Regional Engagement Lead, Community Impact & Investment

Opportunity and Role

This role plays a critical part in translating community insights into market strategies and philanthropic investments that align with Capital One’s business priorities and community impact goals.

In this role, you’ll be expected to demonstrate proficiency in two key areas:

• Market Strategy & Engagement
• Partner with Capital One Insights Center and the Government and Policy Advocacy team to integrate and align community impact work with philanthropic strategy
• Partner with Corporate Communications and Lines of Business for integrated storytelling to stakeholders
• Attend conferences and events, build relationships with community stakeholders, public officials, and their staffs
• Develop and drive investment strategies across your team and multiple geographies that increasingly align business strategy and social impact while launching holistic and effective approaches to community investment
• Develop actionable and strategic project plans around stakeholder insights that define priorities for your team and influence stakeholders to your vision
• Lead a small team of associates through creating and managing critical relationships with those players to understand how Capital One shows up in our communities relative to how we are supporting community needs and moving the needle on socioeconomic mobility
• Work collaboratively with your team and colleagues across the entire enterprise to monitor and evaluate risks
• Provide thoughtful leadership to identify and engage key community leaders
• Lead the Northeast and Delaware Market President Networks strategy by being a conduit between executives and community, supporting the sharing of business critical updates and connecting associates to Capital One’s mission

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience
• At least 5 years of experience in process or project management, project delivery, and strategic communications
• At least 3 years of experience in people leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in process management
• At least 1 year of experience with public affairs
• Familiarity with community development, economic mobility, or financial inclusion initiatives
• Experience managing large scale philanthropic investment projects or grantmaking programs
• Experience working in cross-sector partnerships involving nonprofits, government, and private sector
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a focus on clarity, influence, and data-driven storytelling
• Experience using AI for job efficiencies
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification