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Director, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest Market Engagement

Company: Capital One
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

Center 1 (19052), United States of America, McLean, VirginiaDirector, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest Market EngagementExternal Affairs works with many external and internal stakeholders to envision and create a world of greater socioeconomic opportunity through advocating for an inclusive society, building thriving communities, and creating financial tools that enrich lives. Our teams include Communications, Community Impact and Investment, Community Finance, CRA Strategy and Program Management, the Government and Political Affairs Group, Regulatory Relations, and Strategy and Engagement. Through our teams, we have unparalleled access to a diverse group of motivated changemakers similarly focused on the ingredients for a more perfect future.Our approach involves focusing on innovation and opportunity related to long term well being for our associates, customers, and communities. On the intersection between business and social impact. On disruption and dreaming of a better way. This is the language of changing things for the better. Of Capital One.The Community Impact and Investment team creates impactful community outcomes and positions Capital One as the most strategically bold, innovative, and mission driven financial institution through:

  • fueling strategic community investments (e.g. grants, skills, loans)
  • delivering insights, advice and resources that inform Capital Ones products and services
  • activating the capabilities of impact forward associatesThe Community Impact and Investment team supports Capital One through leading enterprise volunteerism, conducting market research, fostering community relationships, grant making, originating CDFI loans and partnering with and advising LOBs. The Opportunity and Role:Community Impact and Investment is kicking off a multiyear transformation to increasingly align business strategy and social impact; launch new, different, and more holistic approaches to investing in our communities; use Capital Ones volunteer time and talent in increasingly strategic ways; and use data, analytics, research, and inclusive design to inform more targeted and actionable consulting to our business partners on topics related to a broad view of financial inclusion.Were seeking a Director to lead our Mid-Atlantic and Midwest Market Engagement team. This team is charged with deeply understanding challenges and opportunities in the Greater Washington (DC, MD, DE), Boston, and our MidWest (Ohio, Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado) customer geographies and bringing that market intelligence to bear to ensure we are investing in the right programs and with the right partners to advance socioeconomic mobility in the community while maximizing impact for Capital Ones reputation and business agenda. This is a team of relationship-first changemakers who build strong external relationships and distill insights, make connections and identify and execute on opportunities for COF to make investments at the nexus of community impact and COFs business strategy.This role involves up to 50% travel as needed. It also involves attending events before and after normal business hours and overnight trips / conferences.In this role, youll be expected to demonstrate proficiency in four key areas:Gathering Market Intelligence
    • Youll understand how Capital One shows up in our local communities relative to how we are supporting local community needs and moving the needle on socioeconomic mobility.
    • You and your team will gather this intelligence by forging deep relationships with local community organizations and organizers, activists, influencers, small business leaders, policymakers, CDFIS and other local funding organizations or in-market financial services providers within the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest markets
    • Youll make your seat at the table: either by developing relationships with the right community influencers or conveners or, if the right groups arent coming together yet, you and your team will convene them yourself.
    • Your team will monitor and assess (in partnership with GPAG and Comms teams) emerging local events and engage the appropriate internal stakeholders and working groups accordingly.Transforming Market Intelligence Into Tangible Impact
      • Your team will bring market insights to CII and EA to inform where, how and why to make local market investments that advance Capital Ones mission
      • Youll partner closely with your peers on our analytics, associate and program teams to generate proposals for new local market investments
      • Youll manage the relationships with the existing portfolio of Mid-Atlantic and Midwest community partners and their associated grants. Youll evaluate, rationalize and align this back-book against a go-forward investment strategy.
      • Youll partner with our Mid-Atlantic Market President Network executives and EC members to collaborate and advise on MPN philanthropic investments, bringing local market intelligence to decision making. Your team will run the operations of the MPN including meeting routines, governance oversight of decisions and grantmaking, and reporting.Running the team with a Business Mindset
        • Youll develop quantitative metrics, tooling, and reporting to monitor COF community presence, local sentiment, and the extent to which we are mobilizing COF resources (time, talent, dollars) to the place of most compelling community need
        • Youll define a holistic operational strategy with supporting KPIs which includes:
          • How to prioritize and operationalize collection of market intelligence in key geographies and markets while monitoring all the geographies in your full footprint
          • How to capture, assess and improve sentiment of COF community engagement in your markets,
          • How to evolve our current (and go-forward) portfolio of investments to increasingly meet the highest needs of our communities while advancing the COF business objectives
          • Youll regularly evaluate and improve the efficiency of our community engagement approach, as well as the operational model used to deliver the value Transformational Leadership
            • Youll be responsible for attracting and retaining top talent to your team
            • Youll coach them towards great business acumen, building strong stakeholder relationships, bringing a data-driven eye to evaluating need and opportunity and excelling in ambiguity
            • Youll model ruthless prioritization and the art of getting to yesand saying no
            • Youll rally your teams and senior stakeholders to your vision and strategy We want you if you are:
              • Impact-driven. You dream big. You desire to make the world a better place, and you get energy from working with others with similar passions to accomplish big, bold goals.
              • Wired for Collaboration and Connection: You thrive in a matrixed organization because you know that together we can do better. Youre obsessed with building and cultivating relationships. You love the chance to share your perspective, to hear the perspectives of others, and to figure out how teams can collaborate.
              • Customer Focused. You care about doing whats best (not whats easiest) for the community and for Capital ones associates and business. You dont shy away from hard conversations or nuanced decision making because you know the best outcomes often go hand in hand with tough decisions.
              • Intellectually Curious, with a strong Point of View. You ask why, you explore, youre comfortable with ambiguity, youre hungry to learn and a seeker of new challenges. You use this curiosity to develop and then refine, and refine, and refine your POVs.
              • Do-er. Youre biased toward action, you try things and sometimes you fail. You can get around your own roadblocks and you remove obstacles for your team to stay focused on enterprise goals. Basic Qualifications:
                • Bachelors degree or military experience
                • At least 5 years of experience working in a for-profit company
                • At least 3 years of experience in developing product go to market, community organizing or advocacy strategies or a combination
                • At least 5 years of experience in people leadershipPreferred Qualifications:
                  • Experience in market analysis
                  • Experience with complex stakeholder management
                  • Experience in financial services, wholesale banking, or B2B settings
                  • Experience in sales or other domains deeply dependent on the quality of relationship management
                  • Community organizing, nonprofit, or political experienceAt this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. 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 . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.No agencies please. Capital One is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. 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 Citys Fair Chance Act; Philadelphias Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.comCapital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Keywords: Capital One, Bethesda , Director, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest Market Engagement, Executive , Bethesda, Maryland

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