Senior Associate, Risk Manager

Capital One; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 87,700 - 100,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Financial benefits

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Associate, Risk Manager in Houston, TX to lead strategic risk solutions at a top 10 bank. You will serve as a trusted advisor, manage key executive relationships, and ensure compliance with regulatory expectations.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and project management experience. The salary range is between $87,700 and $100,100. Capital One offers comprehensive benefits to support your well-being.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in project or process management.
• At least 2 years of experience creating and delivering executive-level presentations.
• At least 1 year of experience leading organizational change management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor providing tailored risk mitigation strategies.
• Cultivate and sustain executive relationships across the enterprise.
• Own and enhance internal and external reporting processes.
• Author and refine critical governance documents.
• Design and optimize risk management processes and tools.
• Craft and deliver high-impact presentations.
• Partner with specialized teams to achieve unified risk objectives.

Skills

Project or Process Management

Risk Management

Executive-Level Presentations

Organizational Change Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Military Experience

Job description

Senior Associate, Risk Manager

Are you ready to lead from the front line of a top 10 bank? Do you thrive in a high‑visibility environment where your strategic relationship‑building translates directly into innovative risk solutions? As a Senior Risk Associate at Capital One, you won’t just monitor risk—you will partner with business leaders to actively shape our defense strategies, ensuring the company remains stable, resilient, and profitable.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Risk Consulting: Serve as a trusted advisor to core business areas, providing tailored guidance and proactive risk mitigation strategies relative to their specific business lines.
• Stakeholder & Client Management: Cultivate, leverage, and sustain key executive relationships across the enterprise to foster deep collaboration and break down silos.
• Reporting Excellence: Own, enhance, and execute internal and external reporting processes, ensuring flawless documentation that aligns with complex regulatory and internal expectations.
• Framework Alignment: Map and adjust localized business processes to seamlessly align with overarching Capital One corporate requirements and risk frameworks.
• Governance Documentation: Author, review, and continuously refine critical governance documents, including policies, standards, procedures, and operational guidelines.
• Tool & Method Development: Design and optimize risk management processes, tools, templates, and job aids.
• Presentation Development: Craft and deliver high‑impact presentations to train and guide teams on risk methodology usage.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively with specialized teams across the enterprise—including Operational Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance, Business Risk Offices, Information Technology, Internal Audit, and Regulatory Relations—to achieve unified risk objectives.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
• At least 1 year of experience in project or process management

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in project or process management
• At least 1 year of experience in Risk Management
• At least 2 years of experience creating and delivering executive‑level presentations and communications
• At least 1 year of experience leading organizational change management

Salary

Houston, TX: $87,700 – $100,100 for Sr. Risk Associate
McLean, VA: $96,500 – $110,100 for Sr. Risk Associate
Richmond, VA: $87,700 – $100,100 for Sr. Risk Associate

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.

Benefits

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well‑being.

Employment Authorization

This role is eligible for employment authority clarification only; Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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