Market Engagement Lead, Community Impact & Investment

## Market Engagement Lead, Community Impact & Investment Apply locations:
Wilmington, DEtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R242666

Market Engagement Lead, Community Impact & Investment Capital One, a Fortune 500 company and one of the nation’s top 10 banks, offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Our goal is to create one of the nation’s great banks, and we have the necessary ingredients: a strong balance sheet, resilient businesses, a massive customer franchise, strong analytical capabilities, and great people.

We nurture a work environment where people with a variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds, guided by our shared values, come together to make Capital One a great company – and a great place to work.

Global Enterprise Affairs works with many external and internal stakeholders to envision and create a world of greater socioeconomic opportunity through advocating for an inclusive society, building thriving communities, and creating financial tools that enrich lives. Our teams include Communications, Community Impact and Investment (CI&I), Community Finance, CRA Strategy and Program Management, the Government and Political Affairs Group, Regulatory Relations, and Strategy and Engagement.

Through our teams, we have unparalleled access to a diverse group of motivated changemakers similarly focused on the ingredients for a more perfect future.

Our approach involves focusing on innovation and opportunity related to long term well being for our associates, customers, and communities.  On the intersection between business and social impact.  On disruption and dreaming of a better way.  This is the language of changing things for the better. The Community Impact and Investment (CI&I) team  creates impactful community outcomes and positions Capital One as the most strategically bold, innovative, and mission driven financial institution through:
* Fueling strategic community investments (e.g. grants, skills, loans)
* Delivering insights, advice and resources that inform Capital One’s products and services
* Activating the capabilities of “impact forward” associates

The Community Impact and Investment team supports Capital One through leading enterprise volunteerism, conducting market research, fostering community relationships, grant making, originating Community Development Financial/Institution (CDFI) loans and partnering with and advising LOBs.  
** The Opportunity and Role:
** Community Impact and Investment is kicking off a multiyear transformation to increasingly align business strategy and social impact; launch new, different, and more holistic approaches to investing in our communities; use Capital One’s volunteer time and talent in increasingly strategic ways; and use data, analytics, research, and inclusive design to inform more targeted and actionable consulting to our business partners on topics related to a broad view of financial inclusion.

We’re seeking a Manager with a background in managing community impact or social impact products or programs to join our Delaware team. This team is charged with deeply understanding challenges and opportunities in the Delaware geographies and bringing that market intelligence to bear to ensure we are investing in high impact programs with demonstrable outcomes and with partners to advance socioeconomic mobility in the community while maximizing impact for Capital One’s reputation and business agenda.
** This role involves up to 30% travel as needed.  It also involves attending events before and after normal business hours and overnight trips / conferences.
**** In this role, you’ll be expected to demonstrate proficiency in two key areas:
** Gathering Market Intelligence
* You will provide thought leadership to identify and engage key community leaders in creating new approaches to pressing community needs.
* You will be a critical go-to person for community leaders to help solve those needs.
* You’ll conduct research and market scans to identify, analyze, and vet possible partners across a wide variety of community organizations including social and nonprofit…