Principal Risk Specialist

Principal Risk Specialist at Capital One

Principal Risk Specialists are highly motivated risk management professionals with excellent organization and communication skills. They have a high level of exposure across lines of business and have the opportunity to create and implement innovative solutions to identify and mitigate potential data risks for the Company. This position will focus on Data Risk Management for Capital One’s Enterprise Risk organization.

• Ensuring compliance with enterprise data standards and procedures for assigned areas of responsibility, including but not limited to providing data risk guidance within the organization
• Developing and leveraging key relationships with line of business and enterprise data management stakeholders that enable successful completion of data management activities
• Monitoring and reporting the organization’s data management efforts, identifying gaps and remediation options, and escalating impediments
• Validating the organization’s data management efforts against the expectations set in enterprise data policies
• Designing and/or sharing data management processes, procedures, and tools
• Change Management – ensuring data management impacts are appropriately assessed, documented, and implemented by the organization

• Highly autonomous, collaborative, and proactive

• Bachelor’s Degree or Military Experience
• At least 2 years of experience in data management, or at least 2 years of experience in data quality assurance, or at least 2 years of experience in data warehousing
• At least 2 years of experience in business systems analysis, or at least 2 years of experience in audit, or at least 2 years of experience in project management, or at least 2 years of experience supporting internal business clients

• 1+ year of experience in anti‑money laundering, compliance, or risk management
• 1+ year of experience with reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Quick Sight)
• 1+ year of experience with data inquiry and extraction (e.g., SQL, Python, Presto)
• 3+ years of experience in data management, or 3+ years of experience in data quality assurance, or 3+ years of experience in data warehousing
• 3+ years of experience in business systems analysis, or 3+ years of experience in audit, or 3+ years of experience in project management, or 3+ years of experience supporting 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 number of hours to be regularly worked.

• McLean, VA: $117,300 - $133,900
• Plano, TX: $106,700 - $121,700
• Richmond, VA: $106,700 - $121,700

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. 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. Capital One is an equal‑opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23‑A of the New York Correction Law;
San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901‑4920;
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