Sr. Business Analyst, Commercial Real Estate

Capital One • McLean, VA

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About The Position

As a Senior Business Analyst for Capital One’s $55B+ Commercial Real Estate business, you will serve as a strategic partner to Relationship Managers, Underwriters, and Credit Officers. Your primary project will be managing how credit risk analysis is conducted across the portfolio as market dynamics and macroeconomic conditions affect borrowers’ financial health.

You will work on a high-visibility, collaborative team that connects cross-functional partners and addresses complex questions without an existing playbook. The role offers autonomy to drive workstreams and calls for analytical rigor, proactive problem solving, and the ability to translate complex issues into practical outcomes. You will support strategic and tactical decisions, improve credit performance, and help develop and implement solutions in a fast-paced, fluid environment.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of professional experience performing analysis.
• Currently has or is pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in a quantitative field, or an MBA with a quantitative concentration, with the required degree expected to be obtained on or before the scheduled start date.
• Demonstrated analytical decision-making and problem-solving ability, with strong quantitative orientation.
• Strong business judgment, leadership, integrity, and responsible decision-making.
• Excellent written and oral communication, strategic influencing, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Results orientation and ability to execute goals in an uncertain and changing environment.
• Track record of thriving in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in business or a quantitative field such as Finance, Economics, Physical Sciences, Math, Statistics, or Engineering.
• At least 1 year of experience in statistical model building.
• At least 1 year of experience in market research.
• At least 1 year of experience in SQL querying.
• At least 2 years of experience in business analysis.
• At least 1 year of experience in consulting.
• Previous consulting experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify business challenges and opportunities for improvement, analyze them, and make strategic or tactical recommendations.
• Support improvements in credit performance by connecting future consumer credit trends to historical behavior, creating risk models, and testing hypotheses through monitoring and analysis.
• Frame problems, develop and test hypotheses, analyze results, develop solutions, assess operational feasibility, lead implementation efforts, and create monitoring plans.
• Partner with colleagues across Capital One, including Underwriting, Credit, Product, and Technology, to drive improvements.
• Manage the approach to credit risk analysis across the Commercial Real Estate portfolio as market and macroeconomic conditions change.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being.
• 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