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Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel- Privacy and Data Protection

Capital One
Mc Lean, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/22/2026
Overview:

Capital One is transforming financial services by investing in data-driven products, technology, and digital experiences. To support this growth, we are seeking an experienced attorney to join our privacy legal team. We thrive in an open and collaborative environment where diverse perspectives fuel innovation and drive superior results.

About the role:

This role provides an opportunity to work at a leading financial institution with a long history of using data and technology to build innovative financial products. You will join an experienced team of legal subject-matter experts focusing on privacy and will advise on a wide range of privacy laws. Our team supports many of the most important and strategic initiatives at the company and works with all lines of business across Capital One’s global footprint.

You will collaborate with other legal, compliance, risk, and business partners at the company, with a particular focus on supporting new initiatives, advising on sector-specific privacy laws and navigating transactional and contract privacy issues. You will spot issues, solve problems, and influence our partners to mitigate legal and regulatory risk in a challenging and rapidly evolving space.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Identifying privacy issues in a complex, highly regulated environment
  • Communicating privacy legal requirements and risks effectively to legal, business, compliance, and risk partners
  • Developing customer-focused solutions to mitigate privacy risks and achieve business goals
  • Supporting partners in building technical and organizational privacy controls, drafting privacy notices and disclosures, developing policies and procedures, preparing internal documentation, and enhancing privacy operations and strategy
  • Advising on contract privacy language and providing transactional privacy advice in the context of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships
  • Collaborating with outside counsel, developing written legal guidance and presentations, monitoring legal developments and industry trends, and contributing to the legal privacy team’s existing knowledge and resources
  • Tracking and advising on privacy legislation and new privacy laws

Who you are:

You are a strategic thinker and a pragmatic problem-solver who can synthesize complex legal information and communicate effectively to partners across departments and job-levels. You have an ownership mentality but also enjoy being part of a team. You are serious about your work but don’t take yourself too seriously. You enter uncharted territory with enthusiasm, curiosity, humility, and good humor. You have strong judgment and experience advising on issues with nuanced business, legal, and compliance considerations.

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 privacy law, regulatory counseling, or consumer financial services at a law firm, in-house legal department, or government agency

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong knowledge of privacy laws, regulations, and principles in the United States and internationally, including sector-specific laws such as GLBA, HIPAA, and COPPA and comprehensive laws such as CCPA and GDPR
  • Substantive experience building practical, risk-based privacy compliance solutions and advising on policies and procedures at large, multinational companies
  • Experience helping partners to prepare documentation such as privacy notices, records of processing activities, transfer risk assessments, data protection impact assessments, and data processing agreements
  • Proficiency in negotiating privacy contract language, conducting privacy due diligence, and advising on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex legal issues to a variety of audiences, interact with senior leadership, and influence business partners
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certification(s)

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.

Chicago, IL: $182,500 - $208,300 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel

McLean, VA: $200,700 - $229,100 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel

New York, NY: $219,000 - $249,900 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel

Richmond, VA: $182,500 - $208,300 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 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.

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.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

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.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Salary : $182,500 - $208,300

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