Sr. Associate, Project Management-Horizontals

Company: Capital One
Location: Mc Lean
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Sr. Associate, Project Management-Horizontals The Horizontal Product team is responsible for defining and leading key strategic and cross-cutting initiatives within Enterprise Consumer Products, ensuring the successful launch of new digital experiences across multiple platforms. This team works closely with hundreds of platforms and stakeholders to solve novel and/or complex problems at scale. We are looking for a Project Manager to be responsible for strategic planning and managing some of our most complicated use cases. In this role, you will be responsible for partnering closely with our lines of business to understand their pain points, build project plans, and refine requirements to achieve destination outcomes. You’ll work with a cross-functional group of TPMs, Product Managers, and Business Analysts to ensure delivery of capabilities that meet short-term and long-term goals. General Responsibilities: Provide support to the Horizontals team in a well-managed and intentional way, anticipating and responding to requests with speed, simplicity, and accuracy. Identify impactful issues and take ownership of resolution actions. Build relationships and collaborate 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. Have excellent written and verbal communication skills which are essential for interacting and communicating with key stakeholders at all levels across the company to manage, inform and influence outcomes. Implement and maintain a structured approach with an eye on transparency and consistency of delivery and prioritization. The successful candidate will: Maintain a strategic mindset in all aspects of the work, understanding the big picture of our strategic agenda. Have project management experience to apply rigor and ensure completion of ad hoc projects varying in size and scope. Be highly organized with excellent attention to detail. Be flexible and results oriented while delivering multiple priorities. Be comfortable with ambiguity and create structure where none exists. Possess strong communication skills and ability to interface with all levels of the organization from our junior associates to senior executives. Apply discretion when handling sensitive conversations and information. Be a culture leader supporting an inclusive and thriving work environment for all. Develop deep relationships with key stakeholders and partner teams to ensure coordination across organizational activities. Strong communication and collaboration skills Strong problem solving and influencing skills Work experience achieving results with complex projects Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience At least 2 years of experience in Project or Process Management Preferred Qualifications: Masters or MBA degree 3 years of Project or Process Management experience 1 year of experience working directly with Senior Leadership across varied business functions PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification 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. Chicago, IL: $87,700 - $100,100 for Sr. Project Manager McLean, VA: $96,500 - $110,100 for Sr. Project Manager New York, NY: $105,300 - $120,100 for Sr. Project Manager Richmond, VA: $87,700 - $100,100 for Sr. Project Manager Riverwoods, IL: $87,700 - $100,100 for Sr. Project Manager 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. This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan. 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. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. 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. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site. Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

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