Senior Business Analyst - Climate & Geopolitical Risk

About the role

The primary responsibilities of the analyst will be to help run capabilities to assess the impact of key climate and geopolitical events and trends over the immediate, short, medium, and long-term horizons, across all our Lines of Business (LOBs).

Responsibilities

• Drive a cross-functional effort to develop, implement and mature climate risk analytics capabilities across the firm
• Design and develop tools for monitoring and managing geopolitical risks across the enterprise
• Develop reporting on the outcomes of climate and geopolitical analysis to a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, Board, and regulators
• Contribute to appropriate scenario design processes for climate and geopolitical risk
• Run ad hoc analysis to support the identification and assessment of climate related and geopolitical risks
• Identify incremental data needs relative to climate and geopolitical risk analytics and participate in efforts to acquire and/or improve the quality of this data
• Support climate risk content for external disclosures (e.g., 10-K, Climate disclosures)

Requirements

At least 2 years of professional experience performing analysis

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining one of the following with an expectation that the required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date:

• A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer engineering, Software engineering, Mechanical engineering, Information Systems or a related quantitative field)
• A Master's Degree in a quantitative field (Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical engineering, Information Systems or a related quantitative field)
• A Master's Degree in Business or quantitative field such as Finance, Economics, Physical Sciences, Math, Statistics, Engineering

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business or quantitative field such as Finance, Economics, Physical Sciences, Math, Statistics, Engineering
• 1+ years of experience in Statistical model building
• 1+ years of experience in market research
• 1+ years of experience in SQL querying
• 2+ years of experience in business analysis
• 1+ years of experience in consulting
• 1+ years of experience working with AI coding, such as Claude Code

Skills

A proven track record of decision making and problem solving based on analytics. Conceptual thinking skills must be complemented by a strong quantitative orientation, given that a large part of the business is based on rigorous analytic marketing & credit risk management

Strong business judgment, leadership and integrity: He/she should be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, aggressive, yet responsible approach to business

Strong communication skills: Impeccable written and oral communication credentials, coupled with strategic influencing skills and the ability to drive agreement through intellect, interpersonal and negotiation skills

Clear results orientation: Display an intense focus on achieving both short and long term goals. He/she should be able to drive and execute an agenda in an uncertain and fluid environment

Successful track record of thriving in a fast paced, entrepreneurial and dynamic environment. Previous consulting experience is a plus

Benefits

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.