Manager, Capital Markets & Risk- Collateral Management

Capital One • McLean, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Corporate Treasury is looking for a highly motivated and detailed-oriented Manager to join its Collateral Management team. This high-impact role is crucial for providing operational support for margin operations across multiple trading and investment portfolios, including Derivatives, Securities, and Repo activities. In this role you will support the pledging of assets to secure funding capacities. The team provides collateral advisory support to Capital Markets initiatives where relevant, and works with broad stakeholder groups such as Derivatives Front Office, Asset and Liability Management, Investment Portfolio Management, Treasury Accounting, Regulatory Reporting and Legal. The team provides key collateral data to both internal and external stakeholders through daily, monthly and quarterly reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Military Experience
• At least 5 years of experience in Capital Markets, or Financial Analysis, or a combination

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of experience in a capital market operations
• 7+ years of experience using SQL, or Python, or a combination
• 7+ years of experience with collateral or margin management, derivatives, mortgage backed securities, or a combination
• Previous experience using Google Suite or Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily collateral margining processes and effectively partner with broker-dealers: Act as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for the firm's collateral margining tools and infrastructure. Proactively manage margin calls, disputes, and settlement processes, ensuring timely and accurate execution in accordance with relevant agreements (e.g., ISDA, MSFTA). Cultivate strong, professional relationships with external broker-dealer counterparties to facilitate and resolve discrepancies timely and efficiently, and stay abreast of Swap Dealer operational processes and requirements. This includes ensuring compliance with regulatory margin rules.
• Recommend and implement process changes to improve operational efficiency: Continuously analyze and improve on current collateral management workflows, manual intervention points, and areas prone to error or risk. Design, propose, and spearhead the implementation of strategic and tactical enhancements, leveraging technology and automation tools to streamline operations, reduce processing time, and lower operating costs. Develop and maintain comprehensive procedure documentation for all new and existing processes to ensure consistency and facilitate knowledge transfer.
• Serve as the Capital Markets Ops subject matter expert on industry wide initiatives and legislation and impact to collateral processes Maintain an in-depth understanding of current and pending regulatory changes impacting collateral management and capital markets operations. Proactively assess the operational impact of new regulations on existing processes and infrastructure, developing remediation strategies as necessary.
• Cultivating productive relationships with key internal and external partners: Build and nurture robust working relationships with critical internal stakeholders, including Trading Desks, Legal, Treasury, Risk Management, Finance, and Technology teams. Serve as the operational liaison for collateral-related inquiries and projects, ensuring seamless communication and alignment of goals.
• Support all corporate collateral management programs and reporting: Generate and distribute critical daily, weekly, and monthly collateral management reports, providing insightful analysis on portfolio performance, margin utilization, and operational key performance indicators. Ensure reporting meets all internal governance standards and external regulatory mandates.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to launch new initiatives: Actively participate in, and often lead, operational workstreams for new product launches, system migrations, or strategic business initiatives related to Capital Markets. Partner closely with Technology and Business teams to define requirements, execute user acceptance testing (UAT), and successfully transition new capabilities into the production environment.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks through proactive process controls and governance frameworks: Establish and monitor robust internal controls and governance frameworks within the collateral management function to identify, assess, and mitigate operational, credit, and liquidity risks. Support control testing and internal audits.

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: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees