Senior Risk Associate

Company: Capital One
Location: Richmond
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Senior Risk Associate As a Senior Risk Associate for Capital One’s Operational Risk Analytics, Innovation, and Reporting team, you will apply your strong communication skills, analytical expertise, and business knowledge to our highest profile programs and processes across Risk Management. You will collaborate with a team of risk leaders, analysts, technology, and data partners in support of our risk reporting, risk appetite assessment, and metric governance execution. The Operational Risk Analytics, Innovation, and Reporting team plays a key role in analyzing and reporting Capital One’s operational risk performance to Senior Executives and the Board. The team is responsible for delivering structured reporting to Risk Executives, as well as developing data-driven insights to inform strategic risk management decisions and practices. The Senior Risk Associate will also support other key risk reporting activities (e.g. risk identification and aggregation, metric governance and curation, and risk appetite) to enhance the clarity and effectiveness of the Company’s operational risk profile. Senior Risk Associates at Capital One are highly motivated Risk Management professionals with strong communication skills and analytical expertise. They have a high level of exposure across lines of business to create and implement innovative solutions to identify and mitigate potential risks to the company. Responsibilities: Support execution of our process, standards, and procedures across quarterly reporting (enterprise and division-level operational risk reports, metric collection, risk appetite, etc.) Support end to end metric governance processes, including metric curation, metric maturity and suitability assessments, and executive reporting Support audits, exams, and assessments with operational risk reporting impact Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or military experience At least 2 years of risk management or corporate strategy experience At least 2 years of communications or program management experience At least 2 years of experience supporting, partnering and interacting with internal business clients At least 2 years of experience in reporting and analyzing data Preferred Qualifications: 3 years of communications or program management experience 3 years of financial services risk management experience 1 years of drafting and presenting deliverables to high level leadership Data risk management experience Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills Familiarity with Tableau, Quicksight, and other Enterprise reporting platforms Familiarity with large financial institution products and services Acute attention to detail 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. McLean, VA: $96,500 - $110,100 for Sr. Risk Associate Richmond, VA: $87,700 - $100,100 for Sr. Risk Associate 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. 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 . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site. Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

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