Capital One Financial Corporation

Senior Associate, Quantitative Analyst - MLRO

Capital One Financial Corporation$135K — $154K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's in a quantitative field or an MBA with a quantitative focus plus 1 year of quantitative analytics experience.
  • 1 year of statistical modeling experience including linear and logistic regression.
  • Proficiency in programming with R, Python, or SQL.
  • Familiarity with survival analysis, time-series, and machine learning techniques.
  • Ability to effectively communicate complex statistical concepts to a non-expert audience.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance modeling frameworks focusing on VaR and credit risk metrics.
  • Develop innovative analytical solutions across capital markets and business lines.
  • Automate quantitative methods to boost processes and performance.
  • Collaborate to construct cloud-based data solutions.
  • Provide technical guidance and support to business leaders.
  • Communicate complicated technical topics succinctly to diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits.
  • Financial planning and support programs.
  • Performance-based incentives including bonuses.
  • Long-term incentive options.
  • Inclusive culture supporting total well-being.
Full Job Description
Senior Associate, Quantitative Analyst - MLRO

This position works on developing market and counterparty credit risk models for the Capital Markets line of business. These models are critical to enabling continued prudent growth of the Commercial Bank and other trading activity. The outputs of these models will be used in hedging trading risks, stress testing, risk-weighted assets, and limits monitoring.

Responsibilities and Skills:
  • Partner with the various lines of business to enhance modeling and analytical framework. Particularly focused on Value-at-Risk (VaR), Greeks (sensitivities), Potential Future Exposure (PFE), and Credit Value Adjustment (CVA)
  • Work across Capital One entities to create novel analytical solutions to the challenging business problems
  • Identify opportunities to apply quantitative methods and automation solutions to improve business performance and process efficiencies
  • Collaborate in a cross-disciplinary team to build cloud-based solutions grounded in data
  • Identify opportunities to apply quantitative methods to improve business performance
  • Providing technical guidance to business leadership
  • Communicate technical subject matter clearly and concisely to individuals from various backgrounds.


Expertise in quantitative analysis is central to our success in all markets. Our modelers thrive in a culture of mutual respect, excellence and innovation.

Successful candidates would possess:
  • Strong understanding of quantitative analysis methods in relation to derivatives.
  • Strong coding skills in modern scripting languages such as .NET or Python.
  • Ability to clearly communicate modeling results to a wide range of audiences.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to document analyses for reproducibility.
  • Ability to fully own the model development process: from conceptualization through data exploration, model selection, validation, deployment, business user training, and monitoring.
  • Demonstrated track-record in econometric analysis.


Basic Qualifications:
  • Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining one of the following with an exception that the required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date:
    • A Master's degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) or an MBA with a quantitative concentration plus 1 year of experience in quantitative analytics
  • At least 1 year of experience in each of the following skills through education or experience:
    • Statistical or econometric modeling
    • Linear and logistic regression
    • Programming in R, Python or SQL
    • Presenting statistical concepts and research results to non-statistical audience
  • At least 1 year of experience in at least 3 of the following skills:
    • Survival analysis modeling
    • Time-series analysis
    • Panel data (longitudinal data or cross-sectional time-series data) analysis
    • Cross-sectional data analysis
    • Machine learning
    • Analysis and management of large datasets (>1M records)


Preferred Qualifications:
  • 2 years of experience with Python, R or other statistical analyst software


Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified 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: $135,600 - $154,800 for Sr Assoc,Quantitative Analysis

New York, NY: $148,000 - $168,900 for Sr Assoc,Quantitative 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 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.

No agencies please.

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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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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