Overview

Center 3 (19075), United States of America, McLean, Virginia Manager: Climate Strategy, Project Management

Managing the growing impacts of climate change is a critical issue for Capital One, the banking industry, the economy, the communities we serve, and the world. We are embedding climate-related considerations throughout our strategy and risk management, and we are supplying solutions that our customers and communities will need to thrive in an economy aligned with the goals of the 2015

Paris Accords to limit global temperature rise this century.

Our Climate Strategy team is responsible for understanding the shifting climate-related landscape, advising senior leadership on its potential implications for Capital One, building a company-wide climate strategy, organizing and leading company-wide climate strategy efforts, consulting with the emissions measurement and disclosure teams, as well as contributing to climate risk and broader line of business efforts across the enterprise. The team works on high importance, high visibility projects at the most senior levels of the company that have lasting impacts on thousands of associates and millions of customers.

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced program manager to support the strategic implementation of the enterprise wide Climate Program. As a Manager, Project Management, you will work with smart and passionate people to deliver impactful results that drive the performance of the company forward. You will support the execution of several high visibility programs concurrently, and the successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to strategically plan, communicate across the organization, influence as appropriate, and make decisions quickly and effectively.

This individual will have a proven track record of managing projects, creating governance frameworks, and leading the strategic development of new work, in a dynamic, complex environment. Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment are essential to succeeding in this role.

A successful candidate will be able to:

• Drive program management office execution based on defined priorities; strategically planning in a collaborative setting, monitoring and managing critical path decisions and risks, planning contingencies, facilitating scope changes, identifying gaps, and building mitigation plans to achieve desired outcomes

• Be well-managed in everything we do; creating and adhering to governance standards, clearly defining & documenting processes and decisions, executing controls, and having an audit-ready mindset

• Demonstrate an ownership mindset; incorporating enterprise-level perspectives, structuring conceptual problems, dealing with ambiguity, focusing on the areas of highest leverage, and influencing strategic decisions across senior leadership

• Drive solutions to complex problems; partnering with stakeholders to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership, applying sound business judgment that recognizes trade offs between competing priorities, and influencing solution delivery

General Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and manage climate programs and projects in a complex dynamic environment, revising needs to meet changing requirements

• Support multiple high-level projects, create standards, templates, and processes to efficiently manage work in a dynamic complex environment

• Create and execute Climate Strategy reporting, such as quarterly business reviews with senior leadership and enterprise-wide climate commitment monitoring and communications

• Build enterprise-wide relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure priorities are aligned and solutions incorporate diverse perspectives as well as to remove potential impediments to allow for on time delivery of commitments

• Develop governance frameworks to ensure processes and decisions are being documented with rigor and mitigate risks

• Understand how external regulations, policies, protocols, and frameworks should be considered within the decision making process

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience

• At least 4 Years of Project Management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters / MBA degree

• At least 6 years of Project Management experience

• PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at theCapital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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