Strategic Project Manager: Delivery & Leadership

Capital One; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 138,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Manager Project Manager in Deerfield, IL to drive strategy and execute high-priority projects with direct impact on the company’s bottom line. You will work with stakeholders across the organization and lead from day one, delivering results that support growth and efficiency.

The role requires 7+ years of project management and at least 1 year of people management, with PMP/Lean/Agile/Six Sigma certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience.
• 7+ years of project management experience.
• At least 1 year of people management experience.
• PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leading moderate to large complex projects and programs by providing strategic direction to projects, peers, and direct reports.
• Designing, developing, and managing project plans in a complex dynamic environment, revising needs to meet changing requirements
• Ensuring projects are being documented appropriately to mitigate risk and to be delivered on time.
• Leveraging problem solving and influencing skills to ensure project plans deliver on intent
• Partnering cross-functionally with project customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership to effectively drive project delivery
• Building relationships and collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure delivery of commitments
• Exhibit outstanding influencing skills to effectively drive project / program efforts
• Demonstrate a proven track record of excellent project management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage work in a dynamic complex environment.
• Display a passion for coaching and developing a team of associates through their leadership style
• Have excellent communication and partnership skills which are essential for interacting and communicating with key stakeholders at all levels across the company to manage, inform and influence outcomes

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience

Tools

PMP

Lean

Agile

Six Sigma

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Manager Project Manager in Deerfield, IL to drive strategy and execute high-priority projects with direct impact on the company’s bottom line. You will work with stakeholders across the organization and lead from day one, delivering results that support growth and efficiency.

The role requires 7+ years of project management and at least 1 year of people management, with PMP/Lean/Agile/Six Sigma certifications preferred.