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Director, Vertical Risk Lead, Card Data & Platforms

Capital One
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Aug 2026
💰 $235,100/yr($187,300/yr$235,100/yr)

About the role

Director, Vertical Risk Lead, Card Data & Platforms

As a Director in Capital One’s Card Risk organization, you will apply your leadership and analytical skills to our highest profile Risk Management projects. You will lead a team of Vertical Risk Managers while acting as a thought leader working across the enterprise to develop and implement cutting edge Risk solutions to ensure Capital One’s continued stability and success. Directors in Capital One’s Risk Management organization partner with Executives and lines of business to drive organizational change in order to better manage the Company’s Risk in an open, collaborative environment where new ideas and solutions are both welcomed and rewarded.


Directors in Risk Management at Capital One are highly motivated Risk Management professionals with excellent organizational, leadership and communication skills. They have a high level of exposure across lines of business and the opportunity to work with Executives to create and implement innovative solutions to identify and mitigate potential risks to the Company. 

This role leads the vertical risk management function for Card Data & Platforms (CDP), which includes risk advisory in the areas of data management, data products, and platform controls within the Card Data, Models, Decisioning, & Credit (DMDC) organization.

Responsibilities:

  • Work with business partners to validate risk processes impacting the company's bottom line

  • Consult with Executives to determine interaction model with Lines of Business to create positive relationships

  • Drive finalization of risk category and subcategory framework

  • Perform critical assessments on risk categories to mitigate risk to the company

  • Perform extensive gap assessments and create recommendations to ensure smart business decisions

  • Use analytical skills to conduct Risk Process Improvement, Process Design & Process Excellence

  • Large scale Process Management/Governance

  • Work with dynamic teams on Departmental Process Management & Execution


Basic Qualifications:  

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience 

  • At least 7 years of experience working in risk management in financial services or technology

  • At least 5 years of program management experience

  • At least 5 years of experience supporting, partnering and interacting with internal business clients

  • At least 5 years of people management experience

  • At least 3 years of experience in reporting and analyzing data

  • At least 2 years of data risk management or data product management experience

 

Preferred Qualifications:  

  • Masters Degree

  • 7+ years of Financial Services or Technology risk management experience

  • 7+ years of experience in Project or Process Management

  • 5+ years of internal strategy or management consulting experience leading cross functional financial services projects and programs 

  • 7+ years of people management experience

  • 5+ years of experience in reporting and analyzing data

  • 3+ years of experience in data risk management or data product 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.

Chicago, IL: $187,300 - $213,700 for Director, Risk Management


 

McLean, VA: $206,000 - $235,100 for Director, Risk Management


 

Richmond, VA: $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

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