Principal Associate - Employee Agreements Lead

Overview

Principal Associate - Employee Agreements Lead

As the Employee Agreements Lead in the Talent Acquisition Horizontal Operations, Programs & Services organization at Capital One, you will lead a talented team responsible for partnering across the enterprise to provide centralized governance and end-to-end management of restrictive covenant processes spanning the full associate lifecycle (hiring to exit). 

The Enterprise Restrictive Covenant Program is managed centrally within HR by the Employee Agreements team, accountable to the Chief HR Officer. Our program is critical to protecting Capital One’s business interests, maintaining our competitive edge in the market, and ensuring the continued success of the company by leveraging our portfolio of agreements to establish and execute on an enterprise agreement coverage strategy. 

This is a fast-paced, highly cross-functional role that will manage both tactical work and strategic initiatives, as well as interact with multiple stakeholders across Talent Acquisition, Legal, HR Consulting, and HR Operations, with routine exposure to senior executives. 

The ideal candidate will have working knowledge of the interaction model between HR and its partner groups, a deep understanding of end-to-end recruitment processes and associate lifecycle, as well as prior experience with managing business-critical, high-visibility processes for Director-level customers and executive stakeholders.

Primary responsibilities for the role include (but are not limited to):

• Provide front line program support to clients (e.g. associates, recruiters, business leaders, HR business partners) via the Employee Agreements mailbox 

• Ensure the accurate, timely issuance and receipt of all enterprise employee agreements (new hire & internal transfer)

• Proactively monitor and manage all associate exit agreement processes (reminder letters, waive/enforce decisions for NCA, enforcement check-ins), partnering closely across the enterprise (e.g. HR, Career Transition Support Center, Accounting)

• Proactively and autonomously manage quality/audit processes to ensure that all associates are covered by the required agreement(s) and that all agreements are stored and retrievable when needed

• Maintain, facilitate, and continuously improve Restrictive Covenants training for recruiters, people leaders, and clients (e.g. HR business partners)

• Partner with Payroll to flawlessly process all compensation payments (e.g. consideration pay and enforcement incentive) per agreement terms

• Develop and establish coverage strategies for new Capital One business ventures that align with our program standards and protect the needs of the business

• Continuously improve programmatic infrastructure (e.g. process automation, agreement rosters, Official Record repository, issuance/waive/enforce letters, agreement templates, etc.) towards simplification and automation

• Serve as DocuSign Admin for Restrictive Covenant program and proactively evaluate and evolve our infrastructure and processes

We are looking for individuals who can:

• Effectively manage multiple tasks autonomously and with high quality in a fast-paced environment

• Excel in a matrixed, cross-functional team environment with multiple stakeholders

• Have exemplary communication and influencing skills

• Can proactively identify and solve problems

• Adapt to change quickly 

Basic Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree or military experience

• At least 3 years of experience in program management at enterprise level scale

• At least 1 year of experience in people leadership

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree 

• At least 4 years of experience in program management at enterprise level scale

• At least 1 year of experience in managing or working with restrictive covenants

• At least 1 year of experience in human resources

• At least 1 year of experience supporting, partnering and interacting with internal business clients

• Ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment to meet deadlines

• Detail oriented and organized with the ability to effectively prioritize tasks

• Ability to apply integrative thinking in complex situations, identify issues and propose solutions

• Effective oral and written communication skills in communicating business and intellectual property issues with and between developers, engineers, and business leaders

• Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams

• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, and follow through and meet deadlines

• Ability to respond to competing stakeholder requests and prioritize urgency and importance

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.

McLean, VA: $102,700 - $117,200 for Principal HR Associate

Richmond, VA: $93,400 - $106,600 for Principal HR Associate

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 committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. 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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