Capital One Financial Corporation

Director, Metrics Strategy and Reporting

Capital One Financial Corporation$209K — $239K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or military experience
  • 10+ years in cybersecurity or technology risk
  • 5+ years with cybersecurity or technology risk metrics
  • 5+ years with governance fora
  • 3+ years leading people

Responsibilities

  • Understand and develop a metrics strategy to drive transformational change
  • Create metrics aligned with technology, risk, and cybersecurity frameworks
  • Engage and align stakeholders across various lines of defense
  • Investigate and document shortcomings of existing metrics
  • Monitor metrics for anomalies and recommend response actions
  • Enhance reporting through better data utilization
  • Oversee development of key reports for senior leadership and external audiences

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Financial wellness support programs
  • Inclusive workplace initiatives
  • Performance-based incentive compensation
  • Opportunities for ongoing professional development
Full Job Description
Director, Metrics Strategy and Reporting

As the Director, Metrics Strategy and Reporting, you will create a strategy for how to use metrics to drive change; help us update our suite of metrics for cybersecurity, technology risk, and developer quality; and drive the implementation of those metrics to effect systemic change. You will drive improvements to our reporting processes and ensure that materials meet our high bar for clarity, consistency, and message. You will oversee the coordination and drafting of our quarterly memo to the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors, partnering closely with our peers in the second line and our counterparts in the first line. You will support the development of technology, cyber, and data risk content for executive audiences.

As the Director, Metrics Strategy and Reporting, will be a seasoned leader with strong knowledge of quantitative methods applied to technology/cyber risk, who can think strategically, is intellectually curious, and thrives in a data-driven environment.

  • Execution oriented and a self-motivator.

  • Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and leaders across multiple organizations to get consensus, socialize strategy, and achieve objectives.

  • Passion and expertise in technology risk and cybersecurity domains, with an ability to be confident, respectful, and articulate when registering dissenting or unpopular opinions.

  • Critical analytical thinker, including the ability to express a point of view supported by data (with both technical and non-technical audiences).

  • Experienced people leader who includes, empowers, and inspires their direct reports

Responsibilities:

  • Understand our current approach and develop a strategy to better use metrics, dashboards, and governance fora to drive change. The intended audience starts at the program manager level and progresses up through the Board of Directors and formal risk appetite metrics.

  • Develop suites of metrics across the technology, technology risk, and cybersecurity domains, aligned to industry frameworks.

  • Engage stakeholders across the first, second, and third lines of defense to align on the metrics and thresholds.

  • Dive deeply into different domains to understand the shortcomings and limitations of metrics and ensure they are appropriately documented and communicated.

  • Monitor metrics, investigate anomalies, and escalate necessary response actions.

  • Make recommendations on how to better leverage metrics and data in reporting

  • Oversee the development of various reports and reports, such as the quarterly Board memo, presentations to senior and executive management as well as external audiences

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree or military experience

  • At least 10 years of experience in cybersecurity or technology risk

  • At least 5 years of experience with cybersecurity or technology risk metrics

  • At least 5 years of experience with governance fora

  • At least 3 years of experience leading people

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Masters degree in computer science, mathematics, or engineering

  • At least 12 years of experience in cybersecurity or technology risks related to resilience, reliability, or code quality

  • At least 3 years of experience in cloud computing

  • An understanding of more than one of the following domains: cybersecurity, site reliability engineering, dev/ops, and developer excellence

  • Experience revamping an organizational metrics program

  • Experience with governance fora in which senior leaders use metrics to manage their organizations

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.

Chicago, IL: $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Cyber Risk & AnalysisMcLean, VA: $230,400 - $263,000 for Director, Cyber Risk & Analysis


New York, NY: $251,400 - $286,900 for Director, Cyber Risk & Analysis


Plano, TX: $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Cyber Risk & Analysis


Richmond, VA: $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Cyber Risk & Analysis


Riverwoods, IL: $209,500 - $239,100 for Director, Cyber Risk & Analysis






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 candidates offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

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

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

About Capital One Financial Corporation

Chevy Chase Bank is the greater Washington region's largest locally-owned banking institution providing a complete array of financial products and services to consumers and businesses in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The Bank, which is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, has approximately 250 branches and over 1,000 ATMs, more than anyone else in the greater Washington market. Chevy Chase Bank currently has over $16 billion in assets and services over 1 million customers. For more information about Chevy Chase Bank, please visit chevychasebank.com.

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Learn more about Capital One Financial Corporation
Size
51,500 employees
Market Cap
$34.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.7 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
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