Senior Associate, Project Manager - Card Payments Well Managed Team

Company: Capital One
Location: Richmond
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Senior Associate, Project Manager - Card Payments Well Managed Team About the Role: As a Project Manager on the Card Payments Well Managed Team, you will play a key role in the delivery of a flawless, highly regulated customer experience using an Enterprise-Wide infrastructure to process over $650 billion in customer payments annually. You will leverage your project, process, and risk management skills to help ensure we maintain compliance with regulatory and corporate requirements. In this role, you will work closely with Principal Associates to support product managers, software engineers, risk, and compliance partners, along with data teams, to monitor and maintain a well-managed operation. On any given day you will be: Supporting the project management lifecycle for control-related initiatives, ensuring timely execution, clear communication, and adherence to quality standards. Assisting in solving complex problems and consulting on new capabilities by leveraging data and growing your payments subject matter expertise. Executing and maintaining payments-related processes and controls to ensure the day-to-day delivery of key functions. Supporting the implementation of preventive controls to minimize risk events and improve operational efficiency. Partnering with Risk Management to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks involving data management and data movement systems. Collaborating with Product Management and Technology teams to help integrate effective controls into the design and development of new and existing payment features. Communicating effectively with key stakeholders to provide project updates, share insights, and support recommendations for improvement. Responsibilities: Control Testing & Documentation: Supporting end-to-end testing of controls by planning and executing required test process steps with guidance. Assisting in assessing the operational and design effectiveness of automated, hybrid, and manual controls. Creating and maintaining adequate testing support documentation (BRDs, rationale, finding/issues reports). Quality & Remediation: Identifying internal control weaknesses and collaborating with team members to recommend remediation plans that strengthen the control environment. Learning and performing Quality Assurance reviews of completed test workbooks and results. Process Improvement: Conducting research to help determine the root cause for system and process breakdowns, identifying sustainable enhancements, and supporting process documentation creation and revision. Technical Integration: Learning and performing code reviews in support of automated/hybrid controls. Project Delivery: Managing tasks based on defined priorities; ensuring scope of deliverables and timelines are met; identifying risks and escalating as needed. The Successful Candidate: Has a strong bias toward action, a willingness to learn complex processes, and a desire to grow into a senior project leadership role. Thinks critically, understands the big picture, and executes flawlessly with close attention to detail. Builds strong relationships, collaborates effectively across functions, and is a strong team player. Leverages data and technology-driven solutions to solve problems. Has strong project and process management skills, including the ability to identify end-to-end impacts, track milestones, and communicate updates. Possesses a foundational understanding of regulatory and operational risk, process management frameworks, and control testing methodology. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or military experience At least 2 years of experience in Project or Process Management At least 1 year of experience in Risk Management, Controls Testing, or Auditing At least 1 year of experience working with analytical, data management, or software engineering teams At least 1 year of experience with Excel or Google Sheets Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree in Business, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or MBA 3 years of experience in Project or Process Management 2 years of experience in Risk Controls or Auditing 1 years of Financial Services industry experience 1 years of Technology Project Delivery experience 1 years of experience using Jira, Snowflake, or Databricks 1 years of experience leveraging SQL or Python Process or Project Management certification (Scaled Agile, Lean, PMP, or Six Sigma) 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. McLean, VA: $96,500 - $110,100 for Sr. Project Manager Richmond, VA: $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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