Senior Associate, Capital Markets & Risk

Capital One Capital One · Banking · McLean, VA

This role focuses on managing market risks, specifically interest rate, FX, and commodities, within Capital Markets and Risk at Capital One. It involves developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies, daily monitoring and reporting, scenario analysis, and collaborating with senior leadership and cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has a background in banking or finance with experience in interest rate risk management and FX markets.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and implement strategies to mitigate interest rate risk, including balance sheet positioning and hedging strategies
  2. Daily and month-end risk monitoring and reporting for a collection of programs. This will include producing risk analytics and income forecasts on banking programs including card, commercial lending, derivatives, and structured products
  3. Conduct scenario analyses and stress testing to evaluate the impact of various interest rate movements to the bank’s financial position
  4. Utilize QRM or similar ALM modeling software to assess and manage the bank’s interest rate risk exposure.
  5. Prepare and present comprehensive risk reports to senior leadership

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Military experience
  • At least 2 years of experience in Market Risk Management or Capital Markets

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Data Science, or an MBA
  • Professional certifications such as CFA as or FRM
  • Experience with regulatory reporting and compliance related to interest rate risk
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

What the JD emphasized

  • interest rate risk management
  • FX markets
  • derivative and fixed income management
  • regulatory reporting and compliance related to interest rate risk