Principal Associate - Network Participant Risk Oversight

Principal Associate - Network Participant Risk Oversight

As a Principal Risk Associate at Capital One, you will be joining the newly created Network Participant Risk Management (NPRM) Team within the Operational Risk Management second line of defense. The NPRM team's mission is to establish and launch the second line of defense Network Participant Risk Oversight program to enable value-add, independent second line of defense challenge and stewardship with regard to the risks Network Participants present to the Global Payment Network.

As Principal Risk Associate on the NPRM Team, you'll be responsible for working with business partners and other second line of defense teams to identify and mitigate potential risks to the Global Payment Network and Capital One. You will provide program level support and direction for governance framework and processes, training, and reporting. As a Principal Risk Associate, you will also support executing oversight and effective challenge in all areas of Network Participant Risk Management, from individual Network Participant situations to larger bodies of risk that span a business area / division.

As part of the larger Operational Risk Management (ORM) organization, you will work with talented associates to provide oversight and effective challenge to ensure that our businesses effectively manage operational risk overall. This includes enabling our organizations to maintain a sustainable and holistic operational risk profile in order to deliver superior products while also protecting our customers. You'll also bring your unique perspective and experiences to help us be rigorous, curious and creative.

Principal Risk Associates have a natural passion for managing risk with strong project, process and analytical skills. With these skills, they serve as change agents to effectively challenge business leaders on our highest profile risk projects. You will partner with key stakeholders in the first and second line to identify potential risks in an open, collaborative environment where new ideas and solutions are both welcomed and rewarded.

Specific responsibilities of the NPRM Principal Risk Associate include and are not limited to :

• Develop and administer a governance and process framework for NPRM related training, engagement models and execution against ORM and ERM requirements
• Support 2nd line effective challenge activities
• Develop training / support 1LOD in developing training related to NPRM
• Analyze data to proactively identify risks and trends
• Provide guidance and support during audits and exams
• Ensure NPRM program governance is documented and perform and support program assessments to identify opportunities for improvement and / or problem / gap remediation needs
• Consults on Issue / Event analysis and reporting functions to observe trends and provide insights on changes to the Network Participant risk environment
• Collaborate effectively across multiple organizations such as Operational Risk Management, Risk Oversight Programs, Enterprise Risk Management, Business Risk Office, Internal Audit, etc., to achieve objectives
• Demonstrates problem-solving and analysis skills with attention to detail
• Demonstrates strong communication, collaboration, and problem solving skills
• Balances multiple priorities to help drive business value and support team objectives, while managing tasks and activities related to risk management initiatives to support the Network Participant Risk Management team in a well-managed capacity
• Assists in the development of risks, issues and / or mitigation plans to ensure the business implements needed changes and addresses areas of exposure

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Preferred Qualifications :

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. Riverwoods, IL : $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Risk Specialist McLean, VA : $117,300 - $133,900 for Principal Risk Specialist Richmond, VA : $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Risk Specialist 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 the Capital One Careers website.