Senior Project Manager, Card Payments & Controls

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Principal Associate, Project Manager for Card Payments Well Managed Team to ensure regulatory‑compliant, high‑quality customer payments delivery using Enterprise‑Wide infrastructure. You will work with product managers, software engineers, risk and compliance partners, and data teams to drive risk‑aware improvements.

The role emphasizes control testing, process excellence, and collaboration to minimize risk while sustaining operational efficiency and accurate reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or military experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in Project Management or Process Management.
• At least 1 year of experience in Risk Controls or Auditing.
• At least 1 year of experience working with analytical, data management, or software engineering teams.
• At least 1 year of experience with Excel or Google Sheets.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the project management lifecycle for control‑related initiatives, ensuring timely execution, clear communication, and adherence to quality standards.
• Solving complex problems and consulting on new capabilities by leveraging your payments subject matter expertise.
• Building, enhancing, and managing payments‑related processes and controls to ensure the day‑to‑day delivery of key functions.
• Driving the implementation of preventive controls to minimize risk events and improve operational efficiency.
• Partnering with Risk Management to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks involving data management and data movement systems.
• Collaborating with Product Management and Technology teams to integrate effective controls into the design and development of new and existing payment features.
• Influencing management through the effective presentation of insights and recommendations for improvement.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or military experience

Tools

Jira

SQL

Python

Excel

Job description

Capital One seeks a Principal Associate, Project Manager for Card Payments Well Managed Team to ensure regulatory‑compliant, high‑quality customer payments delivery using Enterprise‑Wide infrastructure. You will work with product managers, software engineers, risk and compliance partners, and data teams to drive risk‑aware improvements.

The role emphasizes control testing, process excellence, and collaboration to minimize risk while sustaining operational efficiency and accurate reporting