Senior Manager, Senior Counsel – Corporate and Strategic Transactions

Capital One; Richmond (VA); Sur place; USD 183 000 - 208 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Capital One's CAST team seeks a Senior Manager, Senior Counsel to drive high‑stakes corporate and strategic transactions. You will draft, negotiate, and advise across mergers, investments, licensing, and agreements, while coordinating outside counsel and ensuring efficient processes in a fast‑paced, regulated environment.

Ideal candidates bring a J.D., 4+ years in relevant transactions, and strong drafting and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active bar membership with Virginia Corporate Counsel eligibility.
• At least 4 years of experience in corporate and strategic transactions.

Responsabilités

• Assist in managing and negotiating a wide range of transactions including M&A and venture capital investments.
• Work with due diligence, portfolio sales, strategic arrangements, and procurement contracts.
• Counsel business groups and provide legal advice on complex issues.
• Implement repeatable processes for transactional work.
• Coordinate outside counsel and manage services delivery and cost.

Connaissances

Team player

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Formation

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

Outils

Google Workspace

Description du poste

The Team

CAST (Corporate and Strategic Transactions) is a team within Capital One's Legal Department that is at the tip of the spear in executing on Capital One's transactional activity, including mergers & acquisitions, strategic investments, complex procurement and outsourcing contracts, line of business transactions, card programs, and corporate real estate transactions. In addition, the diverse group of attorneys and other legal professionals within CAST advise our diversified businesses on a broad range of business matters in a constantly changing, stimulating and collegial environment. Through its bold initiatives, state of the art infrastructure, breadth of talent, and dynamic work environment, the Legal Department of Capital One has become one of the most highly admired corporate legal departments in the country.

Based in McLean and Richmond, CAST prides itself on providing its associates with an environment that fosters authenticity and a space for growth and development, and fostering a culture where each associate is respected and their individual contributions are valued.

The Role

The Senior Manager, Senior Counsel in the role will be responsible for the following:

• Assisting in managing (including drafting and negotiating) a wide range of transactions including mergers and acquisitions and venture capital investments
• Working with complex due diligence reviews, business line partnerships, portfolio sales and acquisitions, industry consortiums and other strategic arrangements, marketing agreements, API licenses, and complex procurement and outsourcing contracts
• Counseling and advising business groups, including providing legal advice on complex legal issues
• Implementing and monitoring repeatable, controlled processes for transactional work
• When necessary, managing and coordinating outside counsel, including management of the delivery of services and cost

The Person

The successful candidate will be a seasoned legal professional with proven ability to operate effectively in a complex, highly regulated, and evolving environment. The candidate will have a demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a team player, interacting with associates across departments and job levels; the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision; strong organizational skills with impeccable attention to detail; excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills; and the ability to work cooperatively with internal constituents to create efficient processes and to get issues resolved across organizational boundaries.

Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills and the ability to identify, lead and manage a negotiation team as well as the ability to manage multiple transactions, take on new responsibilities and handle novel issues are critical.

Basic Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar with the ability to register as Corporate Counsel in Virginia
• At least 4 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel, with a focus on corporate and strategic transactions (private and public mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, portfolio and other asset sales and acquisitions, credit card partnerships, credit card association agreements, or marketing alliances).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience, including drafting and negotiating, as an attorney in a law firm or in-house counsel legal department, across a wide range of commercial transactions, including in-house procurement or supply chain management transactions, and marketing arrangements
• Experience providing advice and counsel on transactions to clients in the financial services industry
• Ability and desire to learn new areas of law
• Experience with Google Workspace

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.

McLean, VA: $200,700 - $229,100 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel

Richmond, VA: $182,500 - $208,300 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel

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.

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