Manager, Capital Markets & Risk- Collateral Management

Capital One Capital One · Banking · McLean, VA

Manager role in Capital Markets & Risk focusing on Collateral Management, involving daily margining processes, recommending process improvements, understanding regulatory changes, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. Requires experience in Capital Markets and financial analysis, with preferred experience in SQL, Python, and collateral/margin management.

What you'd actually do

  1. Oversee daily collateral margining processes and effectively partner with broker-dealers: Act as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for the firm's collateral margining tools and infrastructure. Proactively manage margin calls, disputes, and settlement processes, ensuring timely and accurate execution in accordance with relevant agreements (e.g., ISDA, MSFTA). Cultivate strong, professional relationships with external broker-dealer counterparties to facilitate and resolve discrepancies timely and efficiently, and stay abreast of Swap Dealer operational processes and requirements. This includes ensuring compliance with regulatory margin rules.
  2. Recommend and implement process changes to improve operational efficiency: Continuously analyze and improve on current collateral management workflows, manual intervention points, and areas prone to error or risk. Design, propose, and spearhead the implementation of strategic and tactical enhancements, leveraging technology and automation tools to streamline operations, reduce processing time, and lower operating costs. Develop and maintain comprehensive procedure documentation for all new and existing processes to ensure consistency and facilitate knowledge transfer.
  3. Serve as the Capital Markets Ops subject matter expert on industry wide initiatives and legislation and impact to collateral processes Maintain an in-depth understanding of current and pending regulatory changes impacting collateral management and capital markets operations. Proactively assess the operational impact of new regulations on existing processes and infrastructure, developing remediation strategies as necessary.
  4. Cultivating productive relationships with key internal and external partners: Build and nurture robust working relationships with critical internal stakeholders, including Trading Desks, Legal, Treasury, Risk Management, Finance, and Technology teams. Serve as the operational liaison for collateral-related inquiries and projects, ensuring seamless communication and alignment of goals.
  5. Support all corporate collateral management programs and reporting: Generate and distribute critical daily, weekly, and monthly collateral management reports, providing insightful analysis on portfolio performance, margin utilization, and operational key performance indicators. Ensure reporting meets all internal governance standards and external regulatory mandates.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree or Military Experience
  • 5 years of experience in Capital Markets, or Financial Analysis, or a combination

Nice to have

  • 7+ years of experience in a capital market operations
  • 7+ years of experience using SQL, or Python, or a combination
  • 7+ years of experience with collateral or margin management, derivatives, mortgage backed securities, or a combination
  • Previous experience using Google Suite or Microsoft Office

What the JD emphasized

  • collateral margining tools and infrastructure
  • regulatory margin rules
  • collateral management workflows
  • regulatory changes impacting collateral management
  • collateral-related inquiries and projects
  • collateral management programs and reporting
  • internal controls and governance frameworks