Sr. Associate, Project Management-Horizontals

Capital One•McLean, VA

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About The Position

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

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience
At least 2 years of experience in Project or Process Management

Nice To Haves

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

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.
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