Capital One Financial Corporation

Senior Risk Specialist | Retail Bank

Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1+ years in Control Testing or Risk Management
  • 1+ years in Financial Services, Audit, or Risk Management
  • 1+ years in internal business client interaction
  • 2+ years in Project or Process Management (preferred)
  • 2+ years in Controls Testing or Risk Management (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with business process owners to evaluate and enhance control activities
  • Advise on design of effective controls related to business risks
  • Identify and remediate gaps in the control environment
  • Conduct root cause analysis on ineffective control results
  • Report on control effectiveness and issue remediation to stakeholders
  • Perform quality reviews on control testing outcomes
  • Validate remediation efforts for audit, regulatory, and other assessments

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Financial support options
  • Performance-based incentive compensation
  • Inclusive workplace culture
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
Full Job Description
Senior Risk Specialist | Retail Bank

We’re looking for a strategic, forward thinking Senior Risk Specialist for our Retail Risk Office Control Testing Program, supporting Retail Bank and Premium Products + Shopping business divisions. In this role, you will use your strong communication, analytical and problem solving skills to help deliver on our first line controls testing program. You’ll need a well developed risk and control mindset, strong judgment, and the ability to influence priorities across the Lines of Defense teams to execute on a strong testing program while helping to effectively manage capacity.

As part of this horizontal 1st Line risk management function, this associate will also have the unique opportunity to become a subject matter expert in the processes and controls across specific business areas within our Retail Bank , Premium Products, Capital One Shopping and Enterprise Payments organization. Day-to-day, this associate will be working with Business and Risk stakeholders to assess the design and operations of relevant control activities (i.e., 1st Line control testing), perform audit and certain regulatory remediation validations, as well as support other controls related consultation and improvement initiatives. This could include working with other 1st Line risk management professionals to help define and update control designs within the relevant systems of records.

As a Senior Risk Specialist, you will:

  • Collaborate with business Process Owners and Risk Advisors to assess control activities and recommend control enhancements as needed.

  • Engage and advise our business and risk partners on how to design effective controls in our control environment related to business risks in addition to regulatory and internal policy requirements.

  • Identify and assist with remediation of identified gaps in our control environment due to regulatory and internal policy updates.

  • Explore and collaborate with business and risk office partners in root cause analysis for ineffective control results.

  • Contribute to reporting necessary to inform the Accountable Executives and other key stakeholders on the status of control suite effectiveness and issue remediation.

  • Perform quality reviews and assessments on control testing results.

  • Validate the effectiveness of remediation efforts for issues generated from Audits, Regulatory Exams, and various other assessments.

  • Engage with our Risk Office and business partners on how to design and document effective controls in our control environment related to business risks in addition to regulatory and internal policy requirements.

  • Advise and assist with remediation of identified gaps in our control environment due to regulatory and internal policy updates.

  • Possess solid verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively and present to a range of Risk Office, business and functional stakeholder groups.

  • Apply sound inquiry and analysis to make recommendations and decisions.

  • Be intellectually curious to question the obvious, explore options, and develop alternatives.

Basic Qualifications:

  • At least 1 year of experience in Control Testing or Risk Management

  • At least 1 year of Financial Services, Audit, or Risk Management experience

  • At least 1 year of experience supporting, partnering and interacting with internal business clients

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of experience in Project or Process Management

  • 2+ year of experience in Controls Testing or Risk Management

  • 2+ years of experience supporting, partnering and interacting with internal business clients

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: $96,500 - $110,100 for Sr. Risk AssociateRichmond, VA: $87,700 - $100,100 for Sr. Risk Associate










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
+2.4%
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