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Principal Associate Risk Specialist

As a Principal Associate, Risk Specialist in Capital One's Human Resource Business Risk Office you will be responsible for working with business partners to identify and consult on potential risks to Capital One, applying your risk/process management and analytical skills to drive well-managed risk activities. If you are curious and eager to learn new things, love problem solving, and have a deep reverence for risk and process management, this may be the role for you!

Risk specialist at Capital One are highly motivated risk and process management professionals with excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills. As Capital One evolves to meet the ever-changing technology landscape, so do our risk managers. A successful risk manager operates from a foundation of knowledge about the Line of Business with whom they are working, laws/regulations, processes and associated controls, and good risk management and risk mitigation practices. They are forward thinking, quick to adapt, and technologically adept.

• Coordinates, executes and instills strong risk management practices throughout HR, serving as a thought partner to identify, socialize, and resolve key risks and issues identified through those activities to deliver a consistent and well-managed experience across the organization
• Collaborates effectively with 2nd lines of defense (Compliance, Legal, Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk Management) and 3rd line of defense (Audit)
• Proactively analyzes risk trends, identifying signs of changing risk levels and areas of emerging risk for the business unit including reporting on risk topics to management
• Facilitate and support annual Process Level Assessments (PLAs) and annual/off-cycle Process Criticality Assessments (PCAs); discuss risk profiles with HR Business partners to ensure these assessments reflect the current business processes and practices; update the system of record FUSE to reflect the outcome of the assessments, notably risk descriptions and updates to the risks and controls documented in the system
• Stays current on the changing regulatory environment and understand the impacts to HR business environment
• Supports audits and regulatory exams of our business partners' organizations, as applicable
• Participates in risk forums and contributes to continuous improvement of risk management practices
• Works with Legal and Compliance to assess HR's employment legal environment and regulatory landscape

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
• At least 3 years of experience with Process Management or Project Management
• At least 3 years of experience working in a Risk Management field

• Bachelor's Degree or military experience
• At least 4 years of experience in process management
• At least 3 years experience working in an Agile Team environment
• At least 3 years of experience with Business Process Management (BPM), Six Sigma or Lean process improvement techniques
• At least 4 years of experience working in Risk Management
• At least 3 years of experience in Human Resources
• Strong problem-solving and conceptual skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance software tools (PRIME at Capital One)
• Experience in controls development, controls management, and reporting activities