Senior Associate, Strategy

Capital One

McLean, VA

Strategy Group summary:
Founded by former strategy consultants, Capital One is a strategy driven company. The Corporate Strategy group engages on a number of ultra-high impact issues that drive the direction and performance of the company. Projects focus primarily on formulating enduring and profitable growth and value enhancement strategies, while working within the business to ensure follow through.
The Corporate Research team (within Corporate Strategy) serves as Capital One’s competitive intelligence team, leveraging data, research, and financial analysis to provide company leadership with competitive and market intelligence, insights and advice, and strategic communications.
Position summary:
As an analyst on the Corporate Research team, you will collaborate with Strategy, Investor Relations, Finance, and various other teams across the company to provide research support, financial insight, and company-wide communication. You will work on a variety of different initiatives in a close team environment. Many of the day-to-day projects emphasize a need for strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. Key to success in the role will be synthesizing information from various sources, performing analysis, and integrating findings into cohesive and insightful presentations and summaries.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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 how they impact Capital One
Analysis of 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.)
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree
At least one year of consulting or investment banking experience
Preferred Qualifications:
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
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
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: $109,000 - $124,400 for Sr. Associate, Strategy
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.
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.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
No agencies please. 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.
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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]
Capital 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).

Posted 2025-07-28

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