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Capital One

Risk Manager, Legal Risk Office (Hybrid)

Capital One, Deerfield, Illinois, United States, 60063

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The Capital One Legal department is seeking a Risk Manager for its Legal Risk Office. This role will involve leading efforts to ensure that Legal risk processes and work are robust, well‑managed, and continuously improved while also driving initiatives to assess and manage risk within defined boundaries.

In this role, you will design, implement, execute, and oversee various components within Legal’s risk management programs. You’ll adapt to evolving requirements, ensure quality assurance, and provide comprehensive reporting to facilitate risk governance and decision‑making.

Responsibilities

Independently lead Legal risk management programs

Manage and develop a small, high‑performing team of risk professionals, fostering their growth and ensuring their collective expertise contributes to the team’s success

Deliver components of complex risk management integration efforts

Consult with and influence teams across Legal and Risk to design strategy and methodology for managing the execution of Legal’s risk management deliverables, fostering partnerships built on collaboration, mutual respect, and openness to new ideas

Manage multiple initiatives independently spanning diverse organizations

Ensure consistent and effective escalation of risk‑related items where needed

Set and manage robust efficiency and quality targets for owned programs, while building and executing mechanisms for measuring and reporting on risk levels, program effectiveness, process health and other key metrics

Be a central point of contact for Legal on risk‑related topics and deliver communications to the department

Consult with Legal senior management on consistent approaches to Legal’s risk management programs, and report on findings to senior management

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

At least 3 years of experience in risk management, project management, process management, or a combination

At least 2 years of people‑management experience

Preferred Qualifications

5+ years of experience in risk management, project management, consulting and/or process management

3+ years of experience as a people manager

Strong communication, organization, problem‑solving and strategic thinking skills

Relevant risk or project management, and/or process certifications

3+ years experience influencing senior‑level executives

2+ years of experience in Data Management, Reporting and Business Process Management

Experience working with Legal, Audit and/or Corporate Governance functions

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

This role is hybrid: associates spend 3 days per week in‑person at one of our offices listed on this job posting. Fridays are enterprise‑wide virtual work days. Monday–Thursday are options for in‑person days.

Salary

McLean, VA: $146,100 – $166,700

New York, NY: $159,400 – $181,900

Richmond, VA: $132,800 – $151,600

Riverwoods, IL: $132,800 – $151,600

Recruiters may contact RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com if you require a reasonable accommodation.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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