Director, Enterprise Customer; KYC Compliance Program
Listed on 2026-01-04
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Finance & Banking
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Management
Risk Manager/Analyst, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Director, Enterprise Know Your Customer (KYC) Compliance Program
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The Director, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Leader for Capital One’s Enterprise Know Your Customer (KYC) program performs a key risk management leadership role in ensuring compliance with KYC regulations and maintaining regulatory standards. We are seeking a candidate with deep AML/KYC subject matter expertise, excellent leadership, decision-making, communication skills, a team-first mentality, proven operational effectiveness, and vision to help shape Capital One’s KYC / KYP program and department.
The successful candidate will lead a team of dedicated AML risk managers with the goals of providing holistic end-to-end AML KYC risk management, producing optimal risk management outcomes, and elevating our AML program.
- Ownership and oversight of the Enterprise Know Your Customer (KYC) Standard and related policies and documents including oversight of the Enterprise Know Your Partner (KYP) program for the card payment network
- Collaborate with Line of Business AML Advisors and Line of Business partners to assess the effectiveness of and compliance with the KYC Standard to ensure consistent application
- Provide AML KYC/KYP consultation and guidance to internal stakeholders and Executives on applying the KYC/KYP requirements, identifying and mitigating risk, developing mitigation plans (as warranted), business initiatives, and other risk management and control activities related to KYC/KYP
- Provide senior management with effective, credible and grounded challenge regarding AML/KYC/KYP regulatory risk and control management, ensuring management is making informed and appropriate risk decisions, and allocating appropriate attention and resources to risk management
- Influence senior management to drive realization and mitigation of new and emerging risks especially via structuring slides and presentations in order to convey risk information
- Provide leadership across broader AML department for program enhancement and associate development
- Direct interaction with Audit and External Regulators with regard to responding to inquiries, exams, audits related to the KYC/KYP program
- Strong Business Judgment:
Strong business judgment, analytical acumen, and the ability to evaluate complex, multi-dimensional situations and risk characteristics and to formulate appropriate compliance recommendations and advice - Communication:
Highly developed interpersonal, presentation, and communications skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, as well as with external parties (such as regulators and consultants) - Thought Leadership:
Proven ability to effectively lead teams through strategic initiatives and organizational changes with ability to connect, influence and deliver results
- Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience
- At least 7 years in legal, compliance, risk management or regulatory experience in consumer financial services
- At least 3 years in the financial services industry
- At least 3 years of people management experience
- Master’s Degree
- 2+ years of experience as a financial regulator (OCC, FRB, FDIC, FINRA)
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification
- 1+ years of operational experience with card products and card networks
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: $200,100 - $228,400 for Director, AML Investigations
New York, NY: $218,300 - $249,100 for Director, AML Investigations
Plano, TX: $181,800 - $207,500 for Director, AML Investigations
Richmond, VA: $181,800 - $207,500 for Director, AML Investigations
Wilmington, DE: $181,800 - $207,500 for Director, AML…
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