

• Work on large and small scale projects that have a direct impact on the company.
• Drive projects based on defined priorities; ensure scope of deliverables, timelines and budget are met; identify risks and issues and mitigate and / or escape as needed Plan, design, manage and execute project plans to ensure delivery.
• This activity includes management 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.
• Forge relationships with key stakeholders to ensure delivery of commitments.
• Identify ways to improve and streamline business process.
• Exhibit a proven track record of project management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage the work.
• Demonstrate outstanding communication and partnership skills which are essential for interacting and communicating with key stakeholders across all levels to manage, inform, and influence outcomes.
• Demonstrate organizational agility to adapt to changing demands.
• Display strong consulting and collaboration skills

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree
• At least 7 years of Project Management experience
• PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification

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 Riverwoods, IL: $109,900 - $125,400 for Principal Project Manager Houston, TX: $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.

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.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit.