Senior director - financial intelligence unit

Capital One is a leading banking and technology company seeking to reimagine banking. One of our key risk management priorities is to continue to transform our AML and Sanctions program to enable rigorous, nimble, and sustainable AML and Sanctions risk management, delivered through partnership between the first, second, and third lines of defense, tailored to Capital One's products, services, risks, and capabilities.

The Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions program is a core risk function within Capital One’s Enterprise Risk Organization. This group serves as a second line of defense and operates certain first line of defense controls for Capital One’s Lines of Business. Capital One has a highly motivated, mission-driven AML and Sanctions team focused on enabling rigorous, nimble, and sustainable risk management.

Capital One is seeking a leader to serve as the Head of Program Oversight and Controls Management within its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). We are seeking a results-oriented and forward leaning candidate with the experience, subject matter and transformational expertise, regulatory credibility, and proven operational effectiveness in a highly regulated environment to join a high-performing team and help lead it to pre-eminence.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the evolution, execution and continuous improvement of Capital One’s enterprise-wide financial crimes investigations team.
• Manage a team of program leaders that support critical areas of Investigations, including program governance, performance management & forecasting, policies and procedures, controls and other key process management functions.
• Prepare and oversee the reporting of investigative results to senior management and the Board of Directors, as appropriate.
• Serve as an active participant on the FIU Senior Leadership Team, helping to drive strategy, execution, as well as an open, transparent, diverse, and inclusive culture across Capital One’s FIU and the broader AML organization.
• Build strong partnerships and collaborate with business, technology, analytics, and other stakeholders to reach optimal business and risk management outcomes in a dynamic and fast-moving environment.
• Work and collaborate with AML’s Modeling Analytics and Data Insights team to obtain the data necessary for investigative activities.
• Effectively liaise, engage, and communicate with AML advisory and business stakeholders when control gaps are identified and/or refer potential work to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Interact with credibility, when appropriate, with federal, state, and local government and law enforcement officials, peer financial institutions, relevant public-private partnerships, and trade associations.
• Maintain knowledge of financial industry laws and regulations and provide regulatory expertise in consulting with a diverse group of business leaders.
• Display a high degree of emotional intelligence, foster good team dynamics, respond effectively to address employee concerns, and maximize the potential of team members.
  
  

Competencies:

• Demonstrated ability to formulate a strategic vision for program management in a risk management and compliance organization while providing meaning, context, and motivation to execute the strategic priorities.
• Understand and embrace the power of technology, analytics, and automation to drive error-free execution.
• Strong business judgment, analytical acumen, and the ability to evaluate , multi-dimensional situations, and risk characteristics and to formulate appropriate compliance recommendations and advice.
• Strong strategic planning and change management skills, including ability to plan, organize, and oversee the development and implementation of strategies to streamline operational processes and ensure the delivery of sustainable, effective, and efficient risk management services across the enterprise.
• Proven capability to influence and build consensus among peers and senior leadership leveraging sound logic and analysis.
• Highly developed interpersonal, presentation, and communications skills (both verbal and written) in a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, as well as with external parties.
  
  

Additional Responsibilities:

• Experience in a financial crime compliance role, preferably within financial services with a sound knowledge of control gap assessments, root cause analysis, and financial crime typologies, financial services data.
• Experience in building a high performing team of program management leaders, influencing executive leaders, and resolving highly business problems through critical thinking.
• Effectively liaise, build, and maintain excellent, credible relationships with relevant senior business stakeholders, government agencies, and peer financial institutions.
• Experience in transforming teams to a pre-eminent state, while providing leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an inclusive environment that encourages associate participation, teamwork, communication, and transparency.
• Ability to manage projects and conflicting deadlines, including sequencing delivery of work across teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a customer focus mind-set. Significant experience briefing senior stakeholders succinctly but effectively under potentially stressful deadlines.
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or military experience
• At least 10 years of experience in financial crime compliance or financial crime risk in the private sector or public sector
• At least 10 years of program management with people leadership experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration
• Certified Risk Professional, Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager certification, or Certified Internal Auditor, or equivalent
• At least 15 years of experience in compliance management, or financial crime-related roles, either in the private or public sector
• At least 15 years of people management experience
• At least 15 years of experience in investigations or their equivalent.
• Experience working in or extensively with the government.
• At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
  
  

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: $234,000 - $267,100 for Sr. Director, AML Investigations

Plano, TX: $212,800 - $242,800 for Sr. Director, AML Investigations

Richmond, VA: $212,800 - $242,800 for Sr. Director, AML Investigations

Riverwoods, IL: $212,800 - $242,800 for Sr. Director, AML Investigations

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.

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