Director, Tech Risk & Analysis - Retail Banking Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

Capital One, based in McLean, VA, seeks a Director of Tech Risk & Analysis to drive risk assessments and mitigation across technology, cyber, and data domains. You will lead and coordinate with stakeholders to shape risk programs and governance, enabling responsible innovation in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

The role emphasizes hands-on risk assessment, control design, and escalation, with opportunities to integrate advanced tools and AI.

Qualifications

• 9+ years in technology, cybersecurity, or risk management domains.
• Experience in cloud architecture and operations (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Experience in second-line or oversight roles at financial institutions.

Responsibilities

• Understand technology systems and topology across networks, apps, infrastructure, cloud, and data.
• Maintain broad understanding of technology risk frameworks and use them to identify risks.
• Define mitigation strategies and prioritize actions to address evolving tech and cyber risk.

Skills

Technology risk

Cybersecurity

Project management

Risk assessment

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

Master’s Degree in IT/Cybersecurity or equivalent

Tools

Regulatory frameworks

Audit tools

Job description

Capital One, based in McLean, VA, seeks a Director of Tech Risk & Analysis to drive risk assessments and mitigation across technology, cyber, and data domains. You will lead and coordinate with stakeholders to shape risk programs and governance, enabling responsible innovation in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

The role emphasizes hands-on risk assessment, control design, and escalation, with opportunities to integrate advanced tools and AI.