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R248735 Posted 08/07/2026

Manager, Counsel - Card Marketing

McLean, Virginia | Chicago, Illinois | Richmond, Virginia | Riverwoods, Illinois
  • Category Legal
  • Experience Manager
  • Primary Address McLean, Virginia | Chicago, Illinois | Richmond, Virginia | Riverwoods, Illinois

Overview

Manager, Counsel - Card Marketing

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.                               

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.

The Capital One Legal Department will allow you to showcase your talents and be yourself in a fast-paced, fun environment. At Capital One, you will work with highly driven and intelligent individuals who will help elevate you to a new level. If you enjoy working as part of a team of high performing top talent, Capital One is the place for you! 

Our Legal team thrives on collaboration and creates an environment where everyone’s voice is heard. This exciting role will allow you to use your depth and breadth of experience to help revolutionize the way Capital One markets its products and services in a compliant and well-managed fashion, while concurrently having the opportunity to enhance your skills and broaden your knowledge. Come to Capital One to be a part of challenging work while enjoying our exceptional culture and work life balance.

About the Role 

The Card Legal Team is seeking a strategic and collaborative attorney to advise our credit card business and to help optimize our internal marketing tools and processes. 

The attorney in this role will be a key player on the team advising on the marketing of Capital One card products and features and will play a foundational role in helping to develop complex tools and resources that will help unlock the next wave of marketing at Capital One. You’ll work closely with the business and with other lawyers to help develop tools and resources that will drive more efficient generation and review of marketing collateral, including tools that unlock the use of generative AI in the marketing lifecycle. You will also partner with the business by strategizing about products, features and promotions, learning about and understanding the business intent, investigating and assessing the legal and business risks, and working to help our business match marketing promises to product execution. Working with the Consumer and Small Business legal team, you’ll have the opportunity to learn and partner with the bright, collaborative and dynamic group of attorneys who support the Capital One card business, as well as build working relationships across the Legal department. And you’ll work in a collaborative, supportive environment that values your insights, promotes continuous learning, and rewards creative thinking. 

Prior experience in financial services laws, marketing and advertising laws, and/or general risk management is a plus, but not strictly required. The successful candidate will bring:

  • Exceptional Analytical Skills: You grasp complex topics quickly and synthesize them into concise, actionable, and simple advice.

  • Relationship Builder: You possess excellent interpersonal skills and a track record of building collegial, effective relationships with colleagues and clients.

  • Solutions-Oriented Mindset: You think like a strategic business partner, focusing on problem-solving rather than just functioning as a legal technician.

  • Strategic Judgment: You have a proven ability to anticipate long-term consequences and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.

  • Growth Mindset: You are open to new ideas, diverse perspectives, and unconventional solutions.

  • High Accountability: You take deep pride in your work, operating with a high degree of autonomy, initiative, and ownership.

  • Efficient Execution: You boast strong time-management skills, capable of prioritizing a significant volume of work and managing multiple deadlines simultaneously.

  • Persuasive Communication: You can identify, assess, communicate complex legal risks to non-legal business partners clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.

This position will report to a Director, Assistant General Counsel, in Consumer and Small Business Legal.

Basic Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

  • Active member in good standing of at least one state bar

  • At least 2 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel doing work related to the financial services industry

  • Ability to work in a dynamic environment and flexibility to adapt to changing needs

  • Ability and desire to learn new areas of law

  • Ability and willingness to work as a team player

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

  • Strong analytical and organizational skills


At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

This role is hybrid, meaning associates spend 3 days per week in-person at one of our offices listed on this job posting.

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.

Chicago, IL: $149,800 - $171,000 for Manager, Counsel


McLean, VA: $164,800 - $188,100 for Manager, Counsel


Richmond, VA: $149,800 - $171,000 for Manager, Counsel


Riverwoods, IL: $149,800 - $171,000 for Manager, Counsel








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 theCapital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

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