Capital One
Principal Associate, Plan Management and Governance Compliance
$110K–$138K
Richmond, VA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Location
- Richmond, VA
McLean, VA - Experience
- 3+ years required; preferred experience includes 4 years in H&W employee benefits at organizations with 10,000+ employees or 5 years in benefits governance practices.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree or military experience; MBA or Master’s Degree preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Manages compliance, governance, legislative monitoring, and issue resolution for Capital One’s US Health and Welfare and voluntary benefit plans.
What you'll do
- Manage required filings, nondiscrimination testing, plan documentation, audits, vendor oversight, and compliance controls.
- Monitor legislation and coordinate plan, systems, training, and process changes; lead HIPAA compliance and Gen AI vendor reviews.
- Manage benefit-plan incidents and complex associate issues through resolution, identifying root causes and improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s Degree or military experience.
- 3+ years of experience working with H&W employee benefit plan governance.
Nice to have
- MBA or Master’s Degree; CEBS or CBP designation.
- 4 years in H&W employee benefits at organizations with 10,000+ employees; 5 years of benefits governance experience.
Pay
$120,800 - $137,900 USD base salary (McLean, VA); $109,900 - $125,400 USD base salary (Richmond, VA)
Tools
Salesforce, Form 5500, SOC-1, Section 125, 105(h), ERISA, HIPAA, Gen AI
AI focus
Serve as the H&W benefits subject matter expert for Gen AI reviews, guiding vendors through the review process and coordinating evaluations.
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