Senior Project Manager – Card Payments & Risk Controls

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Principal Associate, Project Manager for the Card Payments Well Managed Team to deliver a regulated, reliable payments experience using enterprise-scale infrastructure and data flows.

You will collaborate with product, software engineering, risk and data teams to manage control-driven initiatives, oversee testing, and drive process excellence while ensuring timely delivery and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or military experience required.
• 3+ years in Project Management or Process Management.
• 1+ year in Risk Controls or Auditing.
• Experience with analytical, data management, or software teams.
• Proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the project management lifecycle for control-related initiatives with on-time delivery.
• Identify, assess and mitigate risks and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with product, technology, and risk teams to embed controls.
• Lead testing, validation, and remediation of control processes.
• Present insights and recommendations to management.

Skills

Project Management

Process Management

Risk Controls

Data Management

Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree or military experience

Master's Degree in Business, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or MBA

Tools

Jira

SQL

Python

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Principal Associate, Project Manager for the Card Payments Well Managed Team to deliver a regulated, reliable payments experience using enterprise-scale infrastructure and data flows.

You will collaborate with product, software engineering, risk and data teams to manage control-driven initiatives, oversee testing, and drive process excellence while ensuring timely delivery and regulatory compliance.