Sr. Business Director, Head of Strategy for Enterprise Product & Experiences

Sr. Business Director, Head of Strategy for Enterprise Product & Experiences

The Enterprise Product & Experiences (EPX) team is seeking a Head of Strategy. This role is responsible for leading high priority strategic projects for our Chief Product Officer, and his leadership team - all established senior leaders in Product Management. This person will have the unique opportunity to help shape the strategies for our most important enterprise products, as well as set the direction of the Product Management function at Capital One, one of the largest financial institutions in the country.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic Project Leadership:

  • Understanding strategic issues and the role of your team in addressing those issues.

  • Oversee the development of project proposals, work plans, primary and secondary research, and qualitative and quantitative analysis.

  • Manage ambiguity and consistently seek to drive clarity amongst team, partners and key stakeholders.

  • Craft storylines that clearly articulate findings, insights, and

  • recommendations.

  • Directly liaise and communicate with senior leadership to move the organization to action.

• Thought Partnership:  Develop and maintain relationships with key business leaders to enable improved decision-making around go-to-market strategy.

• Team Leadership: Manage, mentor and support the development of less experienced associates on the team.

• Internal Leadership: Responsible for helping to lead and drive internal initiatives including but not limited to recruiting, staffing, diversity & inclusion, social activities,

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Strategy Consulting Experience: The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years of post-MBA experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm with a strong track record of performance. Proven track record in project execution environment is key.

Relevant Functional Experience: The right fit candidate will have a strong interest in technology and product management. Prior exposure to technology, digital, financial services or consumer products, either pre-consulting or during their time in consulting, is ideal but not required.

Leadership and Stakeholder Management: The ideal candidate will be a natural born leader with a minimum of six months at the Manager level. Comfort managing both a team of top-performing consultants as well as managing senior client stakeholders is key.

Talent Magnet/Recruiting Experience: Ideally, the right fit candidate will have experience leading an aspect of recruiting at their respective consulting firm or be viewed as a “talent magnet” at a minimum.

Structured and Logical Thinking: Superior critical thinking skills are critical to this role, including the ability to identify and define problems, collect data, establish facts and demonstrate a ‘nose for value’ to discern what is important and draw valid conclusions.

Analytical Aptitude: This person must possess the ability to run and manage highly complicated quantitative analysis in a defect-free manner with a deep knowledge of Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.

Cultural Fit: This person will show proof of possessing the 4H’s throughout their personal and professional career, which are the cultural components critical to success at Capital One: horsepower, hunger, heart, and humility.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in any quantitative field (Business, Math, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Science, Engineering)

At least 2 years of experience in quantitative analysis

At least 2 years of experience in qualitative analysis

At least 2 years of experience in people management

At least 2 years of experience in project management

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s Degree

5+ years of experience in quantitative analysis

5+ years of experience in qualitative analysis

3+ years of experience in people management

3+ years of experience in product development

3+ years of experience in financial modeling

3+ years of experience in economic forecasting

3+ years of experience in project management

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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