Manager, Corporate Research - Corporate Strategy
Capital One
- Location
- McLean, VA
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Salary
- $164.8k – $188.1k/yr
- Posted
- Sep 2, 2026
About this role
Manager, Corporate Research - Corporate Strategy 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 a Manager 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 lead a variety of different initiatives in a close team environment. Many of the day-to-day projects emphasize a need for strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills. Key to success in the role will be synthesizing information from various sources, driving analysis, and integrating findings into cohesive and insightful presentations and summaries. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Lead strategic projects for senior executives, conducting research, developing insights, and storytelling on high-impact topics Craft compelling, insight-driven narratives to influence and educate business leaders and stakeholders of all levels Solve a range of problems including high-level strategic questions, competitive positioning in the market, and deep dives (competitors, economic shifts, regulations, CCAR, etc..) Daily monitoring of financial, economic, and industry events to inform senior leadership how they impact Capital One Analysis of large financial data sets (Fed, FDIC, Census, etc.) Independently manage projects while contributing to group problem-solving Develop relationships and build successful partnerships across the enterprise Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree At least 3 years of experience in strategy, consulting, business analysis, finance or a combination Preferred Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, business analysis, or finance Ability to identify and solve problems independently in a constantly changing environment Fantastic interpersonal skills, with experience influencing senior decision making Demonstrably strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to take complex topics and information and message in a compelling way for varied audiences Strong ownership mindset with ability to both drive work independently and through others Team player with a positive attitude 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: $164,800 - $188,100 for Manager, 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