Senior Associate, Third-Party Risk & Governance

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Associate in the Retail Risk Office to advance third party risk management across Retail Bank and Premium Products & Experiences. You will serve as a liaison among centralized assessment teams, vertical risk managers, and business partners to deliver accurate, timely risk insights.

The role requires proactive risk navigation, autonomous execution, and strong communication skills to support governance controls, issue remediation, and risk reporting to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• Experience in risk assessment or risk management roles.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders on governance controls or risk remediation.

Responsibilities

• Governance control execution and operational routines.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for governance processes.
• Act as liaison between third party assessment teams, risk managers, and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate to monitor and resolve third party issues and control gaps.
• Escalate risks and blockages to ensure timely leadership attention.
• Support dashboard development and reporting models for risk posture communication.
• Build cross-functional relationships to drive consensus on issue resolution.

Skills

Risk management fundamentals

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Tableau

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Associate in the Retail Risk Office to advance third party risk management across Retail Bank and Premium Products & Experiences. You will serve as a liaison among centralized assessment teams, vertical risk managers, and business partners to deliver accurate, timely risk insights.

The role requires proactive risk navigation, autonomous execution, and strong communication skills to support governance controls, issue remediation, and risk reporting to leadership.