Data Risk Strategy Director

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Director, Risk Management within its Enterprise Data Risk Management to lead data risk identification, governance, and mitigation across the company. This role blends collaboration with senior data and business leaders to drive measurable risk improvements.

You will oversee data stewards, apply risk frameworks, and communicate findings clearly. The position rewards strategic thinking, leadership, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience.
• 5+ years of experience in data governance.
• 5+ years of experience in risk management.
• 5+ years of experience supporting, partnering or interacting with internal business clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight to data AEs and stewards across the enterprise, document issues and risks, and create recommendations to ensure progress towards organizational adoption of data management principles and practices.
• Provide effective challenge by identifying opportunities and influencing business stakeholders and partners to embed data management principles into controls, business processes, platforms, tools, and strategic initiatives across the organization.
• Become a trusted advisor to the business partners providing insight and risk mitigation on data management.
• Use data and analytical skills to conduct risk assessments and utilize data management metrics and insights to influence senior business leaders in a compelling, action-oriented manner.
• Solve business problems with data risk lens, leveraging existing framework while applying creativity and AI tools.
• Leverage excellent verbal and written communication skills to clearly articular data management risk and progress against mitigating risk.
• Collaborate within EDRM and with our additional 2nd line partners, on areas of metadata management, data quality management, data governance, and data stewardship functions.
• Oversee projects and team members in a matrixed-style environment while being an individual contributor.
• Build successful relationships with line of business data officers and risk office team members to understand impact of data risks on critical business processes; establish clear responsibilities with various partner teams.

Skills

Data governance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or military experience

Master’s degree

Job description

Capital One seeks a Director, Risk Management within its Enterprise Data Risk Management to lead data risk identification, governance, and mitigation across the company. This role blends collaboration with senior data and business leaders to drive measurable risk improvements.

You will oversee data stewards, apply risk frameworks, and communicate findings clearly. The position rewards strategic thinking, leadership, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.