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Principal Associate, HR Delivery and Horizontal Partner - Card

Capital One
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Jul 2026
💰 $137,900/yr($120,800/yr$137,900/yr)

About the role

Principal Associate, HR Delivery and Horizontal Partner - Card

Are you interested in joining a team best-in-class HR Business Partner team to help enable game-changing business results? In US Card HR, you have the opportunity to work in an environment in which the business truly values HR partnership. If you have a passion for working on a collaborative team to influence and deliver on our key people processes that support our most important business asset - our associates - then look no further! 

We are hiring a Principal Associate to support key HR processes and projects. The Principal Associate plays a critical role in delivering on key HR investments across the broader Human Resource Business Partner (HRBP) teams along with planning, monitoring and coordinating logistics for a number of processes, such as talent management and performance management activities.

In this role you will:

  • Partner with the Experience Lead and other Horizontal Delivery Partners to drive best-in class HR experiences for our associates

  • Partner closely with lead HRBPs for aligned client group(s) on core HR processes and business-specific initiatives

  • Represent aligned client group(s) in central horizontal team meetings and planning to ensure Card-wide approaches meet local business needs

  • Ensure HRBPs and business partners have a clear understanding of processes, roles, responsibilities, and deadlines, resulting in well-managed HR processes

  • Partner with Talent and Performance Management Champions and HRBPs to design and execute the annual talent and performance calendar of activities

  • Analyze and report on talent data for HR Business Partners and their respective client groups (inclusive of building custom data reports as needed) to advance overall talent strategies 

  • Partner with client-facing HR Business Partner for aligned client group in building leader-facing materials to advance business imperatives, including custom data reports and organizational updates

  • Support client-facing HR Business Partners and the specific teams they support with general inquiries and requests

  • Manage project workstreams and/or small-scale projects in support of team goals or business needs 

  • Establish SME with HR data systems - Workday, People Data Hub, Talent Development Tool, etc.

  • Provide feedback to help drive continuous improvement of HR processes and experiences

Key Competencies for Success

  • Strong organizational skills and follow-through

  • Meticulous attention to detail

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Clear and proactive stakeholder management

  • Foundational process and project management skills

  • Ability to ‘dive deep’ and build subject matter expertise in key HR programs and processes

Basic Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification

  • At least 2 years experience in project or process management

  • At least 2 years of experience in Human Resources

  • At least 1 year experience with data management and reporting

  • At least 2 years of experience in Google Suite products (Sheets, Slides, Docs)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • Project Management or Process Management Professional Certification

  • Agile SCRUM certification

  • 3+ years of experience in Human Resources

  • 3+ years of experience in Project or Process Management

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: $120,800 - $137,900 for Pr. Associate, HR Business Partner


 

Richmond, VA: $109,900 - $125,400 for Pr. Associate, HR Business Partner


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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 bas

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