Principal Risk Specialist

Capital One

Principal Risk Specialist responsible for compliance and operational risk activities at Capital One. Collaborating with teams and developing controls to manage various risks in the financial sector.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeMcLean • Illinois, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $109,900 - $137,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Creates and distributes monthly risk and project process reporting.
Provides education and monitors the business on requirements of company policies and standards related to risk and control ownership.
Develops and implements job aids and tools to facilitate efficient completion of policy and standard requirements.
Identifies and implements effective controls to manage operational, financial, and compliance risks.
Maintains an accurate library of risks and controls.
Performs control design reviews and compliance risk assessments.
Monitors the risk and control environment for weaknesses and identifies solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of controls.
Executes control testing plans.
Leads the completion of projects and develops, implements, and administers control standardization and workflow solutions.
Creates continual monitoring exception reports for critical business processes.
Works as a liaison between Payments Risk and partners such as Operational Risk Management, Internal Audit, Third Party Risk Management, etc.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in Business Or Marketing.
4+ years of experience in Financial Services, Marketing, Compliance, Internal Audit Operations or Vendor Management.
Preferred Qualifications: 6+ years of experience in Financial Services, Marketing, Compliance, Internal Audit Operations, Vendor Management areas, Operational and Regulatory risk.
Payments/Financial industry experience.
Excellent presentation skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

risk managementcompliance risk assessmentcontrol design reviewscontrol testingpolicy implementationproject managementworkflow solutionscontrol standardizationfinancial analysisoperational risk management

Soft Skills

presentation skillscommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingcollaborationorganizational skillsanalytical thinkingattention to detaileducational skillsliaison skills