Process Management Associate – Operational Readiness & Production Support

Capital One; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 67,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Process Management Associate to drive operational readiness and production support for critical commerce networks and digital payment ecosystems. You will lead onboarding, provide rapid issue resolution, and use data analysis to identify improvements across cross-functional teams.

The role requires sharp critical thinking, strong Excel/Google Sheets skills, and collaboration across multi-disciplinary groups to ensure process stability and high-quality delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in process management, operations or project management within financial services.
• At least 1 year of experience creating pivot tables, manipulating data, and analyzing trends with Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.

Responsibilities

• Operational Readiness & Client Onboarding: formulate workflows, scopes, and guidelines for onboarding.
• Production Support & Rapid Issue Resolution: act as first line of defense post-launch, diagnose and resolve performance issues.
• Subject Matter Expertise & Process Optimization: develop domain knowledge (e.g., RAN) and identify improvements and automation.
• Data Analysis & Stakeholder Collaboration: use pivot tables and data to extract insights and align strategies with leadership.

Skills

Excel/Google Sheets

Data analysis

Process management

Operations

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

Job description

Process Management Associate – Operational Readiness & Production Support

Capital One is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Process Management Associate to join a high-impact team supporting critical commerce networks and digital payment ecosystems. In this role, you will act as an operational Subject Matter Expert (SME) driving operational excellence and day-to-day process stability.

You will lead operational readiness for client onboarding, deliver rapid-response production support when operational issues arise, and leverage data to identify continuous process improvements. The ideal candidate possesses sharp critical thinking skills, strong spreadsheet data analysis capabilities (Excel/Google Sheets), and the interpersonal confidence to collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams.

Core Responsibilities:

• Operational Readiness & Client Onboarding
  • Formulate operational workflows, execution scopes, and process guidelines to ensure operational readiness prior to client launches
  • Define and validate operational procedures to guarantee seamless execution as new partners and programs are onboarded
• Production Support & Rapid Issue Resolution
  • Serve as the first line of defense for post-launch operational and production support across supported networks
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve performance anomalies (investigating dips in approval rates, transaction flow disruptions, or operational bottlenecks)
  • Actively manage and escalation operational risks and customer-impacting issues to leadership
• Subject Matter Expertise & Process Optimization
  • Build deep domain expertise in specific lines of business, including the Restricted Authorizations Network (RAN)
  • Analyze operational data to identify trends, pinpoint root causes, and propose value-add process enhancements and automation
  • Compare implemented operational solutions against original objectives and make required adjustments to ensure high-quality delivery
• Data Analysis & Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Utilize advanced Excel / Google Sheets tools (pivot tables, formulas, data aggregation) to extract actionable operational insights from the data
  • Communicate complex operational concepts clearly to both technical teams and business leadership.
  • Partner with team members and cross-functional peers to align operational strategies with business execution

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
• At least 1 year of experience in process management, operations or project management within financial services
• At least 1 year of experience creating pivot tables, manipulating data, and analyzing trends with Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in payments, merchant networks or digital commerce
• Prior exposure to digital wallet platforms (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay) or restricted authorization/issuer marketing networks

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

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.

• Chicago, IL: $66,700 - $76,100 for Process Manager
• Riverwoods, IL: $66,700 - $76,100 for Process 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.

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).