Senior Associate, Cyber Risk & Analysis| Retail Bank

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in Virginia seeks a Cyber Risk & Analysis Senior Associate to partner with business and technology teams to identify and mitigate tech and cyber risks, ensuring stability and security.

This role focuses on end-to-end management of the Unified Technology Exception Program (UTEP), coordinating risk triage, executive approvals, and data integrity with strong communication across lines of business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 3 years in financial services, cyber, or risk management
• At least 3 years partnering with internal business or technology clients

Responsibilities

• Manage Expiring UTEPs: lead monthly kick-off and planning lifecycle, triage cyber risk
• Drive communication cadences with stakeholders for time-sensitive deliverables
• Facilitate executive approvals: end-to-end vetting of high-risk exceptions with stakeholders
• Drive UTEP reporting and analytics, ensuring data integrity and compelling storytelling; use AI to enhance reporting
• Foster key relationships: build deep rapport with customers, stakeholders and partners as trusted Tech Risk advisor

Skills

Cyber risk management

Executive communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Google Suite

Job description

About The Role

Do you like working in the spotlight? Can you seamlessly build relationships, effectively tell stories, and develop and implement innovative solutions? As a Cyber and Technology Risk Senior Associate at Capital One, you’ll be responsible for working with our business and tech partners to identify and mitigate potential tech and cyber risks to Capital One to ensure our Company remains stable and secure.

Do you like working in the spotlight? Can you seamlessly build relationships, effectively tell stories, and develop and implement innovative solutions? As a Cyber and Technology Risk Senior Associate at Capital One, you’ll be responsible for working with our business and tech partners to identify and mitigate potential tech and cyber risks to Capital One to ensure our Company remains stable and secure.

This specific role focuses on the end-to-end management of the Unified Technology Exception Program (UTEP) program for Bank Tech. You will serve as the central manager tracking technology risk exceptions, managing high-profile executive approvals, ensuring strict data integrity, and facilitating deep-dive risk review and advisory with executive leadership. This role has a high level of exposure across lines of business, and we are looking for someone who is collaborative, deeply organized, and an excellent communicator.

Responsibilities

As a Cyber Risk & Analysis Senior Associate

• Manage Expiring UTEPs: Lead the monthly kick‑off and planning lifecycle, perform initial cyber risk triage and actively manage a phased review process.
• Drive Communication Cadences: Proactively communicate with stakeholders via dedicated channels regarding highly time sensitive deliverables.
• Facilitate Executive Approvals: Lead end to end vetting of all high‑risk exceptions in advance of review and approval, partnering with multiple stakeholders.
• Drive UTEP Reporting & Analytics: In support of monthly and quarterly reporting deliverables, ensuring data integrity and compelling storytelling. Utilize AI solutions to enhance current reporting and processes.
• Foster Key Relationships: Build deep rapport with customers, stakeholders and partners to support your role as trusted Tech Risk advisor.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 3 years of Financial Services, Cyber, and/or Risk Management experience
• At least 3 years of experience supporting, partnering, and interacting with internal business or technology clients

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of Process Management, Project Management, or Cyber & Risk Management Experience.
• 3+ years of experience with Google Suite (specifically managing shared trackers and deck creation)
• Familiarity with risk management platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, ExceptionsOne) or data visualization software (e.g., Tableau).
• Experience utilizing large scale data analysis to produce executive level presentations
• Experience utilizing AI tools including Claude and Gemini
• AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Salary

McLean, VA: $111,200 - $126,900 for Sr. Assoc, Cyber Risk & Analysis

Richmond, VA: $101,100 - $115,400 for Sr. Assoc, Cyber Risk & Analysis

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, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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