As a Director in Capital One’s Enterprise Data Risk Management you will apply your risk management and data expertise to the company’s Risk organization (as a part of our 2nd line of defense function).  You will partner across the enterprise to develop and support best-in-class industry data risk identification and mitigation solutions in a manner that supports innovation while appropriately managing our data.  You will provide data risk advisory services to numerous lines of business, while communicating the current state and future direction of data management risk maturity.  Your contributions will drive organizational change through effective and proactive risk identification, measurement, analysis and reporting in order to better manage the company’s risk in an open and collaborative environment.

This individual contributor, yet highly collaborative role, will work with various stakeholders to deliver value-added risk management services to our data and business partners. You will have a high level of exposure across lines of business and have the opportunity to work with senior Data and Business executives to create and implement innovative solutions to identify and mitigate potential risks to the company.

A successful candidate understands risk frameworks, control environments, data management requirements and has analytical, strategic thinking, organizational and communication skills. 

Responsibilities:

• Provide oversight to data AEs and stewards across the enterprise, perform gap assessments, document issues and risks, and create recommendations to ensure progress towards organizational adoption of data management principles and practices

• Provide effective challenge by identifying opportunities and influencing business stakeholders and partners to embed data management principles into controls, business processes, platforms, tools, and strategic initiatives across the organization

• Become a trusted advisor to the business partners providing insight and risk mitigation on data management

• Use data and analytical skills to conduct risk assessments and utilize data management metrics and insights to influence senior business leaders in a compelling, action-oriented manner

• Solve business problems with data risk lens, leveraging existing framework while applying creativity and AI tools

• Leverage excellent verbal and written communication skills to clearly articular data management risk and progress against mitigating risk

• Collaborate within EDRM and with our additional 2nd line partners, on areas of metadata management, data quality management, data governance, and data stewardship functions

• Oversee projects and team members in a matrixed-style environment while being an individual contributor

• Build successful relationships with line of business data officers and risk office team members to understand impact of data risks on critical business processes; establish clear responsibilities with various partner teams

An ideal candidate will possess strong problem solving and conceptual thinking abilities in addition to communication, interpersonal and leadership skills. This position will be in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment where you will be handling multiple concurrent projects while working independently and in teams. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or military experience

• At least 5 years of experience in data governance 

• At least 5 years of experience in risk management

• At least 5 years of experience supporting, partnering or interacting with internal business clients

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree 

• 7+ years of experience in data governance 

• 7+ years of experience in risk management

• 7+ years of experience in project or process management

• 5+ years of financial services industry experience or regulatory environment experience

At this time, Capital one will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.