Director, Card Risk Audit & Exam Facilitation

Director, Card Risk Audit & Exam Facilitation

As a Director within Capital One’s Card Risk Audit and Exam team, you will lead the central function responsible for managing our most critical, high-profile audits and regulatory engagements. You aren't just managing projects; you are a strategic advisor providing expert risk judgment and advice to Accountable Executives as they navigate complex regulatory landscapes.

In this leadership role, you will oversee a high-performing team of risk professionals, fostering an environment of excellence, intellectual curiosity, and rigorous risk mitigation.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership:
  Set the vision and direction for the central audit and exam team, ensuring the organization delivers on top priorities with efficiency and precision.

• Executive Advisory:
  Partner directly with Executives and their leadership teams to provide expert risk judgment, identify potential vulnerabilities, and influence strategic remediation.

• Audit & Exam Governance:
  Drive the centralized management of complex, horizontal audits, overseeing program governance and the execution of key deliverables across the enterprise.

• Stakeholder Orchestration:
  Facilitate high-stakes interactions with Internal Audit and Regulators, leading the development of management responses and ensuring seamless coordination across Card Risk, Legal, and Compliance.

• Process Innovation:
  Proactively identify and implement strategic enhancements to risk practices, leveraging automation and technology to standardize and scale our audit facilitation capabilities.

• Insights & Reporting:
  Oversee the synthesis of complex data into actionable insights, delivering high-level written reports and oral presentations to executive leadership regarding issue identification and remediation.

• Team Development:
  Lead and coach a team of risk professionals, investing in their growth and fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, and relentless focus on quality.

What We’re Looking For

• The Master Prioritizer:
  You have an uncanny ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing high-stakes expectations, and keep the team focused on what matters most.

• The Influential Advisor:
  You build deep-rooted relationships and use your risk expertise to challenge conventional thinking and test assumptions at the highest levels.

• The People Leader:
  You are passionate about coaching and have a proven track record of managing senior-level individual contributors and managers.

• The Bold Thinker:
  You embrace change, stay intellectually curious, and are always looking for ways to improve the control environment through innovative solutions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience.

• At least 7 years of Risk Management or 5 years of audit and exam leadership experience.

• At least 6 years of Project Management experience.

• At least 5 years of experience supporting, partnering, and interacting with internal business clients.

• At least 3 years of people management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree.

• 8+ years of Financial Services risk management experience.

• 7+ years of Project Management experience leading cross-functional programs in a Risk or Regulatory environment.

• Experience applying Agile, Design Thinking, or Lean/Six Sigma methodologies to risk processes.

• Relevant
  
  Certifications:
  
  PMP, CRMA, or CRCM.

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: $206,000 - $235,100 for Director, Risk Management

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.

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