Senior Associate, Capital One Concierge, Delivery Lead - Velocity Black (Remote)

Senior Associate, Capital One Concierge, Delivery Lead

This is your opportunity to join Capital One's new, luxury vertical : Velocity Black. Within Capital One, the Velocity Black team is a leading digital concierge company that delivers travel, entertainment, shopping and dining offerings to consumers globally. Velocity Black has built a unique customer experience its proprietary platform offers inspiration, recommendations and fulfillment in one place, making it an integral part of customers' lives. The Product team reimagines the status quo and drives innovative, sustainable experiences through technology. As the Delivery Lead, you will leverage your strong organizational, communication, teamwork, and problem solving skills to deliver on highly strategic initiatives in close partnership with our Product Managers and BAs. You will also work cross functionally with our partner teams, including : Tech, Design, Marketing, Risk, Legal, and partners across Premium to bring our innovative features to market and manage large-scale marketing and product rollouts. Capital One provides a fast paced, dynamic environment where you can excel in your career. At Capital One, diversity, inclusion & belonging are valued at our core, sparking and enabling us to do good for our associates, customers and communities. Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We nurture an environment that attracts and develops talent from all backgrounds and experiences, and empower our associates to do great work by creating a culture of belonging that values diverse perspectives, fosters collaboration and encourages innovative ideas and are routinely recognized as one of the best companies to work for.

What You'll Do :

Be the team member that can / will do whatever it takes to effectively remove blockers, move the program forward, and deliver value for customers and the business.

Develop & maintain delivery execution plans. Track progress against timelines, risks to delivery. Be 'in-the-know' side by side with product, tech, design, marketing, and well managed conversations across teams to connect the dots and ensure things do not fall through the cracks.

Develop & maintain dependency maps. Coordinate timelines w / dependent teams independently. This may be across tech, product, design, marketing lane & well-managed partners. Be the 'quarterback of delivery' of the piece of intent once it is defined.

Have a constant pulse of the current state of affairs for their scope. Independently connect with relevant stakeholders to set expectations, problem solve issues, remove blockers, etc. Lead delivery prep meetings across our team and stakeholders, develop launch materials, and develop GNG materials.

Be able to both create & distribute systemized status reporting on delivery progress to Product & Tech LT, and also provide ad-hoc updates on specific areas of interest as needed.

Create structure for defining, executing, and maintaining system documentation that can be used to assist with onboarding, federation & contribution models, and intent launch plans.

Track & champion well managed processes for both tech efforts as well as gathering, storing, & organizing documentation for well-managed partners (legal, risk, compliance).

Be comfortable working hands on with product & tech to execute test scenarios and provide lift for the dev & product teams. Own the testing documentation, ensuring necessary inputs are provided by SMEs, and keeping our team and partners on track to complete testing ahead of launches.

As the Delivery Lead, you will need :

Exceptional communication and collaboration skills - organizing & facilitating meetings, distributing follow-ups, developing decks, etc.

Excellent problem solving and influencing skills, and the ability to cut through ambiguity to bring sense and structure to a problem and define the path forward.

A quantitative approach to problem solving and a collaborative approach to implement holistic solutions; a systems thinker.

A deep focus on execution, follow-through, accountability, and results, with a forward-lean on taking proactive ownership.

Exceptional cross-team collaboration; able to work across different functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries to get the job done.

Exceptional organizational and documentation skills, with the ability to create structure from scratch and clearly document and communicate that structure to team and partners.

A strong technical background (ideally building highly scalable platforms, products, or services) with the ability to proactively identify and mitigate technical risks throughout delivery life-cycle.

The ability to simplify the technically complex and drive well-educated decisions across product, analyst, engineering, design, marketing, and external partner representatives.

To have highly tuned emotional intelligence, be a good listener, and have deep seated empathy for teams and partners.

We want you if you are :

Self-Starter : Willing & able to create repeatable processes that simplify execution and insert themselves into work streams to autonomously find ways to deliver value to the broader group.

Team Player : Able to build strong relationships with both tech & product partners to work cross-functionally. Has a lean-in attitude and is willing to reach out to partners autonomously to get the team answers as needed (both within & adjacent to Concierge).

Systems Thinker : Able to connect the dots between how different technology systems work together to add value. Comfortable working cross-functionally across different teams.

Communicator : A strong communicator that can inform stakeholders up through VP on status, progress, & impediments. Capable of communicating with business, technology, design, and marketing leaders. Strong written & verbal communication is paramount.

Comfortable with technology : Understands the basic building blocks of tech systems and to be able to converse with both PdMs & Tech Leads about how different components fit together.

Organizer : This associate should be one of the most organized on the team, so much so that they can build processes / tools that help the collective be more organized & provide clarity for team members & stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree or military experience

At least 2 years of project management, program management, or client facing consulting experience

Preferred Qualifications :

3+ years of project management, program management, or client facing consulting experience

2+ years of experience in a horizontal delivery function

Experience centralizing information from many teams and creating structure and a delivery plan

Experience creating clear and structured presentations and documentation

Knowledge and experience utilizing project management tools and techniques

PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification

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. Remote (Regardless of Location) : $86,000 - $98,200 for Sr. Project Manager Richmond, VA : $86,000 - $98,200 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.