Principal Business Risk Control Specialist

Capital One
McLean, VA
Principal Business Risk Control Specialist

The Principal Business Risk Control Specialist is responsible for performing business compliance and operational risk and control activities. Educating and training the business to ensure compliance with regulations. Evaluating current operations across the business to identify areas for enhancements. Partnering with the business to implement processes. Actively managing and escalating risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

  • Provides education and monitors the business on requirements of company policies and standards related to risk and control ownership.

  • Develops and implements job aids and tools to facilitate efficient completion of policy and standard requirements.

  • Identifies and implements effective controls to manage operational, financial, and compliance risks. Maintains an accurate library of risks and controls.

  • Performs control design reviews and compliance risk assessments.

  • Monitor the risk and control environment for weaknesses and identify solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of controls.

  • Executes control testing plans.

  • Creates and distributes monthly risk reporting and complaints data. Leads customer complaint remediation projects.

  • Leads the completion of projects. Develops, implements, and administers control standardization and workflow solutions. Creates continuous monitoring exception reports for critical business processes.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree

  • At least 4 years of Financial services, Marketing, Compliance, Internal Audit Operations or Vendor Management experience

  • At least 3 years of experience supporting, partnering and interacting with internal business clients


Preferred Qualifications:

At least 6 years of Financial services, Compliance, Internal Audit Operations or Vendor Management Experience
- At least 3 years of Project Management experience leading cross functional projects and programs in Risk

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $117,300 - $133,900 for Principal Risk Specialist

Riverwoods, IL: $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Risk Specialist

Anytown, IL: $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Risk Specialist

Chicago, IL: $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Risk Specialist








Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at [email protected] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to [email protected]

Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Posted 2025-10-06

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