Director, International Strategy & Enablement - Global Payment Network Risk & Advisory

Capital One; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Director to lead International Strategy and Enablement for the Global Payment Network Risk & Advisory Organization. You will drive a standardized, international risk capability to support GPN expansion across markets worldwide, embedding risk oversight into the business.

You will collaborate with First and Second Line teams, translate risk posture for senior leaders, and develop frameworks, playbooks, and cross-border risk controls to enable rapid, scalable market entry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience.
• 9+ years in technology, security, risk, or resilience engineering.
• 5+ years in enterprise risk management and people management.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and sequence capability-build work for international risk.
• Drive alignment between technology/cybersecurity and risk oversight teams.
• Lead framework development for GPN market entry risk.
• Engage with senior executives translating risk posture into actionable terms.

Skills

Technology & cybersecurity experience

Risk management experience

Program management

People management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

Master’s Degree

Job description

Director, International Strategy & Enablement - Global Payment Network Risk & Advisory

Do you love navigating complex technology landscapes and safeguarding critical systems? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and risk-conscious delivery environment? At Capital One, you’ll turn international risk from a gate placed in front of the business into a capability built into the flow of it, giving a fast-moving global business the confidence to grow. You’ll do it alongside a group of makers and doers who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking a Director to lead the International Strategy and Enablement (ISE) team as part of the Second Line Global Payment Network (GPN) Risk & Advisory Organization. You will drive the build-out of a standardized, international risk capability that supports GPN’s expansion into new markets around the world, providing an embedded, second-line perspective as an independent risk-oversight function to ensure Capital One remains well-managed. The goal is to enable GPN to enter new markets at speed and scale, with each successive market becoming faster and lower-friction to enter than the last. You will build alignment and prioritization across a wide range of stakeholders including First Line (e.g., Cyber, Tech, Supplier Management, etc.), and Second Line (e.g., Operational Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, etc.) stakeholders. You will influence each of these groups directly, driving conversations toward resolution based on business priority to keep Business and Technology teams moving forward.

This role is designated as a hybrid position. You are expected to adhere to Capital One’s hybrid policy regarding required on-site presence at your designated office location.

Responsibilities:

• Prioritize and sequence capability-build work (frameworks, playbooks, automation, etc.), based on business need and urgency
• Drive alignment across the teams that build and deliver technology and cybersecurity capabilities and the independent risk-oversight teams
• Lead development of the framework used to inform GPN new market entry and exit by risk level, determining the degree of scrutiny and oversight required before the business can enter
• Provide advisory input, focused on international risk considerations, into GPN technology rollouts with cross-border impact and into the broader function that manages third-party and vendor risk
• Engage regularly with senior executives, translating risk posture, market-entry readiness, and tradeoffs into clear, actionable terms
• Monitor and use trends in risk exposure across markets and initiatives to inform ongoing international risk advisory and enhancement of ISE capabilities
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of risk professionals, growing their ability to operate independently across a complex, cross-functional stakeholder landscape

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
• At least 9 years of experience in technology (software delivery, distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, infrastructure as code), cybersecurity (identity and access management, application security, cloud security, data protection), technology auditing, systems risk management, technology risk assessments, resilience engineering (operational resilience, business continuity, disaster recovery, high availability), chaos engineering (fault injection, blast radius mitigation, automated security validation), site reliability engineering (SLAs or SLOs, observability, incident response), or a combination
• At least 5 years of experience in enterprise risk management or operational risk management
• At least 5 years of experience in program, project, or portfolio management
• At least 5 years of experience in people management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree
• 10+ years of experience in risk management (enterprise, operational, or technology risk)
• 8+ years of experience in program, project, or portfolio management
• 6+ years of experience in a second-line or oversight role at a financial institution or regulatory agency
• 6+ years of experience in people management
• Experience in data governance, data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR), or data taxonomy classification and standards
• Experience in international market expansion, cross-border risk management, or import/export risk management
• Experience in Banking or Financial Services
• Professional certification in risk, compliance, privacy, or technology, such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, Open FAIR, PMP, CRCM, CIPP, or an ABA Risk Management Certification
• Familiarity with Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, or formal program/project management methodologies

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

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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.

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

Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace.

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