# Principal Associate – Events Project Manager, Community Finance, Impact & Investment

**Company**: Capital One
**Location**: McLean, VA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $120,800 - $137,900
**Category**: Events & AV Production
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

Capital One's Global Enterprise Affairs (GEA) team is seeking a Principal Associate, Project Manager - CFI&I Strategic Events & Convenings to join their Community Finance, Impact and Investment (CFI&I) team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of multiple high-stakes engagements and large-scale strategic events simultaneously. These convenings provide best-in-class experiences for senior executives and key external stakeholders, building Capital One's reputation in the external environment while advancing critical business priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading full-lifecycle planning, intent design, logistics, site selection, venue management, and execution of CFI&I's strategic events, summit convenings, and executive roundtables

- Overseeing detailed event budgets, cost forecasting, vendor contract negotiations, and procurement processes to maximize ROI and operational efficiency

- Overseeing live on-site execution and partnership with vendors

- Shaping and influencing event intent and strategy by translating complex enterprise and local team goals into actionable, premium event concepts

- Building consensus quickly across a matrixed environment, partnering closely with CF and CI&I leaders, internal corporate teams, senior executives, vendors, and external partners

- Delivering a best-in-class customer experience by integrating hospitality best practices, seamless guest journeys, and premium touchpoints into every convening when appropriate

- Creating repeatable frameworks, templates, and playbooks to scale and mature the centralized events management function

- Providing real-time strategic counsel and status updates to stakeholders and senior leaders to navigate evolving business needs

- Orchestrating cross-functional collaboration between Community Finance, Community Impact & Investment, GPAG, GEC, LOBs, and external partners

- Measuring and reporting on event impact by tracking KPIs and producing high-quality, executive-ready decks and briefings

The ideal candidate will have a background in project management, Customer Experience (CX), and/or large-scale event planning, alongside the unique ability to build consensus quickly and actively shape and influence intent and strategy across highly matrixed teams.

In terms of qualifications, Capital One is looking for:

- At least 4 years of experience in project management, process management, project delivery, or any combination of the three

- At least 4 years of experience in event management, logistics, project management, or any combination of the three

- At least 2 years of experience managing third-party partner relationships and budget forecasting

- High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification

Preferred qualifications include:

- Bachelor's Degree or Military Experience

- At least 6 years of experience driving large-scale corporate events, executive summits, or multi-stakeholder strategic convenings

- At least 3 years of experience directly advising and presenting to senior executive stakeholders (VP level and above)

- At least 3 years of experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex, highly matrixed stakeholder environments

- Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification

- Experience designing repeatable frameworks, operational playbooks, and standardized tools to scale organizational capabilities

- Experience in financial services, community impact, and/or affordable housing industry

In terms of compensation, Capital One offers a salary range of $120,800 - $137,900 for this role, as well as performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.

## Skills

### Required
- project management
- event management
- logistics
- budget forecasting
- vendor management

### Nice to have
- PMP
- CMP
- Lean
- Agile
- Six Sigma
- financial services
- community impact
- affordable housing

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