Senior Risk Associate, Issue and Events

Capital One Capital One · Banking · Toronto, ON

This role is a Senior Risk Associate focused on Issue and Events management within Capital One Canada's Risk Office. The primary responsibilities include developing strategies to reduce issue and event volumes, improving management processes, ensuring adherence to enterprise risk management standards, and collaborating with business partners, compliance, and legal teams. The role requires strong subject matter expertise in risk management, familiarity with Canadian regulators, and excellent communication and analytical skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and maintain deep subject matter expertise on all applicable Enterprise Risk Management Standards
  2. Maintain knowledge of Issues and Events across Capital One Canada
  3. Maintain a deep understanding of Issues and Events data
  4. Collaborate with business partners to ensure ongoing adherence with Enterprise Risk Management requirements
  5. Build and nurture relationships with other division risk offices to ensure continued learning and growth for the Canada Risk Office

Skills

Required

  • At least 3 years of experience working in Risk Management, Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, Compliance, etc.
  • Familiarity with applicable Canadian regulators (OSFI, OPC, FCAC) and regulations that apply to a credit card business
  • A solid understanding of risk management and governance principles and familiarity with the processes and controls that govern these activities (i.e., three lines of defense model and risk framework principles)
  • Demonstrated business maturity with the ability to effectively communicate with and influence stakeholders within all levels of the organization, establish and maintain positive relationships
  • Exceptional communication and influence skills to drive action
  • Demonstrated ability to hold others accountable
  • The ability to distill complex information into a clear and concise narrative
  • Superior writing and editing skills with the ability to construct well-founded, clear, and concise analyses and recommendations
  • The ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects and deliverables
  • Solid analytical and investigative skills
  • Experience in preparing and writing business documents (i.e., presentations for leadership meetings or forums, briefing memos, and reports)
  • Experience in process or project management

Nice to have

  • A Bachelor’s degree or higher
  • Relevant certification or accreditation in Compliance, Risk Management, Legal, or other related fields
  • Familiarity of a credit card business, practices, and operations

What the JD emphasized

  • Familiarity with applicable Canadian regulators (OSFI, OPC, FCAC) and regulations that apply to a credit card business
  • A solid understanding of risk management and governance principles and familiarity with the processes and controls that govern these activities (i.e., three lines of defense model and risk framework principles)