Director, Cyber Risk & Analysis | Retail Bank

Capital One • McLean, VA

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About The Position

As a member of the TCDR (Technology, Cyber, Data and Resiliency) team within Capital One’s Retail Risk Office, you will apply your analytical, risk management, and project management skills to support Risk Management Strategy. You will work with smart and passionate people to deliver results that have a direct impact on the company’s technology risk profile. You will take on important and exciting responsibilities from day one, working with key stakeholders across the company. You will also be challenged to excel alongside the brightest talent in the industry and be rewarded for your achievements. As a Director, Cyber Risk and Analysis- you will apply expertise on risk best practices to assess current state, identify gaps, and assess tech and cyber risk, threats, and business impact. You will define mitigation strategies, prioritize, negotiate and escalate and implement recommendations. Participate in enabling responsible innovation and in the design and implementation of control programs. You will model deep and hands-on knowledge of technology and cyber risk assessments, information risk controls, regulatory and internal governance, data analysis metrics and reporting, & customer engagement. Spearhead the integration of advanced tools and agentic AI, driving the modernization and continuous evolution of our risk management frameworks within a rapidly changing digital landscape.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or military experience
• At least 10 years of experience with Technology or Cyber Security Risk Management
• At least 10 years of experience building control environments
• At least 10 years of experience in People Management
• At least 2 years of experience in leading AI programs and governance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree
• Experience in a Large Financial Services or Big4 consulting organization
• Process or Project Management certification (Lean, Six Sigma or PMP)
• 15+ years of experience with Technology or Cyber Security Risk Management
• 10+ years of experience in People Management
• Cybersecurity and technology risk certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP)

Responsibilities

• Possesses a understanding of technology systems and topology, including awareness of advances in networks, applications, infrastructure, cloud computing, and data.
• Maintains a broad understanding of technology risk frameworks, has innate ability to leverage these frameworks in risk identification processes.
• Demonstrates a broad understanding of major categories of risk, how those risks can occur in a new environment, and the measures required to safeguard the enterprise.
• Leverages reporting & tools to perform analysis on different types of data points to inform policies and drive change.
• Understands associated reporting metrics and is able to inform on tech and cyber risks.
• Quickly and accurately analyzes data, assesses risk, & prioritizes potential risks to differentiate critical, high-risk, and low-risk issues, and remediate and escalate as appropriate.
• Researches, assembles, and/or evaluates information regarding industry practices or applicable regulatory changes affecting risk management policies or programs; recommends sound, practical solutions to complex issues.
• Makes recommendations regarding changes to policy, procedures, and control programs to mitigate evolving risks.
• Effectively self-challenges tech and cyber control programs as part of first line duties and escalates risks where appropriate.
• Workds with second line and other enterprise risk teams to ensure adequate risk and controls management oversight and support challenge practices to ensure risk-related matters are addressed effectively
• Demonstrates sound lifecycle program management to include documenting and communicating action plans, impediments and risks, and stakeholder engagement.
• Advises Accountable Executives of tech and cyber-related risk on a consistent basis via relevant risk forums and through existing processes such as exception and issue management.
• Exhibits strong critical thinking skills and ability to navigate the unknown to devise innovative risk management solutions.
• Inspires, Coaches, and Enables team members to perform at their best.
• Scales impactful innovations across teams; champions a culture where innovation is measured by measurable business impact and risk resilience.
• Ensures team wins are visible and celebrated.

Benefits

• performance based incentive compensation
• cash bonus(es)
• long term incentives (LTI)
• comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director