Principal Payment Product Marketing & Readiness Manager

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Capital One

Business Banking

C

capitalone.com

10,001+ employees

Financial Services

McLean, Va

Public Company

1.2M LinkedIn followers

Raised $5.5B

• The Principal Payment Product Marketing & Readiness Manager is responsible for crafting compelling narratives, Go-to-Market (GTM) launches, and high-impact content that drive adoption for consumer and commercial issuing solutions. This individual brings a strong marketing and storytelling background to translate complex products into engaging campaigns, clear positioning, and digestible enablement materials. Working across multidisciplinary teams, you will act as a creative engine—helping both internal teams and external audiences (issuers, merchants, digital enablers) understand the value, vision, and practical application of our payment solutions in a fast-paced global environment.
• Product Storytelling & Positioning: Translate complex features into clear, benefit-driven product narratives and positioning frameworks that resonate across different audience segments.
• Multi-Channel Content Creation: Design and deliver a wide range of creative content—including marketing collateral, digital assets, product pitch decks, case studies, launch kits, and educational guides for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Product Education & Enablement Support: Collaboratively support Product Knowledge Managers—who own product training and enablement—by providing the core messaging, narrative frameworks, and campaign content needed for them to build engaging training materials and client-facing toolkits.
• Market Insights & Messaging: Stay attuned to market developments, emerging themes, and customer feedback to continually refine product messaging, positioning, and promotional strategies.
• Launch Execution: Lead the promotional, narrative, and content launch readiness for new products, feature releases, and technical enhancements.

Required

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification
• At least 5 years of experience in product marketing, content strategy, brand marketing, copywriting, marketing communications or creative campaign execution

Preferred

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in B2B product marketing, brand storytelling, content creation, or digital marketing
• Demonstrated track record of conceptualizing and executing end-to-end product launches or marketing campaigns
• Experience in the payments, fintech, or financial services industry
• Strong portfolio showcasing compelling writing, content development, pitch decks, and audience-focused campaign materials
• Ability to distill intricate concepts into simple, high-impact storytelling
• Experience working alongside product or technical teams to translate technical specs into consumer-facing value propositions
• 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.
• Sales Territory: $138,100 - $157,700 for Principal Payment Product Readiness
• McLean, VA: $151,900 - $173,400 for Principal Payment Product Readiness
• New York, NY: $165,700 - $189,200 for Principal Payment Product Readiness
• Riverwoods, IL: $138,100 - $157,700 for Principal Payment Product Readiness
• 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.
• 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).

• Health insurance
• Financial benefits
• Performance based incentive compensation
• Cash bonus
• Long term incentives