Principal Associate, Executive Compensation

The Executive Compensation team is a small but mighty team that supports all compensation programs for our most senior executives. We are committed to designing compensation programs that attract, retain, and motivate senior executives and align executive contributions with the business objectives needed to drive long-term success.

Our team is responsible for designing and implementing all senior executive compensation programs with close partnership between Corporate Compensation, Equity, Legal, Incentive Risk Management, HR Business Partners, and more.

We work in a collaborative environment where one's contributions are recognized, successes are elevated and effort is rewarded. We are continuously looking at how we can simplify, automate, and seamlessly deliver on our executive compensation programs.

Capital One is looking for a Principal Associate, Compensation to join our Executive Compensation team. The ideal candidate for this role should exhibit strong communication, attention to detail, and a foundational interest in researching market practices and evaluating pay programs to provide data-driven recommendations.

- Perform deep analysis on designing and implementing competitive executive compensation programs through benchmarking, market research, etc.

- Lead annual processes such as benchmarking, compensation focal cycles, etc.

- Consult on compensation matters with Human Resources Business Partners

- Research and formulate recommendations on external and internal employment offers, job leveling, and compensation programs through the use of surveys and internal compensation tools

- Lead ad-hoc and recurring analytical projects such as compression studies, pay cliff analyses, etc.

- Create internal and client-facing tools to further enhance the simplicity and transparency of our programs

- Partner with cross functional teams to deliver against business intent

- At least 3 years of experience in Compensation or at least 3 years of experience in Finance or at least 3 years of experience in Analytics, or a combination

- Master's Degree in Accounting, Statistics, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Human Resources

- 5+ years of experience in Executive Compensation or Corporate Compensation or 5+ years of experience in Finance or 5+ years of experience in Analytics, or a combination

- 5+ years of experience building compensation models and conducting pay analysis

- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills (e.g., financial modeling, array functions)

- Knowledge of human resources and compensation including knowledge of relevant Federal, State, Local laws/regulations relating to compensation

- Experience with benchmarking tools (BetterComp) or reporting tools (Tableau, Snowflake)