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Senior Director, Technology & Cyber Risk Officer @ Capital One

Cyber Crime, Mc Lean, Virginia, us, 22107


Senior Director, Technology & Cyber Risk Officer Capital One

Center 3 (19075), United States of America, McLean, Virginia

Capital One is one of the fastest growing organizations in the world today, powered by our passion for our customers. We are serious about technology, we dream big, and we execute: Capital One moved our entire enterprise to the public cloud over the course of five years. Just as we prioritize driving innovation through technology, we equally prioritize cybersecurity, reliability, and managing technology risk.

This position – Sr. Director, Technology & Cyber Risk Officer – will play a high impact role in enhancing the organization’s cybersecurity and technology risk posture by leading a team of Line of Business-aligned risk professionals and through strategic advisory work. This includes assessing potential cybersecurity and technology risks associated with critical business processes, central technology services and new initiatives. This requires building relationships and engaging with other leaders to counsel them on the risk treatment options aligned with risk appetite.

As part of the second line of defense, it is critical to foster strong working relationships with other leaders in the Lines of Business, Cyber and Technology organizations, and other risk management offices to perform and support evaluations of the firm’s risk posture and offer independent advice and recommendations regarding ways to reduce risks. The successful candidate will be a seasoned leader with strong knowledge of technology/cyber risk, industry, and regulatory trends who can think strategically, be intellectually curious, is comfortable working in undefined problem spaces, and can influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Desired Outcomes:

Inspire the team to provide better advisory and effective challenge services, aligned to our central Technology function and each Line of Business

Establish priorities for the team, balancing advisory and challenge activities with program improvements

Drive the team to ensure they prioritize the work that sparks deeper risk conversations and surfaces insights in support of strategic decision-making

Influence executives across the Lines of Business to take accountability for complex (and sometimes sensitive) technology and cyber risks

Ensure that the team is demonstrating strong judgment to balance being both a trusted advisor to the business and driving effective challenge

Leverage leadership experience and executive influencing skills to raise the level of challenge activities to a strategic focus

Constructively debate issues and connect the dots across various assessments (typically includes risk and control self-assessments, critical business process-level assessments, assessments of new initiatives, scenario analysis, challenge of risk acceptances, etc.)

Identify opportunities to influence risk-taking strategies and ensure that aggregate risk is understood

Demonstrate robust risk management oversight in supporting various internal audits and regulatory exams

Keeps pace with evolving cyber threat landscape to ensure ongoing relevance of cyber risk mitigation and has knowledge of leading Technology and Cybersecurity frameworks

Coach and develop associates to meet their professional development goals

A successful candidate will have:

Superb communication skills that include active listening and executive presentation skills

Excellent influencing and persuasion skills

Proven critical analytical skills, including the ability to express a point of view supported by data (with both technical and non-technical audiences)

Comfort raising concerns early and knows when to escalate, including the ability to raise issues and facilitate constructive problem-solving at all levels of the organization

Passion and expertise in technology and cybersecurity domains, with an ability to be confident, respectful, and articulate when registering dissenting or unpopular opinions

Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and leaders across multiple organizations to get consensus, socialize strategy, and achieve objectives

Track record of providing strategic direction to teams, peers, and stakeholders to drive results, solve problems, and influence outcomes

Personal resilience - the ability to stay optimistic and keep their team focused during crises or times of change

Basic Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree or military experience

At least 9 years of experience in cybersecurity, technology, or risk management

At least 7 years of experience developing, evaluating, or implementing cybersecurity, technology or risk assessment activities

At least 6 years of people management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

A Master’s degree

Professional security/risk management certifications, such as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Informations Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Risk & Information Systems Control (CRISC), or Open FAIR Certified

At least 12 years of experience with Technology or Cyber Security Risk Management

At least 9 years of experience with managing personnel

Experience in a second-line or oversight role at a financial institution or regulatory agency

Experience with scenario-based risk analysis methodologies or risk quantification techniques

Experience working in an Agile environment

Knowledge of supervisory expectations expressed in the FFIEC IT Handbook, Federal Reserve Supervisory Letters, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Bulletins, and/or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Financial Institution Letters

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.

New York City (Hybrid On-Site): $272,600 - $311,200 for Sr. Dir, Cyber Risk & Analysis

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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