Prinicipal Risk Specialist, Audit & Exam Facilitation

Principal Risk Specialist, Audit & Exam Facilitation

As a Principal Risk Specialist in the Capital One Card Risk Office, you will serve as a strategic advisor, partnering with business leaders to identify and mitigate enterprise‑level risks. In this first‑line‑of‑defense role you will help maintain organizational discipline and ensure operations remain well‑managed and profitable.

• Own and support centralized management of audit & exam engagements, coordinating with key internal stakeholders.
• Establish and manage engagement structures, including milestone meetings, folder organization and communication channels.
• Lead stakeholder communication and alignment, delivering initial and ongoing communications and facilitating engagement overview meetings.
• Oversee request management and documentation, ingesting, assigning and tracking initial requests/ARs in AERO.
• Drive towards timely completion and delivery, tracking key internal dates and escalating as needed.
• Facilitate reporting and analytics, preparing written reports and delivering oral presentations on identified issues and remediation actions.
• Coordinate internal processes and governance, developing, coordinating and maturing internal processes and program governance.
• Resolve impediments and support organizational priorities, ensuring timely delivery of key deliverables.

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of risk management experience.
• At least 2 years of project management experience.
• At least 2 years of experience supporting and partnering with internal business clients.
• At least 1 year of experience reporting and analyzing data.

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree.
• 3+ years of project management experience leading cross‑functional projects and programs in risk.
• 4+ years of risk management experience.
• 2+ years of experience reporting and analyzing data.
• 1+ year of people management experience.
• Certified Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) or Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM).
• Lean, Agile, Six Sigma or Business Process Management experience.
• PMP or Master’s Certificate of Project Management (CPM).

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Salary ranges for this role:
McLean, VA – $120,800 – $137,900;
Richmond, VA – $109,900 – $125,400. This role is eligible to earn performance‑based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long‑term incentives (LTI).

Capital One is an equal‑opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/veteran) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace.