Senior Counsel - Corporate and Strategic Transactions
- Employer
- Capital One
- Location
- McLean, Virginia
- Closing date
- Sep 1, 2021
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- Industry
- Financial Services and Banking
- Function
- Finance
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Senior Counsel - Corporate and Strategic Transactions
The Team
CAST (Corporate and Strategic Transactions) is a team within Capital One's Legal Department that is comprised of a dynamic group of legal professionals who support Capital One's transactional activities including mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, complex procurement and outsourcing contracts, line of business transactions and partnerships, digital transactions, corporate real estate transactions and capital markets transactions. In addition, attorneys and other legal professionals within CAST advise our diversified businesses on a broad range of business matters in a constantly changing and stimulating environment. Through its bold initiatives, state of the art infrastructure, breadth of talent, and dynamic work environment, the Legal Department of Capital One has become one of the most highly admired corporate legal departments in the country.
The Role
The Senior Counsel in the role will be responsible for the following:
- Assisting in managing (including drafting and negotiating) a wide range of transactions including 1) supporting the transactional needs of our Card business, such as card program agreements, digital partnership agreements, and agreements relating to our B2B credit management program, and 2) mergers and acquisitions.
- Working with complex due diligence reviews, business line partnerships, venture capital investments, portfolio sales and acquisitions, alliances and other business agreements, marketing agreements, transactions in support of the Company's digital/mobile initiative, and complex procurement and outsourcing contracts
- Counseling and advising business groups, including providing legal advice on complex legal issues
- Implementing and monitoring repeatable, controlled processes for transactional work
- When necessary, managing and coordinating outside counsel
The Person
The successful candidate will be a seasoned legal professional with proven ability to operate effectively in a complex, highly regulated, and evolving environment. The candidate will have a demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a team player, interacting with associates across departments and job levels; the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision; strong organizational skills with impeccable attention to detail; excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills; and the ability to work cooperatively with internal constituents to create efficient processes and to get issues resolved across organizational boundaries.
Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills and the ability to identify, lead and manage a negotiation team as well as the ability to manage multiple transactions, take on new responsibilities and handle novel issues is critical.
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 in a law firm, government or an in-house legal department, or a combination, with a focus on corporate and strategic transactions (private and public mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, portfolio and other asset sales and acquisitions, credit card partnerships, credit card association agreements, or marketing alliances.)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience, including drafting and negotiating, across a wide range of commercial transactions including in-house procurement or supply chain management transactions, and marketing arrangements
- Experience providing advice and counsel on transactions to clients in the financial services industry
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Company
We Don’t Only Think Big Things—At Capital One, We Do Big Things.
You’re dedicated to your career. You deserve professional satisfaction and personal fulfillment. You belong at Capital One.
Here, every day brings another chance to do impactful work that matters: helping millions of customers confidently manage their money, building stronger communities and delivering truly disruptive tech. You’ll give your all alongside some of the brightest, most resilient people in the industry—and in return, you’ll enjoy the growth opportunities, support, flexibility and benefits you need for an exhilarating life both on and off the job.
Be inspired. Be yourself. That’s #LifeAtCapitalOne.
Creating a Culture of Belonging
At Capital One, we value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We’re building a place of belonging—where everyone can feel seen, heard, valued and free to be their authentic selves. We want to be a place of opportunity—where associates from all backgrounds innovate for our customers and communities, and build meaningful, fulfilling careers.
We endeavor to be a welcoming and inspiring place for all. We seek and embrace diversity. And we’re committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, focused on increasing the representation of underrepresented groups, strengthening our culture of inclusion and belonging and harnessing our scale to invest in our communities.
We’re focused on three core principles to advance diversity, inclusion and belonging across Capital One:
Create a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive and innovate
Attract and develop talent from all backgrounds and experiences
Ensure our systems and programs promote fairness and equity
Get a career with more at Capital One. Discover it for yourself today.
Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, disability or other protected status.
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