Director, Risk Management

Capital One • McLean, VA

3d • $187,300 - $235,100

About The Position

Capital One’s Enterprise Risk Management organization helps the company identify, manage, and mitigate risks that could prevent it from achieving its strategic objectives. The Director will support the transformation of Risk Management, including the redesign of methodologies, process execution, risk metrics strategy, and technology enablement in a world of agentic AI. The role applies risk management and analytical skills to high-profile projects and helps maintain a sustainable, holistic risk profile while supporting the delivery of products and protection of customers.

The Director will develop governance analysis and reporting for Senior Management and communicate with and influence partners across the company. The role calls for strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, project and process management, and the ability to reach organized, transparent recommendations using quantitative and qualitative information. The Director will lead a team of professionals and cross-functional teams, advise stakeholders on risk identification, assessment, and disposition, and foster trust, collaboration, and belonging.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience.
• At least 4 years of Financial Services experience.
• At least 6 years of Risk Management experience.
• At least 2 years of People Management experience.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with attention to detail.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and influencing skills across organizational levels.
• Ability to work with quantitative and qualitative information and develop organized, transparent recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and related tasks and activities.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• 8+ years of Financial Services risk management experience.
• 7+ years of Project or Process Management experience.
• 5+ years of internal strategy or management consulting experience leading cross-functional financial services projects and programs.
• 5+ years of people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to improve Risk Management processes and execute managed changes to strategies, methodologies, governance, and reporting.
• Synthesize and elevate information for executive audiences.
• Use data, metrics, and analysis to monitor process-improvement strategies as they progress through the organization.
• Cultivate data sources for metrics and reporting, and define requirements for creating and enhancing an enterprise risk metric system of record.
• Perform and support detailed validation data analysis, including trend analysis, problem identification, and remediation-plan development and completion.
• Consult on analysis and reporting outcomes to identify trends and provide insights into changes in the company’s risk environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and leaders across organizations to achieve objectives.
• Contribute to the effective design and delivery of the risk management framework.
• Support internal and external audits and examinations.
• Stay informed about regulatory changes and understand their impacts on Capital One.
• Balance priorities, drive business value, support team objectives, and manage risk-management initiative tasks and activities.
• Lead a team of professionals advising and consulting key stakeholders on effective risk identification, assessment, and disposition.
• Set direction, manage expectations, and lead cross-functional teams.
• Foster trust, collaboration, and belonging while leading a team of risk managers.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being; eligibility varies by employment status and management level.
• Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

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