A day in the life of a Strategy Consulting associate

You will work on a wide variety of projects on our team, and no two days will be exactly the same. However, you'll have ample opportunities each day to problem solve with your team and senior leaders as you tackle the industry’s most pressing challenges. You’ll also have dedicated time for career development and networking.

With our hybrid policy, we work together in office Tuesday through Thursday. We have flexibility to work remotely on Monday and Friday. Preview a day on our Strategy Consulting team.

Preview a typical day:

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8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
6:30 PM

Commute to the office

You take the D.C. Metro to Capital One’s McLean headquarters. Bonus—the Metro has a direct line to our office.

Down time

It’s Bagel Thursday! Head up to the Strategy Consulting floor for coffee and a bagel. On the way, you bump into your last project VP and catch up on your lives outside of work.

Marketing strategy team stand-up

You start the morning with a team sync to align on priorities. The team starts the meeting with a fun “question of the day” and then plans for the day ahead.

1:1 with development manager

You meet with your development manager to discuss career goals and professional development. Today, you discuss strategies to prepare for an upcoming business partner presentation.

Marketing strategy problem solving session

The team meets to discuss emerging marketing channels where Capital One could invest. You’ve been driving the analysis, so you lead the discussion, sharing your findings with the team and determining where to engage your business partners for problem solving.

Women in Strategy: leadership lessons from our female executives

Women in Strategy offers opportunities for associates to network with and learn from women across the company. Today, the President of Retail Bank joins to share lessons from her 20+ year career at Capital One.

Work block

You spend time incorporating the team’s feedback on the analysis from the earlier problem solving session. Then, you start building slides based on your analysis to communicate your recommendations to business partners.

Leadership group meeting: onboarding committee

You’re a member of Strategy Consulting’s Onboarding Committee, one of many leadership groups where associates get involved. Today, you’re finalizing the schedule and activities for a new associate cohort, who will start in a few weeks.

Business partner meeting

You end the day with a team meeting with Capital One’s Chief Product Officer, presenting a proposed marketing strategy. Feedback from the meeting will help the team prepare for next week’s meeting with Capital One’s CEO, Rich Fairbank.

Team dinner

Your team’s VP hosts a dinner to celebrate the beginning of the project. You enjoy the evening connecting with your project team outside the office.

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A day in the life of a Strategy Consulting associate

Commute to the office

Down time

Marketing strategy team stand-up

1:1 with development manager

Marketing strategy problem solving session

Women in Strategy: leadership lessons from our female executives

Work block

Leadership group meeting: onboarding committee

Business partner meeting

Team dinner

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