Director, Project and Risk Management

Capital One • McLean, VA

2d • $187,300 - $235,100

About The Position

We bring ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to an industry ripe for change. As a senior leader in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), you will join a critical second-line-of-defense function responsible for defining the bank’s risk management architecture. As a senior leader in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), you will join a critical second-line-of-defense function responsible for architecting the frameworks that safeguard our mission while enabling bold innovation.
ERM is seeking a strategic, innovative Director to be a leader within our Risk Management Framework and Control Methodology team. In this role, you will serve as the architect of our project program - operationalizing and curating our ambitious roadmap, implementing appropriate governance, and driving progress across a complex, matrixed environment. Beyond project management, you will lead a specialized reporting, insights and GRC team transforming data into forward-leaning outcomes that influence decision-making and ensure business requirements are managed and implemented within our reporting tools and GRC. This is a key role with visibility across first, second and third lines across the enterprise.
The ideal candidate is a leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution. You possess the executive presence to influence senior stakeholders and the analytical rigor to solve intricate problems before they manifest as obstacles. We are looking for a project management expert who can instill structure into dynamic environments, coupled with a passion for leveraging GRC tools and data-driven insights to manage risk. If you are a collaborative partner with a track record of delivering excellence in high-stakes environments, we want to meet you.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience
• At least 8 years of Project Management experience
• At least 8 years of Risk Management, Audit or Process Quality experience
• At least 4 years of people leadership experience

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree
• Certification within discipline (e.g. PMP, Lean, Agile, Data)
• At least 4 years of Change Management experience
• Experience working within a Financial Institution
• Experience working with reporting tools such as Tableau, Quicksights

Responsibilities

• Empower and lead a high-performing team and impactful team of risk professionals, providing strategic direction, setting objectives, and establishing a culture that fosters quality outcomes and results
• Manage complex, cross functional projects, process and program integrations with consideration for our risk processes and program standards
• Build and maintain a detailed Roadmap, and design, develop, and manage approaches for projects in a dynamic environment, establishing appropriate governance and tools (e.g. project plan, RAID, go-live requirements)
• Champion rigorous project documentation and design standards to mitigate delivery risk and ensure every milestone meets its strategic intent
• Move the needle to advance our reporting and monitoring, implementing cutting-edge tools that provide real-time insights into risk framework and control methodology adherence and application
• Lean into GRC system enhancements, and the integration of AI and automation to streamline control management and testing protocols.
• Build collaborative relationships and partner cross-functionally with Stakeholders, and other projects and programs, to provide strategic thought partnership to effectively drive delivery

Benefits

• performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or 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