Capital One Financial Corporation

Senior Associate, Capital Markets and Risk

Capital One Financial Corporation$111K — $126K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Business or military experience
  • 2 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • Master’s Degree in Business or a quantitative field preferred
  • 2+ years of experience in risk management or capital markets preferred
  • 1+ years of experience with SQL, Python, Snowflake, and Excel preferred
  • 1+ years of experience in data analytic tools including Tableau and Quicksites preferred
  • Comfortable using AI tools like Gemini and Claude for productivity improvement

Responsibilities

  • Engage with lines of businesses to provide analytical support in various areas of LMCRO's oversight
  • Utilize technology for data analysis and process automation
  • Analyze financial market developments and regulatory guidance
  • Review and challenge divestiture options valuation frameworks
  • Develop communications and reporting capabilities through dashboards and tools
  • Create presentation materials for diverse stakeholders
  • Ensure governance frameworks are implemented appropriately

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical and dental coverage
  • Financial benefits including 401(k) matching and performance-based incentives
  • Support for continuous learning and professional development
  • Inclusive work environment that encourages collaboration and innovation
  • Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance
Full Job Description
Senior Associate, Capital Markets and Risk

The Liquidity, Market, and Capital Risk Oversight ("LMCRO") team is seeking a motivated candidate for a Senior Associate position. LMCRO is a second line of defense Independent Risk Management ("IRM") function responsible for oversight of the company’s measurement and management of risks across the crisis continuum, including liquidity risk, market risk-taking and management, capital measurement, stress testing and management, and recovery and resolution planning. This includes regulatory stress testing (CCAR, ILST and other resilience analysis), regulatory requirements (165(d), Basel), overall liquidity, market, and capital risk management frameworks, and regulatory compliance.

As a Senior Associate, Capital Markets and Risk at Capital One, you will apply your strategic and analytical skills to major company challenges. You will partner across lines of defense working across risk, finance, and the business to drive impactful results. And you will do it all in a collaborative environment that values your insight, encourages you to take on new responsibility, promotes continuous learning, and rewards innovation.

The ideal candidate will be a highly-motivated professional with excellent analytical rigor, process improvement, risk-orientation, and communication skills. The candidate will be detail-oriented, results focused, and will have a proven record of problem solving and collaborating with others.

The ideal candidate will possess:

  • Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills

  • Ability to apply strong judgment in areas of ambiguity

  • Strong foundational understanding of finance and broader macro economics

  • Comfort with data governance and demonstrated ability working with large data sets to build dashboards and reporting

  • An understanding of the banking system and financial market concepts

  • Experience using AI tools such as Gemini and Claude to automate and improve the day to day processes being run within a team as well as improve analytical capabilities for the organization

  • The ability to communicate complex topics to a wide range of audiences

  • Experience with design and implementation of risk governance and control frameworks

Specific Responsibilities, but are not limited to:

  • Proactively engage with lines of businesses and providing analytical support for research, analysis, and independent risk management in various areas of LMCRO’s oversight, including Resolution and Recovery Planning, Regulatory Capital, Liquidity, and Market Risk

  • Utilize technology to perform data analysis and support process automation as a source of independent risk assessment

  • Understand and analyze financial market developments and regulatory guidance change for key impact analysis

  • Drive quantitative and qualitative review and challenge of the divestiture options valuation frameworks, projections, assumptions, and rationales (e.g., franchise value, material asset portfolios) within Resolution and Recovery Planning

  • Develop executive communications, reporting capabilities, and monitoring routines through dashboards, tools, reports, and processes, including through the use of Gemini 

  • Lead the creation of various presentation materials for diverse stakeholders and governance committees

  • Provide support in ensuring LMCRO’s governance frameworks are implemented appropriately, interacting with and influencing a wide range of stakeholder groups

  • Evaluating design and operating effectiveness of controls, writing control assessments, and developing recommendations to partner teams for improving internal controls

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Business, or military experience

  • At least 2 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Business or quantitative field such as Finance, Economics, Physical Sciences, Math, Statistics, Engineering

  • 2+ years of experience in risk management or capital markets

  • 2+ years of experience in banking industry or equivalent financial services firm

  • 2+ years of experience working with business intelligence tools

  • 1+ years of experience in SQL, Python, Snowflake, and Excel

  • 1+ years of experience in data analytic tools, including Tableau and Quicksites

  • 1+ years of experience in bank stress testing, interest rate risk, or liquidity risk management practices or regulations

  • 1+ year of experience in consulting

  • Comfortable using AI tools (such as Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT) to enhance productivity and workflow efficiency

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.

McLean, VA: $111,200 - $126,900 for Sr. Analyst, Capital Markets & Risk


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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.

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 the Capital 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

Join the vibrant team at Capital One Financial Corporation, a leader in the financial services industry, where innovation meets purpose-driven leadership. As one of the most forward-thinking companies in banking, Capital One is the perfect place to jumpstart or advance your career with a myriad of job opportunities in various fields.

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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%
NASDAQ

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