Principal Associate – Card Risk

Capital One

Principal Associate Risk Manager at Capital One ensuring innovative risk management solutions while collaborating with business partners. Identifying and mitigating potential risks to ensure company stability.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeMcLean • Illinois, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $109,900 - $137,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Facilitate the risk assessment process associated with new/changing intent for multiple Card business areas
Develop management reporting based on risk assessments
Coordinate the various process interactions, including meeting logistics, and facilitating collaborative meetings with 1st and 2nd line process participants
Stay current on the changing regulatory environment and understand the impacts to your businesses
Partner with data analysts to iterate and improve upon risk monitoring and reporting
Synthesize data and perform analysis to bring valuable business insights to the Card business
Assess controls, and glean insights from issues and events in across business areas
Design, implement, and/or influence internal governance processes
Connect the dots of the changing strategic and operational priorities and risk environment and partnering with the risk advisors and business to understand the impacts
Partner with internal customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership to effectively drive project delivery
Demonstrate outstanding communication and partnership skills which are essential for interacting and communicating with key stakeholders across all levels to manage, inform, and influence outcomes
Support, partner and interact with internal business clients in many forms such as advisor, project manager, or performer

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
At least 1 year of risk management or compliance experience
At least 2 years of project or process management experience
At least 2 years of experience supporting, partnering, and interacting with internal business clients
Bachelor's Degree or military experience (preferred)
1+ years of experience facilitating and conducting Risk Assessments (preferred)
1+ years of experience developing presentations for senior stakeholders (preferred)
1+ years of experience reporting and analyzing data (preferred)
3+ years of financial services or risk management experience (preferred)
4+ years of project or process management experience (preferred)
4+ years of experience supporting, partnering, and interacting with internal business clients (preferred)
Professional certifications within risk management or assurance (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

performance based incentive compensation
cash bonus(es)
long term incentives (LTI)
comprehensive health benefits
inclusive set of financial benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

risk managementcomplianceproject managementdata analysisrisk assessmentreportingpresentation development

Soft Skills

communicationpartnershipcollaborationstrategic thinkingtactical thought partnership

Certifications

risk management certificationassurance certification