Senior Associate, Corporate Strategy

About the role

The Corporate Research team within Capital One’s Corporate Strategy group provides competitive and market intelligence, insights, and advice to senior leadership. Analysts collaborate with C-suite executives, Strategy, Investor Relations, Finance, and other teams to support business lines and internal partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical support to senior management across the company
• Provide recurring and ad hoc research to support various business lines and internal partners
• Benchmark Capital One’s performance vs. industry competitors
• Daily monitoring of financial and economic events to inform senior leadership
• Analyze large financial data sets (Fed, FDIC, Census, etc.)
• ‘Deep dives’ and longer-term projects on a wide range of topics relevant to Capital One
• Ad hoc project work with partner teams (Strategy, Corporate Development)
• Analyze and benchmark Capital One and competitor capital and balance sheet performance (including CCAR, DFAST, funding profile, regulatory disclosures, etc.)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 2 years of consulting or investment banking experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of analytical rigor and attention to detail
• Interest or experience with the banking or payments industries
• Financial modeling or investment research expertise
• Strong judgment and problem-solving skills
• Team player with a positive attitude
• Naturally inquisitive with a passion to “figure stuff out”
• Confidence and intent to drive change