Project Manager, Grant Operations - Senior Associate

Capital One Capital One · Banking · McLean, VA +1

Project Manager role at Capital One, a financial services company, focusing on managing medium to large-scale, cross-departmental projects that have a direct impact on the company's bottom line. Responsibilities include driving projects, managing scope, timelines, and budgets, identifying and mitigating risks, planning and executing project plans, and partnering with stakeholders for strategic and tactical thought partnership. Requires strong project management, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work on medium to large-scale complex, cross-departmental projects that have a direct impact on the company
  2. Drive cross-functional projects based on defined priorities; ensure scope of deliverables, timelines and budget are met; identify risks and issues and mitigate and / or escalate as needed; manage complex up and downstream project impacts.
  3. Plan, design, manage and execute project plans to ensure delivery. This activity includes management through feasibility, design, planning and implementation.
  4. Leverage problem solving skills to ensure project plans deliver on intent and maintain key project documentation
  5. Conduct regular meetings with project team. Document progress and report to stakeholders on project status.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree or Military experience
  • At least 3 years of Project Management experience

Nice to have

  • Masters degree
  • At least 5 years of Project Management experience
  • At least 1 year of People Management experience
  • PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Strong problem solving and influencing skills
  • Work experience achieving results with complex projects

What the JD emphasized

  • proven track record of project management
  • outstanding communication and partnership skills
  • strong consulting and collaboration skills
  • Work experience achieving results with complex projects