Senior Associate Risk Specialist | Retail Bank Data Management and Governance

Capital One Capital One · Banking · Richmond, VA +2

This role focuses on data risk management and governance within a retail bank, ensuring compliance with enterprise data policies and effective operation of data management controls. Responsibilities include supporting control validations, managing documentation, executing compliance monitoring, collaborating with stakeholders on risk assessment and process improvement, identifying and remediating gaps, and supporting governance and reporting efforts. The role requires analytical, risk management, and process management skills, with a focus on control governance and reporting.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide comprehensive support for all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd line control suite validations, ensuring controls are accurately documented and operating effectively
  2. Manage and maintain supporting documentation for first line testing & controls compliance, including procedure documents, change logs, and calendar management
  3. Execute rigorous compliance monitoring of data management processes
  4. Collaborate with business process owners and data risk advisors to assess the current data risk and controls environment, and recommend process and control improvements as needed
  5. Work with cross functional stakeholders to identify and evaluate technology and automation opportunities to drive efficiency and ensure coverage of risk and regulatory requirements

Skills

Required

  • Process or Project Management experience
  • Control Testing, Risk Management, or Data Governance experience
  • Ability to effectively communicate and influence partners across multiple levels of the organization on complex data governance, control execution, and risk topics
  • Strong analytical and technical skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Successful track record of thriving in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to adapt to change quickly

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's Degree or Military experience
  • 3+ years of experience in Process or Project Management
  • 3+ years of experience in Risk Management or Data Governance, with a focus on control execution and compliance
  • 1+ year of data analysis experience
  • 1+ year of experience supporting, partnering and interacting with internal business clients on control validation and compliance initiatives

What the JD emphasized

  • control governance
  • reporting