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R245936 Posted 07/01/2026

Principal Associate, Associate & Partner Pipeline Management-CI&I

McLean, Virginia | Richmond, Virginia
  • Category Process and Project Management
  • Experience Principal Associate
  • Primary Address McLean, Virginia

Overview

Principal Associate, Associate & Partner Pipeline Management-CI&I

Principal Associate, Associate & Partner Pipeline Management-CI&I

Community Impact and Investment (CI&I) is in the midst of 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 Principal Associate to join our Social Impact Volunteerism (SIV) team. The Social Impact Volunteerism (SIV) team is charged with designing and executing volunteer programs that support Capital One’s bold impact agenda. We design programs that connect Capital One associates with nonprofits, small businesses, and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to amplify their organizational capacity and community impact. This is a team of changemakers dedicated to empowering our associates to give back through diverse social impact programs, leveraging their unique skills and passions to strengthen communities.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Strategic Planning & Insights

  • Establish and continuously improve scalable pipeline processes to support operations across SIV programs

  • Lead the insights strategy to deeply understand and evaluate the customer experience (CX) and effectiveness of SIV pipeline management processes

  • Use customer journey mapping to visualize and optimize the end-to-end SIV experience for associates and partners

Partner Pipeline Sourcing & Market Engagement

  • Lead the end-to-end partner sourcing and vetting pipeline building a portfolio of nonprofit, CDFI, and small business partners aligned to SIV program priorities

  • Partner strategically with the Market Engagement team to co-create and execute a localized, data-informed strategy for partner cultivation and placement

  • Develop comprehensive partner UX and retention frameworks, maximizing long-term relationship health and ensuring a high quality experience

Associate Pipeline & Experience Optimization

  • Partner with Associate Activation team and Lines of Business to increase Associate Awareness of SIV programs, driving a steady influx of volunteers to support program scaling

  • Optimize the cross-program associate matching architecture that effectively connects associate skills and interests with program and partner needs

  • Oversee employee engagement and retention metrics, identifying friction points in the volunteer journey and program experience to improve satisfaction

We want you if you are:

  • Impact-driven. You dream big. You desire to make the world a better place, and you get energy from working with others with similar passions to accomplish big, bold goals.

  • Wired for Collaboration and Connection. You thrive in a matrixed organization because you know that together we can do better. You’re obsessed with building and cultivating relationships. You have a proven track record of building solutions co-delivered across teams.

  • Customer Focused. You care about doing what’s best for the community and for Capital One’s associates. You don’t shy away from hard conversations or nuanced decision making because you know the best outcomes often go hand in hand with tough decisions. For the sake of the associate experience, you are comfortable holding your partners and your own team accountable for results.

  • Relationship Architect. You excel at building trust and creating shared value between corporate teams and external community partners, seeing both sides of the equation to drive mutual success.

  • Process Oriented. You loathe inefficient processes and look for ways to streamline and document everything you touch. You enjoy creating new processes when it is needed.

  • Innovator at Heart: You're a natural problem solver who thrives on creative challenges, consistently seeking innovative solutions and thinking outside the box to drive impactful results.

  • Do-er. You’re biased toward action, you try things and sometimes you fail. You can get around your own roadblocks and you remove obstacles for your team to stay focused on enterprise goals.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

  • At least 3 years of experience in project management, program management or process management

  • At least 1 year of experience in customer experience and human-centered design

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 4+ years of Project Management experience

  • 2+ years of experience in Pro Bono or Social Impact programming

  • 2+ years of experience working for a for-profit company

  • Community organizing, nonprofit, or political experience

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.

Richmond, VA: $109,900 - $125,400 for Principal Project Manager


McLean, VA: $120,800 - $137,900 for Principal 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 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.

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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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