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R219185 Posted 07/17/2025

Senior Associate Testing Specialist, HR Risk

Richmond, Virginia | McLean, Virginia
  • Category Risk Management
  • Experience Sr. Associate
  • Primary Address Richmond, Virginia

Overview

Senior Associate Testing Specialist, HR Risk

Senior Testing Specialist, HR Risk

As a Senior HR Risk Testing Specialist in Capital One’s Human Resource Business Risk Office youwill be responsible for working with business partners to identify and consult on potential risks toCapital One, applying your risk/process management and analytical skills to drive well-managedcontrol testing. If you are curious and eager to learn new things, love problem solving, and have adeep reverence for risk and process management, this may be the role for you!HR Risk Specialistsat Capital One are highly motivated risk and process management professionalswith excellentanalytical, organizational, and communication skills. As Capital One evolves to meettheever-changing technology landscape, so do our risk specialists. A successful risk specialistoperatesfrom a foundation of knowledge about the Line of Business with whom they are working,laws/regulations, processes and associated controls, and good risk management and risk mitigationpractices. They are forward thinking, quick to adapt, and technologically adept.This individual willwork closely with the HR Risk Advisors, Centers & Experiences, Legal andCompliance to test oursuite of HR controls. 

Key responsibilities include:

-Executes design and operating effectiveness Control testing 

-Documents controls in system of record (e.g., PRIME/FUSE) 

-Interacts with 1st line to conduct control walkthroughs, gather control execution support-Responsible for quality of testwork and conclusions 

-PRIME/FUSE Data Support: Provide PRIME/FUSE support as needed to HR Risk Advisors andRisk Operations team for Control design, documentation and testing 

-HR FUSE SME: Learn and understand new application (FUSE) and how it connects to PRIME;Attend PRIME Super User Meetings; Become Fuse Lead Demos; support PRIME ChangeManagement; Define HR Fuse roles and responsibilities; Facilitate/coordinate FUSEtrainingfor HR 

- Interact with 2nd LOD Governance & Control Programs: Partner with 2nd LOD teams controlprograms owners in ERM, ORM and Compliance to support control review efforts; engage HRCenters & Experiences and Vertical Risk Advisors during control reviews as needed 

Basic Qualifications:

  • At least 1 years of experience with Process Management 
  • At least 1 years of experience working in the Agile Team environment 
  • At least 1 year of experience using Risk record systems 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or military experience 
  • At least 3 years of experience in process management 
  • At least 3 years experience working in an Agile Team environment 
  • At least 3 years of experience with Business Process Management (BPM), Six Sigma or Leanprocess improvement techniques 
  • At least 3 years of experience working in Risk Management 
  • At least 3 years of experience in Human Resources 
  • Strong problem-solving and conceptual skills 
  • Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance software tools
  • Experience in controls development, controls management, control testing and reportingactivities

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: $94,600 - $107,900 for Sr. Risk Associate


Richmond, VA: $86,000 - $98,200 for Sr. Risk Associate










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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For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

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).

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