Business Director, Strategic Special Projects

Business Director, Strategic Special Projects As a Business Director at Capital One, you will apply your strategic and analytical skills to major company challenges. You’ll team with world-class professionals to develop and test strategies that ultimately impact the bottom line. And you will do it all in a collaborative environment that values your insight, encourages you to take on new responsibility, promotes continuous learning, and rewards innovation. The Card Intelligence (CI) organization has one such exciting opportunity for a Director, Business Analysis to join the CI Leadership Team. The organization aspires to lead the industry in providing data-powered solutions (through ML & AI modeling) for Card customers. The Role This role is supporting the Managing Vice President of Card Intelligence within Card DMDC. You’ll drive initiatives & special projects spanning strategy, operations and organizational health that will position the organization to realize its vision of being the industry leader in data-powered solutions. Strategy: You will lead strategic planning for the organization by examining the competitive landscape of AI & Machine Learning solutions and the internal environment (priorities, state of solutions, etc). Operations: You will orchestrate mechanisms to deliver on the strategy, monitor progress (business reviews, budgeting, etc.) and improve productivity. Organizational Health: You will partner with the LT (incl HRBP) to cultivate a thriving organization comprising industry-leading talent, learning agility & culture. Ideal candidate: This role is perfect for someone with a growth mindset, a big picture strategic thinker and a love of problem-solving. Your ability to learn quickly, problem solve superbly, and identify experts to deliver outstanding solutions is crucial to success in this role. You have a deep appreciation and lean for data science (experience is a plus). You’re inclined to think disruptively and not afraid to question the status quo. Above all, we're looking for someone who is creative, proactive, and excited about the opportunities ahead. Success in the role will require strong strategic thinking & problem solving (including white space), technical acumen and written/verbal communication skills. General Responsibilities: Strategic leadership: Develop business strategies that will drive growth, profitability, and competitive success for Capital One in the face of shifting consumer and regulatory demands Leadership: May manage and develop multiple analysts. Coaching and mentoring associates with a goal of developing and retaining talent at Capital One Execution: Manage and sequence delivery of business intent, build business requirements and execute against the product strategy. Oversee multiple projects and programs concurrently Partnership: Work closely with colleagues across Capital One including: IT, Sales, Operations, Finance and others to drive improvement in quality, volume, service, and profitability Strategic; analytic orientation: A proven track record of decision making and problem solving based on analytics. Conceptual thinking skills must be complemented by a strong quantitative orientation, given that a large part of the business is based on rigorous analytic marketing & credit risk management Strong business judgment, leadership and integrity: They should be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, aggressive, yet responsible approach to business Solid people leadership experience: Ability to build and leverage the capabilities of a high-performing team, as well as business partners across the enterprise. They should foster innovation, drive critical decisions, hold business partners accountable, and be able to consistently deliver results Strong executive communication skills: Impeccable written and oral communication credentials, coupled with strategic influencing skills and the ability to drive agreement through intellect, interpersonal and negotiation skills Clear results orientation: display an intense focus on achieving both short and long term goals. They should be able to drive and execute an agenda in an uncertain and fluid environment Successful track record of thriving in a fast paced, entrepreneurial and dynamic environment. Previous consulting experience is a plus Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree At least 4 years of experience performing quantitative analysis At least 4 years of experience performing qualitative analysis At least 2 years of experience performing people management At least 2 years of experience performing project management Preferred Qualifications: Master’s Degree 2+ years of experience in financial services 1+ year of experience in consulting Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified 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: $230,400 - $263,000 for Business Director Richmond, VA: $209,500 - $239,100 for Business Director New York, NY: $251,400 - $286,900 for Business Director 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. 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. 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