Principal Risk Associate, Enterprise Payments Risk Management

Do you want to be part of an organization that’s dedicated to helping Capital One identify, manage and effectively mitigate risk – for our customers, our communities and our associates? As part of Operational Risk Management (ORM), you’ll work with talented associates to provide oversight and effective challenge to ensure that our business partners are adequately managing risk when initiating and processing payments (e.g. ACH, Wire Transfers, checks, etc.). You’ll also bring your unique perspective and experiences to help us be rigorous, curious, and creative.

Successful Principal Risk Specialists have a natural passion for managing risk with excellent project, process, and analytical skills. Principal Risk Associates partner with first- and second-line partners in an open, collaborative environment where new ideas and solutions are both welcomed and rewarded. The ideal candidate will bring a big picture perspective and have a high degree of autonomy within their daily work.

Responsibilities:

• Provide Payments Risk consulting and effective challenge to business partners through ongoing risk assessment activities, engagement in payments-related initiatives and projects, and understanding of payments risks and activities, including ACH and Nacha requirements.
• Develop and leverage key relationships with cross-functional teams and key first line of defense contacts, providing advice and effective challenge, as required.
• Conduct Issue/Event analysis by observing trends and providing insights on changes to the Payments Risk environment across the enterprise.
• Demonstrates independent and adaptive problem-solving and analysis skills with attention to detail.
• Demonstrates strong communication, collaboration, problem solving and influencing skills across various levels of the organization.
• Manage tasks and activities related to risk management initiatives and reporting to support the Enterprise Payments Risk Management team in a well-managed capacity
• Research and identify external risk themes related to payments.
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ Degree or military experience
• At least 3 years of experience in a first-line or second-line risk management role supporting payments processes or at least 3 years of experience conducting payments audits in a financial institution environment.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4 years of experience with ACH payments or experience managing adherence to Nacha requirements.
• 4 years of Financial Services risk management experience within the Payments Risk or Payment Operations domain, with experience in Nacha requirements and ACH processes.
• Certification within the payments industry (Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP), National Check Professional (NCP), Accredited ACH Professional (AAP), Accredited Faster Payments Professional (AFPP).
• Knowledge of payments operating rules (Nacha Operating Rules, Real Time Payments Operating Rules)
• Excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal
  
  

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: $117,300 - $133,900 for Principal Risk Specialist

Richmond, VA: $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Risk Specialist

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.

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