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Director, Privacy Compliance

Capital One

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Base salary From $187,300

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Director, Privacy Compliance

The Capital One Privacy Compliance team is seeking a Compliance Privacy Director with a passion for mitigating privacy risk at a dynamic, data driven, tech-focused finance institution. The Compliance Privacy Director will join our Privacy Compliance team and lead the Privacy team that supports our Capital One Auto business and oversees compliance with applicable federal and state Privacy laws and regulations. The Compliance Privacy Director is responsible for delivering quality results and providing sound compliance and privacy risk advice to business lines as a subject matter expert. 

Specific responsibilities include:

  • Analyze business initiatives, including new products and processes, to determine whether they comply with applicable privacy laws and regulations

  • Exercise sound judgment to effectively assess and balance risk in the provision of compliance advice to the business

  • Maintain expert knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, keeping up with and advising the business on current developments

  • Regularly interact with business partners, both 1:1 and in group settings, to influence processes, procedures, and controls

  • Assess the impact and advise on remediation of breakdowns or findings, including consumer complaints

  • Actively engage with others within the department, including other subject matter experts and transaction testing team members

  • Identify trends in compliance data and proactively advise on identified internal and external risks

  • Ensure team fulfills on expectations and deliverables under the compliance management program

Capital One recruits leaders with strategic, action-oriented styles who are gifted at building strong relationships across the enterprise, catalyzing change, and making great things happen. As the successful candidate, you are forward thinking, solution oriented and quick to adapt. Most of all, you possess the highest ethical standards, accompanied by a balanced ego and unwavering integrity.  

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or military experience

  • At least 8 years of privacy, compliance, risk management, legal or audit experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Juris Doctor or Master’s degree

  • 9+ years of privacy, compliance, risk management, legal, or audit experience at a financial institution

  • 3+ years of experience in strategic consulting and strategic initiative management

  • 3+ years of people management experience 

  • Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Risk Professional (CRP) or Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM)

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: $206,000 - $235,100 for Director, CompliancePlano, TX: $187,300 - $213,700 for Director, ComplianceRichmond, VA: $187,300 - $213,700 for Director, Compliance

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).

Source: Capital One on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($187,300) is above 80% of the 88 Legal roles in Virginia listed on this site. Their median floor is $153,900; the middle half runs from $139,625 to $182,500.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Capital One roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Capital One roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Director, Privacy Compliance (this listing)From $187,300
Director, Finance (FP&A)- HR and Corporate OverheadFrom $187,300
Director, Project Management - Bank Tech OperationsFrom $187,300
Director, HR Business Partner - RiskFrom $187,300
Director, HR Business Partner - CardFrom $187,300
Director - US Benefits StrategyFrom $187,300
Director, Project Management - Domain Delivery LeadFrom $187,300

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Capital One roles · How to read the bar

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2026-10-13
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Plano, TX: $187,300 - $213,700 for Director, Compliance

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