Senior Counsel and Chief of Staff | tech reg Legal

Overview

Senior Counsel and Chief of Staff | tech reg Legal

The Role:

The Chief Counsel leading the “techreg Legal” (trL) team is seeking a Chief of Staff (COS) to provide strategic, operational, and legal advice and drive results across the range of business and risk activities supported by the team, to assist the Chief Counsel and the trL Leadership Team in managing the organization’s management routines, and to optimize the associate experience for the entire team of 50 associates.  Candidates should be highly organized and autonomous, pragmatic, and composed. They should have a passion for creating and enhancing a positive culture of collaboration. Candidates should also have engaging executive presence, strong communication skills, be able to build relationships with a variety of personalities, and have an inclination to elevate others.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning, Prioritization, and Problem-Solving

• Serve as a strategic thought partner and trusted advisor to senior team leadership on critical strategic, operational and legal issues.

• Engage as extension of the executive with the organization’s key partners

• Proactively identify high-profile projects that add value and where needed lead them to successful delivery.

• Manage processes for defining and communicating strategic vision, goals, and annual planning.

• Drive innovation in process and execution across the portfolio.

• Manage agendas and facilitation of leadership team management routines 

• Developing relationships within direct and extended teams to serve as an informed and helpful sounding board and thought partner.

• Support and work with partners, as needed (Legal Management Group, HR, Communications, Workplace Solutions, etc.)

• Support and build a world-class team by attracting, interviewing, and onboarding future team members, and coaching/mentoring associates.

Engagement and Connectedness

• Drive engagement and inclusion within the team.

• Lead Voice of Associate efforts and initiatives to improve associate experience

• Develop and execute a community engagement strategy

• Serve as “go to” person for other trL associates 

• Be a safe space for team’s associates to express concerns and ideas for cultural improvements

Operational Excellence

• Support strategic planning and operational management of budget and workforce in partnership with Finance and HR.

• Lead and manage diverse operational functions (staffing, budgeting, high-level meetings/events, team intranet, onboarding, etc).

• Identify opportunities for process improvements  

• Manage financial aspects of and related budget for the trL budget

Communications

• Develop and execute communication strategies and work as appropriate with communications teams to plan and execute key messages for internal and external audiences.

• Creating executive-ready presentations and materials.

• Developing and delivering executive and board-level reviews and strategic updates.

People Leadership

• Manage and develop a small team of Administrative associates (currently 6 FTEs)

The Successful Candidate will:

• Combine top-notch legal skills and analytical thinking with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills, sound independent judgment, and meticulous attention to detail; balancing strategy and tactical delivery in rapidly changing environments

• Demonstrate an ability to understand objectives and autonomously get to great outcomes in a consensus-driven environment

• Have top-notch emotional intelligence and excel at managing relationships

• Be a stabilizing force for the organization by understanding associate sentiment and addressing points of friction or frustration

• Partner well with everyone inside and outside the organization, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization and across organizations.

• Have a continuous improvement and servant leader mindset

• Possess a high “EQ” and be a collaborative team player and the ability to organize and direct a team of associates

• Plan, coordinate and execute multiple initiatives at one time

• Self-starter that can work autonomously and can take initiative; highly motivated

• Ability to navigate “white space” or ambiguous situations

Basic Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar

• At least 4 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, or as in-house counsel

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong project management and organizational skills. Meticulous attention to detail

• Strong business judgment, influencing skills, leadership and integrity 

• Experience in handling highly sensitive and confidential issues

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

This role is hybrid meaning associates spend 3 days per week in-person at one of our offices listed on this job posting. Fridays are enterprise- wide virtual work days. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are options for in-person days for associates to spend time together working in our beautifully-designed team areas.

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: $193,000 - $220,300 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel

Richmond, VA: $175,500 - $200,300 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel

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 theCapital 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.

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