Director, Network Compliance

Capital OneMcLean, VA
$187,300 - $256,500Remote

About The Position

The Director, Network Compliance will perform a key risk management role in the second line of defense for Capital One’s network and merchant businesses to help establish and implement the framework for the network compliance program. The Director, Network Compliance is a critical member of the team responsible for delivering effective challenge and compliance advice for business processes worldwide, as well as serving as a subject matter expert to ensure the development of the network compliance program at Capital One aligns with the company’s broader enterprise risk management framework. Director, Network Compliance at Capital One are highly motivated Risk Management professionals with excellent organizational, leadership and communication skills. They have a high level of exposure to business leaders and the opportunity to work with executives to create and implement innovative solutions to identify and mitigate potential risks to the company.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or military experience
  • At least 10 years of legal, compliance, or risk management experience OR at least 9 years of regulatory experience in consumer financial services or payments industry
  • At least 5 years of experience developing, evaluating or implementing cybersecurity, technology or risk assessment activities

Nice To Haves

  • Master's degree of Juris Doctorate

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with first and second line functions to analyze the risk management framework for network and merchant services.
  • Provide expert advice and effective challenge on compliance risks impacting network and merchant businesses.
  • Advise business leaders on regulatory requirements and provide guidance on policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Develop expert-level understanding of global network and merchant business processes.
  • Proactively identify trends in business data and emerging external network payments compliance risks.
  • Maintain subject matter expertise in the broader payments industry and applicable global laws and regulations.
  • Ensure ongoing application of compliance requirements to business expansions and new products.
  • Provide effective challenge during network-dependent product planning to ensure necessary compliance controls are in place.
  • Conduct impact assessments on new network-related regulations (e.g., interchange fees) to ensure strategic adjustments comply with Network Conflict guardrails.
  • Develop strong relationships with Business Risk, Legal, and Audit peers for ongoing network compliance integration.
  • Display a passion for coaching and developing others through leadership style.
  • Support regulatory exam and engagement preparation and delivery.
  • Manage, develop, and coach a Compliance Advisory Team.
  • Participate in reporting activities to senior leadership in the business and Risk Management.
  • Provides effective challenge to technology teams, ensuring adherence to internal policies and external regulatory requirements, with specific emphasis on major platform modernization efforts and strategic build decisions.
  • Act as a subject matter expert to ensure that internal product launches or process changes align with the complex, evolving operating rules and bylaws set by external payment networks.
  • Review network partner engagements to mitigate conflicts arising from the company’s dual role as a network operator and participant.
  • Conduct impact assessments on new network-related regulations to ensure that the line of business adjusts its strategies without violating "Network Conflict" guardrails.
  • Provide effective challenge to business leaders during the strategic planning of network-dependent products.
  • Obsesses about internal and external customer needs to reimagine and innovate product solutions
  • Leverages technology to deliver innovative and resilient solutions that enable both near term and long term value
  • Identifies and resolves complex problems to deliver outcomes while mitigating product risks
  • Leads cross functional teams to solve customer problems and drive organizational alignment

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
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