Director, Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Program Innovation

Overview

Director, Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Program Innovation

Capital One is a leading banking and technology company. 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 drive innovation within its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The role will report to the FIU Senior Director - Head of Program Oversight and Controls Management  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:

• Contribute to the evolution, execution and continuous improvement of Capital One’s enterprise-wide financial crimes investigations team.

• Identify, develop and manage programs in partnership with technology and FIU leadership that drive innovation in order to improve investigator risk identification, quality and efficiency.

• Build strong partnerships with business, technology, analytics and other stakeholders to reach optimal business and risk management outcomes in a dynamic and fast-moving environment.

• Collaborate with AML’s Modeling Analytics and Data Insights team to obtain the data necessary for investigative activities.

• Ensure projects are documented, appropriated to mitigate risk and are delivered on time. 

• Demonstrate a proven track record of excellent project management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage work in a dynamic complex environment

• Partner cross-functionally with project customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership to effectively drive project delivery, exhibiting outstanding influencing skills to effectively drive project / program efforts.

Competencies:

• Demonstrate a proven track record of excellent project management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage work in a dynamic complex environment.

• 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 planning and change management skills, including ability to 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or military experience

• At least 5 years of experience in financial crime compliance or financial crime risk in the private or public sector

• At least 8 years of project management or business transformation 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or MBA degree

• 10+ years of experience in investigations or equivalent.

• 2+ years of Technology Program Management

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: $200,100 - $228,400 for Director, AML Investigations

Plano, TX: $181,800 - $207,500 for Director, AML Investigations

Richmond, VA: $181,800 - $207,500 for 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 theCapital 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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