Principal Risk Specialist

Principal Risk Specialist

As a Principal Associate in Capital One’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Program you'll be challenged by working with business partners to conduct enterprise wide money laundering, sanctions, and fraud risk assessments. Assessments are conducted in accordance with a standardized framework and methodology, the purpose of which is to understand the level of inherent AML and sanctions risk exposure associated with Capital One's business segments, assess controls, and ensure residual risk remains within tolerance. Compliance Associates at Capital One provide guidance to key stakeholders to ensure our risk is well managed and our company remains stable and profitable. They gain a high level of exposure across lines of business and have the opportunity to work with executives, compliance partners, regulators, auditors and other key constituents.

Responsibilities:

-Assess the inherent money laundering and sanctions risk and controls through the established risk and control framework.

-Support the AML Risk Assessment team’s overall project management efforts in execution and planning of all risk assessment activities.

-Analyze insights provided by data analysts to represent the AML inherent risk of Capital One businesses.

-Assess the company's collective ability to monitor and control inherent AML and sanctions risk.

-Develop, socialize, and present risk assessment results to executive management and other key stakeholders.

-Conduct detailed reviews of high risk areas.

-Suggest risk mitigation strategies to business areas and other control functions.

-Conduct other targeted risk assessments as needed.

-Continuously improve the framework, methodology, processes and reporting.

-Stay abreast of all applicable laws, regulations and emerging risks for consideration in the risk assessment process.

-Gain a detailed knowledge of the enterprise customer base, products, services, transactions, geographies, business initiatives, processes, strategies and associated controls.

-Ensure identified “recommendations” are tracked until remediated in accordance with corporate compliance standards.

-Routinely communicate and report the state of AML Compliance risk.

-Assist in audits and exams.

Basic Qualifications:

-High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification

-At least 4 years of experience in Compliance, or at least 4 years of experience in Audit or Legal

-At least 4 years of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) experience

Preferred Qualifications:

-Bachelor's Degree

-6+ years of experience in Compliance, or 6 years of experience in Legal, or 6 years of experience in Audit, specific to AML

-3+ years of project management experience

-3+ years of technical writing and editing experience

-Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), or Certified Project Manager (CPM) certification

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.

Chicago, IL: $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Risk Specialist

 

McLean, VA: $117,300 - $133,900 for Principal Risk Specialist

 

Plano, TX: $106,700 - $121,700 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.

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