Senior Manager, Project Management - Integrated Global Workforce Planning

Senior Manager, Project Management - Integrated Global Workforce Planning

Do you love driving end-to-end delivery and pioneering new ways of working? Do you enjoy creating structure out of ambiguity and solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers, and disruptors who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs.

This role will server as the primary strategic orchestrator across Capital One’s Technology Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) ecosystem. Operating at the intersection of business strategy, financial engineering, and operational governance, this role acts as the connective tissue bridging Finance, Division Labor Leads, HR, Talent Acquisition, and Tech Executive Leadership. While individual program leads manage specialized domains (e.g., International Talent Expansion, Students & Grads Demand Planning, Non-Associate Labor, Location Strategy), this role is responsible for synthesizing these disparate operational inputs into a unified, end-to-end strategic labor roadmap and automated decision-support infrastructure.
Core Mission:
Convert financial budget models (in dollars) into actionable headcount targets, skill profiles, and organizational design frameworks, while building self-service reporting dashboards and delivering executive-ready narratives for senior leadership.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead moderate to large complex projects and programs by providing strategic direction to teams, peers, and direct reports
• Design, develop, and adapt project plans in a fast-paced environment, revising requirements as needed to meet shifting goals
• Ensure comprehensive project documentation and governance to proactively manage risks and guarantee on-time delivery
• Leverage strong problem-solving and analytical skills to ensure project execution aligns with business intent
• Serve as a strategic and tactical thought partner to project customers and cross-functional teams to drive seamless delivery
• Build strong relationships and leverage outstanding communication skills to inform, align, and influence stakeholders at all levels across the company
• Quickly implement clear frameworks and organization to effectively manage work within complex work streams
• Lead with a coaching mindset to mentor, develop, and grow a team of associates

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 8 years of Project Management experience
• At least 2 years of people management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
• 9+ years of Project Management experience
• 3+ years of people management experience
• PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

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: $177,700 - $202,800 for Sr Manager, Project Management Richmond, VA: $161,500 - $184,300 for Sr Manager, Project Management

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…