Principal Risk Specialist, Compliance Governance Analyst

Capital One • McLean, VA

1d • $109,900 - $137,900

About The Position

The Compliance Governance, Oversight and Validation (CGOV) team within Compliance & Ethics seeks a collaborative, analytical risk management professional to support governance processes and protocols. The role calls for adaptability, intellectual curiosity, and proficiency with Google Suite, AI tools, and advanced risk methodologies to promote organizational effectiveness and business integrity.

The role partners with cross-functional teams to carry out governance activities, collect and analyze data, and implement process improvements. It supports senior leaders by tracking audit commitments, assessing risks, and encouraging innovative, AI-driven workflows. The successful candidate will bring strong organization and communication skills and support a range of compliance governance, audit, reporting, documentation, information management, and quality assurance activities.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent certification.
• At least 4 years of Compliance, Audit, or Risk Management experience.
• At least 2 years of Financial Services experience.
• At least 2 years of experience using Google Suite.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in Project Management, Process Management, or Relationship Management.
• Process Management, Project Management, or Risk Management certification.
• Proficiency with query and data visualization tools such as Tableau.
• Experience using AI tools such as Gemini, Workspace Studio, or Gemini Notebook.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and mature internal processes and program governance; monitor day-to-day CGOV operations, ensure adherence to standards, and identify and implement process improvements.
• Establish and maintain milestone meetings, folder organization, communication channels, and meeting minutes; create and distribute meeting templates, coordinate content inputs, and provide facilitation support.
• Resolve or escalate impediments and help manage key deliverables across initiatives.
• Support Compliance audits and exams, including pre-planning, status reports, request and timeline tracking, and remediation activities.
• Manage intake requests for new or decommissioned Compliance dashboards and create and monitor dashboards.
• Gather insights and data, prepare written reports, deliver oral presentations on issues and recommended remediation actions, and perform end-to-end outcome analysis and reporting for leadership.
• Communicate assessment results, process outcomes, and issue management information to keep leadership informed about Compliance priorities and impactful change.
• Support C&E Policies, Standards and Procedures governance and create and maintain job aids documenting processes and protocols.
• Support Business Area Information Management and Business Continuity Planning, including access requests and governance for departmental records.
• Integrate AI tools such as Gemini, Google Workspace, and NotebookLM into daily workflows and demonstrate their value to others.
• Design, implement, and execute monitoring and quality assurance activities to support consistency with the Compliance Management Program.
• Participate in cross-functional project teams and partner with groups across the organization on strategic initiatives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being.
• Eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED