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Principal Account Executive

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Capital One logoCapital One · Houston, TX
$152K–$173K/yrFull-timeOn-site1mo ago30+ days old, may be filled
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Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic department projects while supporting broader company initiatives
  • Identify departmental improvements and provide guidance on client-impacting issues, focusing on holistic solutions across multiple clients
  • Coach and mentor peers
  • Coordinate and facilitate training for both new and existing Account Executives
  • Manage unique, complex partners of strategic importance to the network
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on authorization and settlement applications, as well as other internal systems and tools.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
  • At least 6 years of payments industry experience within financial services
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, Engineering
  • 8+ years of payments industry experience within financial services
  • Experience influencing key stakeholders, executive level clients or internal business partners
  • At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
  • McLean, VA: $151,900 - $173,400 for Principal Account Executive
  • Houston, TX: $138,100 - $157,700 for Principal Account Executive
  • Riverwoods, IL: $138,100 - $157,700 for Principal Account Executive
  • 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 the Capital 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.
  • For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com
  • Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.

Additional Information

Principal Account Executive The Lead Account Executive provides essential operational support for business partners. This includes project managing partner and product onboarding, as well as training partners on our proprietary tools and systems. The individual in this role will lead operational projects focused on implementing new products, releases, and solutions, while also resolving escalated customer issues. Furthermore, the role is responsible for managing operational relationships with complex and large partners, actively managing risk, and escalating any customer-impacting issues to management within day-to-day responsibilities.


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