Sr. Risk Manager for Enterprise Program Governance

About the role

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Team at Capital One is responsible for identifying, managing, and mitigating key risks to help the organization achieve its strategic objectives. We are currently seeking a Senior (Sr) Risk Manager to lead implementation and enhancement projects for a wide range of initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead Standard Adherence activities for large programs - document outputs and communicate results with program leaders and stakeholders
• Perform effective challenge over large programs with strong critical thinking and negotiation skills, challenging assumptions about project health and timelines
• Lead program Governance Evaluations - document outputs and communicate results with program leaders and stakeholders
• Lead documentation requests with audit and/or external regulators on matters related to change governance
• Identify the root causes of recurring project failures across the enterprise to determine if issues come from poor planning, lack of resources, or weak governance
• Streamline and modernize the change governance framework by leveraging automation and AI tools to reduce administrative burden and speed up risk identification
• Possess strong communication and partnership skills to engage with key stakeholders to manage, inform, and influence outcomes
• Partner cross-functionally in larger efforts, providing strategic and tactical thought partnership to effectively drive project delivery
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to ensure commitments are met
• Drive continuous improvements to the ERM program to increase operational efficiency, reduce execution risk, and make board reporting more impactful
• Bring clarity to ambiguous situations, analyze incomplete project data, isolate the true risk factors, and recommend clear next steps

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
• At least 4 years of process management, risk management, audit or change management experience
• At least 3 years of project management experience
• At least 3 years of experience in modernizing governance frameworks, including streamlining workflows and adopting digital tools or AI to improve risk oversight
• At least 2 years of experience using project management tools (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies (RAID), Waterfall, Agile)
• At least 2 years of experience using Google or Microsoft Office Suite

Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Scrum Master certification, Lean Six Sigma certification or Internal Auditor certification preferred
• 2+ years of experience in the financial industry preferred
• 2+ years of experience in consulting industry preferred

Benefits

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.

Pay

Salaries for this role vary by location, ranging from $161,500 - $184,300 for Sr. Risk Manager in Chicago, IL, to $177,700 - $202,800 for Sr. Risk Manager in McLean, VA. Part-time roles will be prorated based on the agreed-upon number of hours to be regularly worked. For more details, refer to the provided salary ranges.

Schedule

This role is full-time.