Role Summary

As a Manager of Project Management within Enterprise Data Risk Management, you will organize and drive the delivery of strategic, cross-functional risk management programs. You will operate in whitespace to establish structure, guide senior stakeholders, and ensure project execution aligns with enterprise risk intent. This is a high-visibility individual contributor and project leadership role where you will turn complex, ambiguous data risk challenges into actionable project plans, RAID logs, and governance artifacts.

What You'll Do

• Strategic Program Leadership: Lead complex data risk projects and programs, providing clear direction and tactical leverage to senior leaders, cross-functional peers, and project team members.

• Structure in Whitespace: Rapidly introduce project frameworks, delivery rhythms, and governance artifacts to organize work in dynamic and ambiguous environments.

• Artifact & Risk Management: Design, maintain, and manage comprehensive project plans, RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) trackers, and executive status reports, adapting to shifting enterprise priorities.

• Thought Partnership & Problem Solving: Collaborate cross-functionally across 1st and 2nd Line risk, technology, and business partners to resolve roadblocks, align on intent, and drive delivery commitments.

• Executive Communication: Communicate complex project statuses, risks, and strategic trade-offs concisely and persuasively to senior leadership and cross-division stakeholder groups.

• Process & Execution Excellence: Continuously evaluate delivery processes to drive efficiency, maintain data integrity, and elevate program quality across the division.

​Core Competencies & Expected Behaviors (Manager Level)

• Problem Solving & Discovery: Proactively identifies areas of concern in ambiguous environments, uncovers root causes, and translates complex data risk requirements into structured delivery roadmaps.

• Influence & Strategic Leverage: Effectively influences partners up to the Director (D+) level, building collaborative relationships across divisions to drive alignment without relying solely on formal authority.

• Results Focus & Gray Space Navigation: Independently manages priorities through high-volume, dynamic environments with minimal oversight, ensuring deliverables are completed with precision and high polish.

• Tailored Communication: Distills complex technical and risk topics into clear, executive-ready presentations and written artifacts that leave stakeholders with a clear action item and direction.

• Customer & Team Focus: Fosters an inclusive, collaborative environment, building long-lasting cross-functional partnerships and rallying teams around shared delivery goals.

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

• At least 1 year of Financial Services Risk Management Experience

• At least 3 years of Project Management and Agile Delivery experience

• At least 5 years of experience supporting, partnering, and interacting with internal business clients

• 5+ years of Project Management experience leading cross-functional projects and programs in Risk

• 3+ years of Financial Services risk management experience

• PMP Certification or Master's Certificate of Project Management (CPM)

• Demonstrated ability to set direction, manage expectations, and lead cross-functional teams in an agile environment

• Jira Experience

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.

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.

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.