Senior Manager / Senior Counsel - Upmarket Card Marketing and Business Counsel

Center 1 (19052), United States of America, McLean, Virginia

Senior Manager / Senior Counsel - Upmarket Card Marketing and Business Counsel

The Capital One Legal Department will allow you to showcase your talents and be yourself in a fast-paced, collegial 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, and you want to do challenging work while enjoying a supportive culture and meaningful work-life balance, Capital One is the place for you.

About the Role:  

In this role, you’ll apply your strategic and analytical skills supporting our Upmarket credit card business. Joining Capital One’s Card Legal Team will introduce you to a Fortune 100 company through its largest and most prominent line of business, at the heart of Capital One’s innovation and technology journey. 

In this role, you would advise the business team responsible for Capital One Card’s flagship products on the array of topics critical to offering and delivering compelling credit card products to the marketplace..  You’ll partner with the business by strategizing about new products, features and promotions, learning about and understanding the business initiatives, investigating and assessing the legal and business risks, and advising on customer initiatives to deliver value and benefits to our customers. Working with the Card Legal team, you’ll have the opportunity to learn and partner with the bright and dynamic group of attorneys who support Card, as well as build working relationships with legal professionals in several different groups across the Legal department. And you’ll work in a collaborative, supportive environment that values your insights, promotes continuous learning, and rewards creative thinking. 

To succeed in this Senior Manager, Senior Counsel role, you’ll need strong legal and business analytical skills. Written and oral communication skills also are key, as is the ability to efficiently and effectively organize thoughts on legal risk, focusing on what matters in driving business initiatives forward responsibly. It’s a real plus if you have expertise in or significant experience with consumer financial regulatory laws, marketing and advertising laws, and/or general risk management.

This position will report to a Director, Assistant General Counsel in Card Legal and will have responsibility for:

• Identifying and assessing legal risks associated with Capital One’s consumer credit card business;  

• Knowing your business in depth so you can translate and apply laws and legal requirements for the business teams and the business intent for the legal team and legal subject matter experts;

• Actively engaging with colleagues to provide legal support as part of a collaborative and cross-functional team; and 

• Working with Card, Brand, the Card Business Risk Office, Corporate Communications, and Compliance stakeholders to address risks, develop creative solutions, and resolve issues. 

This position will entail regular interactions with senior business partners, Legal Department subject matter experts, and other business attorneys in a fast-paced environment. 

Basic Qualifications:

•  Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

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

• At least 4 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, in-house legal department, or government agency   

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, in-house legal department, or government agency involving consumer regulatory experience, credit card programs or financial services

• At least 6 years of legal counsel or compliance experience with consumer finance laws, regulations and disclosures

• In-house legal department experience

• Understanding of Regulation Z, UDAAP, consumer financial laws and privacy laws

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

• Ability to identify and describe legal risks presented by a complex business model

• Ability to build collegial and effective relationships with attorneys, business managers, creative teams, analysts, project managers, and c