Principal Risk Specialist, Business Continuity Risk Management

Principal Risk Specialist, Business Continuity Risk Management

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Principal Risk Specialist, Business Continuity Risk Management

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Do you want to be part of an organization that’s dedicated to helping Capital One identify, manage and effectively mitigate risk – for our customers, our communities and our associates? Capital One is seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated Principal Risk Specialist to join the Business Continuity Risk Management (BCRM) team within the Operational Risk Management second line of defense. BCRM is responsible for independent governance and oversight of Capital One’s business continuity practices enabling Capital One to respond to and recover from business disruptions.

As a Principal Risk Specialist, you will provide risk advice and effective challenge to the first line of defense in its identification, management, control, and mitigation of business continuity risks.

As part of the larger Operational Risk Management (ORM) organization, you will work with talented associates to provide oversight and effective challenge to ensure that our businesses effectively manage operational risk overall. This includes enabling our organizations to maintain a sustainable and holistic operational risk profile in order to deliver superior products while also protecting our customers. You’ll also bring your unique perspective and experiences to help us be rigorous, curious and creative.

Principal Risk Specialists have a natural passion for managing risk with excellent project, process and analytical skills. With these skills, they serve as change agents to effectively challenge business partners. Principal Risk Specialists partner with business stakeholders and risk leaders in an open, collaborative environment where new ideas and solutions are both welcomed and rewarded.

Specific responsibilities of the Business Continuity Principal Risk Specialists include and are not limited to:

• Provides risk advice to businesses and support functions in alignment with our second line framework to oversee Capital One’s operational resilience
• Analyzes data, conducts transaction testing, and influences others to proactively identify risks and trends on an ongoing basis
• Fosters a highly collaborative environment with other team members and various partner groups to create an integrated and seamless risk experience for the business
• Executes challenge activities and escalates appropriately to Operational Risk Management leadership
• Demonstrates strong communication, collaboration, problem solving and influencing skills across various levels of the organization
• Balances multiple priorities to help drive business value and support team objectives, while managing tasks and activities related to risk management initiatives to support the Business Continuity Risk team in a well-managed capacity
• Stay current on understanding effective operational resilience strategies and business continuity requirements
• Support, as needed, oversight, guidance and effective challenge to business areas during risk assessments (Risk and Control Self-Assessments, Process Level Assessments, New Products)
• Support interactions with Internal Audit and Regulatory agencies, as applicable

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
• At least 2 years of experience in risk, compliance or audit
• At least 2 years of experience working with internal business customers
• At least 1 years of experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, or technology resilience
• At least 1 year of testing experience (such as transaction testing, control testing)

• 3+ years of experience in risk, compliance or audit
• 2+ years of testing experience (such as transaction testing, control testing)
• 1+ years of project management experience leading cross functional programs in risk
• Certification in risk management, audit, or business continuity management (Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC))

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a…