Risk Manager - Enterprise Risk Management
Company websitecapitalone.com (Capital One, opens in new tab)
Base salary From $138,100
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in United States
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- LocationUnited States
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (23 min ago) · observed since
All 4 locations
- McLean, VA
- Richmond, VA
- Chicago, IL
- Riverwoods, IL
About this job
At Capital One, we dare to dream, disrupt, and deliver a better way. We bring ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to an industry ripe for change. Do you want to join the team that paves the way for transformation by managing risk for our customers, communities, and associates? Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a critical second-line-of-defense function responsible for defining the bank’s risk management architecture. Our work is at the heart of risk management for the company and covers all categories of risk, governing policies and standards, risk assessments, and issue and event management. At ERM, we partner extensively across all businesses at Capital One, giving us influence and visibility across the entire enterprise. If you’re a creative and analytical thinker interested in having a real impact in the growth of an exciting and innovative company, this role is for you!
We’re seeking a Risk Manager to join Capital One’s Enterprise Risk Management team. The Risk Manager will have the opportunity to apply their risk management and analytical skills to some of our highest profile Risk Management initiatives, including implementing solutions to ensure Capital One’s continued stability and success.
Responsibilities:
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to simplify and standardize risk processes
- Leverage data analysis and operational insights to identify core problems and formulate effective solutions
- Collaborate with 1st Line and 2nd Line stakeholders to align strategies and ensure consistent execution across business lines
- Partner with technology, product, and data teams to implement required system and process updates
- Design and implement risk metrics to measure framework effectiveness and process health
- Lead training across lines of defense to ensure consistent adoption and execution
- Establish and manage guidance to ensure consistent execution across business lines
- Deliver reporting and executive-level presentations that provide leadership with real-time risk visibility
- Develop practical solutions to improve risk management processes using data and technology
- Participate in and execute other special projects for the team on a periodic basis
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
- At least 3 years of Risk Management experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in process management
- 3+ years of experience in responding to and interacting with internal audit or regulatory agencies
- Strong subject matter expertise in controls development, controls management, controls testing, and reporting activities
- Experience working in an iterative, highly collaborative environment
- Experience working in the financial services industry
- Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance software tools
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.
Chicago, IL: $138,100 - $157,700 for Risk ManagerMcLean, VA: $151,900 - $173,400 for Risk ManagerRichmond, VA: $138,100 - $157,700 for Risk ManagerRiverwoods, IL: $138,100 - $157,700 for Risk ManagerCandidates 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)
How this pay compares
Base floor $138,100, above 43% of the 237 Business Operations roles in Virginia on this site; the other 57% list the same floor or a higher one. Observed open for 25 days so far (since Oct 14, 2026).
Pay in context
Among 237 Business Operations roles in Virginia listed on this site, the median base floor is $139,100 and the middle half runs from $122,100 to $155,400. This role's floor ($138,100) is above 43% of them; 14 others list the same floor.
Base floors of 237 Business Operations roles in Virginia
Table
| Floor band | Share | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 27.4% | 65 |
| $125K to $150K | 35.4% | 84 |
| $150K to $175K | 20.3% | 48 |
| $175K to $200K | 9.7% | 23 |
| $200K to $225K | 6.3% | 15 |
| $225K to $250K | 0.8% | 2 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Base floor distribution of the cohort
- Formula
- count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
- Denominator
- 237 open postings with this job family in Virginia
- Sample size
- 237
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in the cohort
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
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 8, 2026.
State against nationwide
Median base floor in Virginia vs nationwide
Table
| Value | postings | |
|---|---|---|
| Business Operations, Virginia | $139,100 | 237 |
| Business Operations, all states | $135K | 4,127 |
| This job's base floor (marked) | $138,100 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Median floor, state vs nationwide
- Formula
- median published base floor of each cohort
- Denominator
- open postings of this job family
- Sample size
- 237 in Virginia; 4127 nationwide
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in both cohorts
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
How Capital One pays
1,015 of Capital One's 1,229 live roles on this site list a higher base floor and 156 list a lower one. Across them the median floor is $182,500; the middle half runs from $149,800 to $209,000.
Base floors of Capital One's 1,229 live roles
Table
| Floor band | Share | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 12.1% | 149 |
| $125K to $150K | 17.0% | 209 |
| $150K to $175K | 7.4% | 91 |
| $175K to $200K | 28.8% | 354 |
| $200K to $225K | 17.2% | 212 |
| $225K to $250K | 12.5% | 154 |
| $250K to $275K | 2.1% | 26 |
| $275K and up | 2.8% | 34 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Employer base floor distribution
- Formula
- count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
- Denominator
- 1,229 open public roles at this employer
- Sample size
- 1229
- Hidden when
- needs at least 5 roles
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- current
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Similar pay elsewhere
Other employers' Business Operations roles in Virginia with the nearest published base floor to $138,100, one per employer.
- Order-to-Cash Manager, Finance Operations, FinOps Support Center - HQ2 Amazon · base floor $139,100
- Operations Advisor Core One · base floor $140,000
- Senior Strategist Stand Together · base floor $140,000
- Principal Commercial Strategy Advisor Surescripts · base floor $140,200
- Government Contracting Advisory, Director RSM US · base floor $141,900
This listingRisk Manager - Enterprise Risk ManagementFrom $138,100
Manager, Project Manager- Customer IdentityFrom $138,100
Platform Risk ManagerFrom $138,100
Project Manager - Debit Operations Network ReleasesFrom $138,100
Business Strategy Manager - Network Policy & Rules AdvisoryFrom $138,100
Manager, Project Manager, Consumer IntelligenceFrom $138,100
Manager, Accounting (Hybrid)From $138,100
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Risk Manager - Enterprise Risk Management (this listing) | From $138,100 |
| Manager, Project Manager- Customer Identity | From $138,100 |
| Platform Risk Manager | From $138,100 |
| Project Manager - Debit Operations Network Releases | From $138,100 |
| Business Strategy Manager - Network Policy & Rules Advisory | From $138,100 |
| Manager, Project Manager, Consumer Intelligence | From $138,100 |
| Manager, Accounting (Hybrid) | From $138,100 |
Observed changes
No changes to the pay or listing since we first observed this role on Oct 14, 2026 (25 days ago).
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-06
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: US (regional bands)
Chicago, IL: $138,100 - $157,700 for Risk Manager
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
