Sr. Associate, HR Risk Specialist

Capital One Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a driven HR Risk Specialist to join their team in Toronto. This role involves collaborating with business partners to identify and mitigate risks, applying strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of risk management principles. As a key player in the HR department, you will oversee compliance processes, manage incident reports, and ensure effective risk governance. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about process improvement and stakeholder collaboration, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking organization.

Qualifications

• 1+ years in project, process, program, or risk management.
• Experience with Business Process Management and Lean techniques.

Responsibilities

• Support HR risk management and compliance initiatives.
• Drive improvements in risk management practices.

Skills

Risk Management

Process Management

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Governance, Risk, and Compliance software

Job description

161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario,

Sr. Associate, HR Risk Specialist

As an HR Risk Specialist in Capital One Canada’s Human Resources team you will be responsible for working with business partners to identify and consult on potential risks to Capital One, applying your risk/process management and analytical skills to drive well-managed risk activities. If you are curious and eager to learn new things, love problem solving, and have a deep reverence for risk and process management, this may be the role for you!

HR Risk Specialists at Capital One are highly motivated risk and process management professionals with excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills. As Capital One evolves to meet the ever-changing landscape, so do our risk specialists. A successful risk specialist operates from a foundation of knowledge about the Line of Business with whom they are working, laws/regulations, processes, associated controls, good risk management and risk mitigation practices. They are forward thinking, quick to adapt, and technologically adept.

Responsibilities:

This individual will have a high level of exposure across HR supporting horizontal risk management. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated risk or process management professional with excellent problem solving, integrative thinking, prioritization and communication skills. Additionally, building win-win partnerships with multiple stakeholders both within and outside of Canada HR, while adapting to and managing change in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, are default essentials for this role. Other responsibilities include:

• FUSE management (Capital One’s compliance software): Provide FUSE support to Canada HR and the Risk Operations team according to Operational Risk Management Standards; Learn and understand new functionality; Attend user meetings; Lead demos & change management

• Support the Canada HR Incident management process and event/issue management in FUSE; Perform QA oversight, facilitate assessments, and update systems of record

• Divisional Computer Based Training (CBT) Oversight: Assignment and monitoring of quarterly compliance CBTs

• Control Execution Oversight for Risk Office Governance Activities: Provide direct oversight throughout control lifecycle, including creation, execution, monitoring, and remediation of ineffective controls in accordance with Enterprise & Data Governance Standards

• Own and Improve Process Health of RMAP Control Coverage & Monitoring for Canada HR against Compliance Policy: Deliver seamless end to end visibility into applicability requirements, control coverage, control mapping, and measurement to goals

• Compile reporting for management and the Quarterly HR Risk Report

• Ensure independent escalation of risk management gaps, issues, and concerns to executive management

• Identify opportunities to improve risk management practices and develop solutions to perfect risk management, eliminate waste, and deliver an exceptional customer experience

• Drive containment and remediation of process breakdowns in conjunction with compliance, legal and business process teams

• Participate in risk forums and contribute to continuous improvement of risk management practices

• Participate in and execute other special projects for the risk office on a periodic basis

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification

• At least 1 year of experience in project, process, program or risk management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• At least 3 years of experience in process management

• At least 3 years of experience with Business Process Management (BPM), Six Sigma or Lean process improvement techniques

• At least 3 years of experience working in Risk Management

• At least 3 years of experience in Human Resources

• At least 1 year of experience with Control Management

• Strong problem-solving and conceptual skills

• Strong written and verbal communications

• Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance software tools

Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations.

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