Capital Markets & Risk Analyst - Finance Risk Management
Capital One · VA · Posted 2026-09-04
Job description
Capital Markets & Risk Analyst - Finance Risk Management Capital One is seeking a motivated professional for an Associate position within the Finance Risk Management (FRM) team. FRM associates are engaged and insightful risk management partners working across the Finance organization to execute robust and proactive risk management programs, improve effectiveness and efficiency of operation while reducing risk and influencing risk stakeholders, risk offices, compliance, internal audit, and regulators. FRM strives to enable a strong culture of risk management across Finance that is adaptable to a changing environment. A successful candidate for this role will have strong critical thinking and analytical skills, be a proactive problem solver with the ability to operate in white space, and have strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex topics both orally and written to a wide variety of audiences. The candidate should be a well-organized, self-starter who is comfortable functioning autonomously, taking end-to-end ownership of work streams, ensuring all deliverables are completed timely, and leveraging their subject matter knowledge to synthesize all available information to influence our partners to make grounded, risk-based decisions. General Responsibilities: Collaborate on a unique and diverse set of processes and activities in the Finance organization by leveraging a risk management mindset and robust Finance expertise Work alongside Accountable Executives and delegates of global and international Finance processes, to identify and understand international risks, recommend control improvements, and support their ongoing well-managed environment Support implementation of international risk management framework for Finance, and enterprise international maturation and governance programs Support FRM international risk management leadership in assessing contemplated international expansion (“entry”) efforts, including assessing intent, scoping, planning and providing a risk perspective to Finance leaders whose teams and processes may be impacted Connect with other risk teams across global and international businesses to understand best practice and to ensure all relevant policies and procedures are adhered to Partner with second line of defense teams to support operational reporting and associated governance forums Collaborate with partner teams on issues and events investigation, root cause analysis and suggested remediation actions, if applicable Engage with risk partners to ensure alignment on enterprise guidance, standards and policies Synthesize information from disparate sources in a manner that enables FRM to influence business, product and tech leaders to make grounded, risk-based decisions; identify themes to support the risk story Create/maintain process and governance documentation, such as process-flows, scorecards, SOPs, and presentation materials Assist in evaluating local (jurisdictional) regulatory changes and their impact on processes, then facilitate the incorporation of those changes where appropriate (control, procedures, etc.) Assist with the preparation and execution of audit and regulatory exams as they pertain to responsibility areas. Collaborate with broader horizontal FRM partner teams to provide risk analysis, insights and reporting metrics Support partner FRM program teams in relevant recurring and ad hoc risk activities--process level risk assessments, payments control testing, etc. As relevant, provide pre, during and post audit/exam management and risk advisory support for our impacted business partners Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or military experience At least 1 year of combined professional work experience, which must include at least 6 months of experience within the financial services industry Preferred Qualifications: 1+ years of Risk Management experience in Finance, Compliance, Audit, Payments or a combination 1+ years of experience in executing complex, cross functional projects Experience with regulatory compliance assessment and mitigation Experience with international risk reporting Effective communication, presentation and problem solving skills Experience with process mapping and/or enterprise risk management systems Proficient with Google Suite 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: $94,700 - $108,000 for Analyst, Capital Markets & Risk Richmond, VA: $86,000 - $98,200 for Analyst, Capital Markets & Risk 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, stat