Manager, Counsel - Marketing: Card Partnerships

About the role

The Card Legal Team is seeking a strategic and collaborative attorney to provide marketing advice and counsel to our Card Partnerships business. In this role, you will serve as a trusted legal partner to the credit card business, advising on marketing, account servicing, customer communication, promotions, new product strategies, and the customer lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate customer-facing marketing and servicing collateral for our consumer and small business credit card programs.
• Mitigate Risk: Identify and assess legal risks associated with marketing campaigns, ensuring account acquisitions and servicing comply with applicable laws and company standards.
• Partner with Card, Brand, the Business Risk Office, Corporate Communications, and Compliance stakeholders to address risks and develop creative, compliant solutions.
• Maintain regular, strategic interactions with senior business partners, Legal Department subject matter experts, and other business attorneys.
• Engage actively as a legal support pillar within a highly collaborative, cross-functional team environment.

Requirements

• Exceptional Analytical Skills: Quickly grasp complex topics and synthesize them into concise, actionable, and simple advice.
• Solutions-Oriented Mindset: Focus on problem-solving rather than just functioning as a legal technician.
• Strategic Judgment: Anticipate long-term consequences and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Growth Mindset: Open to new ideas, diverse perspectives, and unconventional solutions.
• High Accountability: Take deep pride in work, operate with autonomy, initiative, and ownership.
• Relationship Builder: Possess excellent interpersonal skills and build collegial, effective relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Efficient Execution: Manage a significant volume of work and prioritize multiple deadlines.
• Persuasive Communication: Identify, assess, and communicate complex legal risks to non-legal business partners clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar
• At least 3 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, in-house legal department, or government agency

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ 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
• 4+ years of legal counsel or compliance experience with consumer finance laws, regulations and disclosures
• Direct experience reviewing marketing and advertising materials
• Strong working knowledge of Regulation Z, UDAAP, FCRA, and other consumer financial laws and privacy laws

Benefits

This role is hybrid, meaning associates are expected to spend 3 days per week in-person at one of the offices listed on this job posting.

Pay

Salaries for this role vary by location and are listed below:

• Chicago, IL: $149,800 - $171,000 for Manager, Counsel
• McLean, VA: $164,800 - $188,100 for Manager, Counsel
• Richmond, VA: $149,800 - $171,000 for Manager, Counsel
• Riverwoods, IL: $149,800 - $171,000 for Manager, Counsel

Schedule

This role is hybrid, meaning associates are expected to spend 3 days per week in-person at one of the offices listed on this job posting.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.