Director, Compensation - Equity Compensation
About the role
with paragraphs. - Then: "Capital One is looking for a Director, Equity Compensation to join our Executive Compensation team, part of Enterprise Human Resources. This role will oversee the development and delivery of the Company’s global equity compensation programs. The role reports to the Managing Vice President of Executive Compensation. The primary focus is to lead Capital One’s Equity & Special Compensation team, including enterprise wide equity strategy, analysis of equity trends, oversight of equity grants and releases, market intel for external / peer equity practices, risk management activities, and accountability for the relationship with the corporate equity plan provider. This role will also provide leadership to other cross-functional compensation initiatives." That's responsibilities. - Then "Accountabilities & Responsibilities" heading with bullet list. We need to extract bullet points: - Accountable for developing and delivering all global equity compensation programs, and assessing programs for competitiveness, effectiveness, legal and regulatory compliance, and alignment with shareholder interests. - Guide and empower the equity and special compensation team in executing the administration of long-term incentive plans, stock purchase plan, special compensation, and executive compensation initiatives. - Partner with Corporate Compensation Design and Executive Compensation teams on equity program design elements including award vehicles, eligibility, targets, vesting schedules, and specific terms and conditions. - Deliver clear, data‑driven materials, analyses, and actionable recommendations to support senior leaders and Compensation Committee discussions in executive-ready presentations with meaningful insights on strategy and investments. - Equity compensation lead for acquisitions including due diligence, equity award conversion plan options and alignment, conversion execution, and delivery of applicable communications for target company. - Develop collaborative working relationships with internal and external partners (including Legal, Accounting, Finance, Payroll, Tax, and third party vendors) to ensure that all actions, plans and programs pertaining to equity compensation complies with internal corporate governance guidelines and external regulatory requirements and reporting. - Maintain oversight for stock plan data provided for Forms 10-K and 10-Q, Section 16 filings, and proxy, and facilitate equity plan reserve increases. - Gather, organize and prepare equity data for proxy and other required regulatory filings. - Closely monitor, review, analyze and anticipate changes to proxy advisor policy changes, legislative changes and SEC rules/disclosure. - Develop recommendations considering implications from multiple stakeholder viewpoints. - Governance oversight and evolution of stock ownership requirements for senior executives. - Provide consultation to Compensation leadership on equity compensation processes, policies, and system solutions to business problems. - Provide analytical and technical support in the delivery of all equity programs, including overseeing the analysis of plan design alternatives, expense implications, market compensation studies and external benchmarking. - Facilitate deferred compensation deferrals, including equity awards, for the Board of Directors. - Identify and implement opportunities to enhance compensation processes and optimize reporting through automation, analytics, and AI-enabled tools. - Support special projects that enhance compensation processes, program clarity, and capability across the enterprise. Then "People Leadership" bullet list: - Lead a team of up to 6 associates - Lead cross-functional teams to design and deliver enhances to compensation products and experiences - Inclusive leader focused on creating a culture of belonging through attracting, actively developing, and supporting talent across our function Then "Key Competencies" bullet list: - Able to effectively navigate a large matrixed organization to socialize ideas, build consensus, challenge and debate respectfully, and influence others - Ability to build strong partnerships across many stakeholders and partner groups - Strong problem solving capabilities leveraging an outside-in lens to develop innovative solutions - Ability to synthesize complex data to solve complicated problems - Results-oriented mindset with a high attention to detail and strong professional judgment - Excellent communication, facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to explain sophisticated compensation concepts to all levels of the organization Then "Basic Qualifications": - Bachelor’s Degree or military experience - At least 7 years of experience in Equity Design and Administration, Executive Compensation, Finance or a combination - At least 5 years of people management experience Then "Preferred Qualifications": - At least 5 years of experience leading large cross-functional initiatives at a Fortune 100 company - At least 3 years experience with Workday - At least 3 years of experience in client facing or consulting roles - Proficient with Microsoft Excel & Google Products (e.g. Sheets, Slides) - Master’s Degree in Accounting, Statistics, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Human Resources - Certified Equity Professional (CEP) - Experience using AI and/or technology such as Gemini or Claude Code to generate creative ideas, solve problems, troubleshoot common business problems, and translate them into tangible more efficient work products Then "At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position." That's a note; maybe include under Requirements? Could be a note but not required. Might be considered a requirement (no sponsorship). We could include under Requirements as a short paragraph. Then salary info: "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 Director, Compensation Richmond, VA: $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Compensation 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." That's Pay section. Benefits: "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." That's Benefits. Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned. There's no schedule info. So we should not create Schedule section. We also have: "This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please." That's application instruction; we should remove. Also EEO boilerplate etc remove. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Basic and Preferred?), Qualifications (maybe Basic Qualifications), Skills (Key Competencies), Benefits, Pay. We need to decide mapping: The instruction says use headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include only those with real content. We have content for About the role (intro). Responsibilities (accountabilities & responsibilities + people leadership). Requirements (basic qualifications + preferred qualifications + sponsorship note). Qualifications maybe could be same as Requirements? But we need differentiate: Usually Requirements = basic qualifications, Qualifications = preferred qualifications? But we can put basic under Requirements and preferred under Qualifications. Skills = Key Competencies. Thus:About the role
...intro paragraphs...
Responsibilities
- ...list...
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
- At least 7 years of experience in Equity Design and Administration, Executive Compensation, Finance or a combination
- At least 5 years of people management experience
- Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Qualifications
- At least 5 years of experience leading large cross-functional initiatives at a Fortune 100 company
- At least 3 years experience with Workday
- At least 3 years of experience in client facing or consulting roles
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel & Google Products (e.g. Sheets, Slides)
- Master’s Degree in Accounting, Statistics, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Human Resources
- Certified Equity Professional (CEP)
- Experience using AI and/or technology such as Gemini or Claude Code to generate creative ideas, solve problems, troubleshoot common business problems, and translate them into tangible more efficient work products
Skills
- Able to effectively navigate a large matrixed organization to socialize ideas, build consensus, challenge and debate respectfully, and influence others
- Ability to build strong partnerships across many stakeholders and partner groups
- Strong problem solving capabilities leveraging an outside-in lens to develop innovative solutions
- Ability to synthesize complex data to solve complicated problems
- Results-oriented mindset with a high attention to detail and strong professional judgment
- Excellent communication, facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to explain sophisticated compensation concepts to all levels of the organization
Benefits
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.
Pay
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 Director, Compensation Richmond, VA: $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Compensation 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.
We should not include Schedule.