Capital One Financial Corporation

Director, Risk Management: Cyber & Third Party Risk

Capital One Financial Corporation$209K — $239K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Military Experience
  • 7+ years in risk management
  • 5+ years in IT, including software delivery/hosting, platform services, information security, or cloud computing
  • 5+ years in third party risk management, including vendor risk assessments
  • 5+ years in people management

Responsibilities

  • Drive initiatives for enhanced third-party risk management and vendor lifecycle.
  • Engage with executives to communicate program updates and vision.
  • Leverage expertise to assess contracting, operational delivery, and information security risk.
  • Act as advisor collaborating with enterprise technology and other departments.
  • Resolve risks and issues through structured analysis and reporting.
  • Deliver concise information tailored to various stakeholders.
  • Identify trends through data analysis to enhance risk management processes.
  • Oversee compliance with policies through risk assessments.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Financial wellness programs
  • Inclusive culture and support for well-being
  • Performance-based incentive compensation
  • Opportunities for professional development and advancement
Full Job Description
Director, Risk Management: Cyber & Third Party Risk

As a Director, Third Party Risk in Capital One’s Card Risk Office, you will lead our Third Party Risk team, leveraging foundations in third party risk management and applying background and experience with technology and cyber risks. You will partner across the divisional senior leaders for Enterprise Supplier Management, Cyber, Card Technology, Card Risk teams to develop and support best-in-class industry risk solutions in a manner that supports innovation and protects our customers, shareholders, and associates. You will collaborate with second lines of defense to lead and implement risk and control tools, techniques, and frameworks for the Card organization. Your contributions will drive organizational change through risk identification, measurement, analysis, and reporting in order to better manage the company’s risk in an open and collaborative environment.

The Risk Office is accountable to leadership to identify and mitigate risks, ensure compliance with laws/regulations/policies, and detect and remediate issues. Proficiency in risk management program (ideally technology risk-driven programs) development and management are key to success in this role. The successful candidate will be an experienced risk management professional who understands third party operational risk, with strong analytical, planning, strategic thinking, organizational, and communication skills.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Drive team initiatives to improve overarching third-party risk management and vendor lifecycle, focusing on automation, innovation, and process improvements.

  • Engage with cross functional executive leadership across Card, Risk, Supplier Management, and Cyber in delivering clear compelling narratives and program status.

  • Leverage your expertise to make sound judgment decisions in various third party domains such as contracting risk, operational delivery, information security, and resilience to inform actions and prioritization in risk aggregation.

  • Serve as interdepartmental advisor, interfacing with enterprise technology and other lines of business and other areas such as Cyber and enterprise technology

  • Collaborate effectively across multiple organizations to achieve objectives

  • Deliver appropriate, succinct and organized information, tailoring communication style to audience. Communicate complex issues and implications, incorporating different perspectives and solutions into deliverables.

  • Conduct analysis of data extracts in order to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies to draw conclusions and escalate key risks and issues

  • Facilitate and ensure compliance with policies through risk assessments and enterprise risk management programs

  • Identify opportunities for continued improvement in the business

  • Identify, document and track resolution of risk events / issues impacting customers stemming from process breakdowns or other problems, and help develop permanent corrective actions

  • Manage special projects

  • Travel up to 10% when applicable

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Military Experience

  • At least 7 years of experience working in risk management

  • At least 5 years of experience in information technology, including software delivery/hosting, platform services, information security or cloud computing

  • At least 5 years of experience in third party risk management, including vendor risk and control assessment programs

  • At least 5 years of experience in people management

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree

  • 8+ years of experience in information technology management

  • 8+ years of experience in third party risk management

  • 8+ years of experience working in risk management

  • 6+ years of experience in people management

  • Certifications related to or pursuing certification related to Cloud, Cyber or Technology Operations, such as Cloud provider certifications, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

  • PMP, Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification

  • 5+ years of experience in Banking and/or Financial Services.

  • 5+ years of experience evaluating, implementing, or managing cyber or information security

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


Richmond, VA: $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.

Capital One Financial Corporation Careers

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For those starting their journey, Capital One offers enriching internship programs that provide a glimpse into the culture and work ethic that drives our success. Interns gain hands-on experience, valuable insights, and the opportunity to network with leaders across the company. For seasoned professionals, we offer positions that challenge your expertise while encouraging balance and innovation.

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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
+2.4%
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