Director, Card Risk Strategic Projects
As a Risk Management Director on the Chief of Staff Strategic Projects team, you will serve as a force multiplier for our executive leadership team. You will drive high-priority strategic projects, shape the workforce strategy, and develop executive-ready communications and presentations. You will apply your strategic and analytical skills to major company challenges. You’ll have a high level of exposure across lines of business and the opportunity to work with executives to create and implement innovative solutions to business challenges.
Capital One’s Card Risk organization serves a critical role in helping the organization to identify, mitigate, and manage risks. The members of the Card Risk organization serve as strategic advisors to the lines of business - helping them to remain well-managed and supporting their continued growth, innovation, and success.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Partnership: Serve as a primary thought partner to Card Risk leadership, aligning agendas on high-impact goals, labor strategy, and budget.
Operational Excellence: Lead horizontal initiatives that uncover efficiencies, prevent duplication, and sharpen our focus on key priorities.
Complex Problem Solving: Tackle intricate business challenges, turning shifting regulatory and consumer demands into strategic advantages.
Influence & Vision: Bridge the gap between strategy and execution, providing clarity and direction to stakeholders across the organization.
Executive Communications: Develop high-stakes presentations and communications that drive decision-making at the executive level.
The Ideal Candidate:
Executive Influence: You command presence, build rapport easily, and influence senior leaders through exceptional written and verbal communication.
Strategic Agility: You think critically, act decisively, and excel at balancing high-level strategy with tactical execution.
Collaborative Mindset: You bring people together, creating followership and consensus across complex, cross-functional teams.
Impact-Focused: You have a proven ability to prioritize ruthlessly, focusing your energy on the highest-leverage initiatives.
Intellectual Curiosity: You thrive in ambiguity and are constantly seeking to understand the deeper business vision to drive meaningful change.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
At least 7 years of experience in project, process, program, or risk management
At least 5 years of experience supporting, partnering and interacting with internal business clients
At least 2 years of people management experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Masters Degree
5+ years of Financial Services risk management experience
5+ years of internal strategy or management consulting experience leading cross functional financial services projects and programs
5+ years of people management experience
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 ManagementChicago, IL: $187,300 - $213,700 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.
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.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; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.
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