Manager, Risk Management

Manager, Risk Management

The Credit and Financial Risk Management (CFRM) Risk Office is seeking a highly motivated Risk Advisor, ready to apply their analytical, risk, communication, and project management skills.  In this role you will contribute to CFRM’s overarching risk management strategy by supporting teams through ongoing  regulatory engagements and audits, providing counsel and thought leadership, and driving execution. You will also be responsible for helping identify any issues related to CFRM’s governance and oversight processes, and for providing advice on how to address those issues.

As a key partner, you will work with the various leaders across CFRM and the Business Units.  Through your work, you will gain a broad, general understanding of how Capital One manages model, data, and technology risks. You will also gain deeper knowledge in the specific areas of CFRM risk management focus, including credit risk, market and liquidity risk, and model risk.  At the same time, you will exercise your skills in analytic rigor, problem solving and  strategic thinking.  Our ideal candidate will be a self motivated risk professional with excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills. 

Responsibilities:

• Understand CFRM’s strategy and contribute to its evolution over time; understand how CFRM executes its responsibilities and help CFRM effectively communicate those activities;

• Support CFRM through ongoing supervision and routine regulatory engagements by providing counsel and thought partnership;

• Manage internal audits and regulatory exams directed to and/or impacting CFRM;

• Facilitate and lead risk assessments and related activities (Critical Business Process Identification, Process Level Assessments, Risk and Control Self-Assessments, Control Testing etc), which include providing advice and challenge and driving outcomes;

• Remain current on the changing regulatory environment and understand the impacts to overall Risk Management

• Leverage industry benchmarking and best practices to provide thought leadership and guidance to executives and their teams on sound risk management practices;

• Analyze data to proactively identify risks, trends, and process improvements;

• Effectively collaborate with executives, business stakeholders and other risk management professionals across all three lines of defense (e.g. Business Risk Office Partners; Audit; Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)) through various risk programs and engagements;

• Monitor issue remediation, tracking, and closure

• Set direction, manage expectations and indirectly lead cross-functional teams

• Escalate and report critical issues and risks to the Risk Management Business Risk Office and ERM Leadership team 

• Manage and oversee special projects and engagements in collaboration with the overall Risk Management Leadership

Qualities of a Successful Candidate:

• Curious and Analytical - You ask why, explore possibilities, and bring your unique perspective to the table.  You are comfortable with ambiguity and are a truth seeker. You make it your business to master the data and signals to drive innovative solutions that are grounded in evidence.

• Communicative and Influential - You communicate complex ideas concisely and convincingly. You adjust your communication to your audience and are extremely comfortable with presenting to executive leadership.

• Discerning and Deliberative - You are careful and methodical, navigate uncertainty and risks expertly, and have a knack for steering the team away from impulsive or ill-informed decisions.

• Action-Oriented and Results-Driven - You have a desire to take action, try new things, and sometimes fail. Roadblocks won’t set you back, because you’ll stay focused on your goals. You’re organized, able to juggle multiple deliverables, and prioritize your work while keeping the customer at the forefront of everything you do.

• Up for a Challenge and Fungible - Big, undefined, unfamiliar, and complex problems will be exciting for you as you work to identify well-rounded solutions.  You have an insatiable appetite for learning, and are constantly seeking out new challenges.

• Passionate and Customer-Focused - You are customer obsessed. You make it your business to understand their needs and their goals and are not satisfied with anything less than an exceptional customer experience. 

• Collaborative an