Senior Manager, Business Continuity and Resiliency | Retail Bank Risk

Senior Manager, Business Continuity and Resiliency | Retail Bank Risk As a Business Continuity and Resilience Senior Risk Manager within Capital One’s Retail Risk Office, you are a primary architect of our first line of defense. This role is not merely about tracking compliance; it is about serving as a strategic influencer and change agent who inspires business and tech partners to think broadly about business continuity and resiliency. You will leverage a deep foundation in Business Continuity Management to ensure Capital One Banking and Premium Products remain well managed, profitable, and resilient in an ever evolving technological and regulatory landscape. You will proactively identify and map critical technology dependencies across end-to-end business processes, analyzing their resilience to anticipate potential disruption impacts and ensuring robust recovery strategies are integrated into our business continuity framework. The Senior Manager at Capital One is expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy and strategic synthesis . The benchmark for success includes: Strategic Leadership: Moving beyond administrative oversight to drive divisional strategic imperatives and program enhancements. Fungibility & Adaptability: Being technologically adept and quick to adapt to changing landscapes, translating complex regulatory requirements into actionable business strategies. Effective Challenge: Providing sophisticated advice and "effective challenge" to first, second, and third-line partners (including Legal, Compliance, and Audit) regarding business continuity management lifecycle risks. Decision-Making: Leveraging excellent analytical and critical thinking skills to gain insights that influence executive-level decision-making. Strategic Impact & Responsibilities: Success in this role is measured by the ability to proactively mitigate risk through strategic mobilization rather than reactive reporting. Program Ownership: Own and lead initiatives to improve the overarching business continuity management lifecycle, focusing on automation, innovation, and process improvements across the Business Continuity taxonomy of Planning, Testing and Governance. Executive Communication: Facilitate governance forums and present program updates to senior leadership, distilling complex risk data into clear, compelling narratives. Risk Mitigation & Synthesis: Analyze end-to-end processes and disparate data sets to identify trends and design robust controls Business Continuity & Cyber Resilience: Partner with technology and security teams to define, test, and maintain robust business continuity plans and cyber resilience strategies, ensuring effective response and recovery across all critical business processes. Regulatory & Audit Management: Provide strategic oversight during audits and exams, ensuring that control execution aligns with Policy and Standard while minimizing operational friction. Leveraging AI tools and emerging technologies: Use advanced tools to enhance process efficiency and drive predictive risk modeling. The ideal candidate is a forward-thinking professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You must demonstrate: Strategic Stakeholder Management: The ability to create collaborative environments across the Business, Technology, Legal, and Compliance to form a unified approach to risk. Strong Judgment: Strong integrity and leadership to act as a trusted advisor, ensuring the Retail Bank and Premium Products are protected through proactive risk consulting. Analytical Rigor: The capability to weave qualitative and quantitative analysis into work products, ensuring that risk assessments are technically sound and strategically aligned. Financial Industry Acumen: A deep-seated understanding of the financial services landscape, paired with the professional acumen required to navigate complex regulatory environments and high-stakes resilience engagements. Systems Methodology Expertise: A mastery of business continuity systems methodologies, utilizing a strategic lens to evaluate, implement, and govern the technologies and strategies that underpin the business continuity management lifecycle. Communication : Ability to communicate with purpose and influence. Hold meaningful discussions with senior management. Basic Qualifications: At least 3 years of experience Tech, Data, or Process Management At least 5 years of experience in Risk, Compliance, or Audit At least 5 years of experience in Business Continuity Management At least 3 years of People Leadership experience Preferred Qualifications: Technology resilience experience Financial Services Risk Management experience Risk, Data, or Privacy certifications (CISSP, CISA, or CRISC) Familiarity with AI-driven risk management tools and applications 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: $177,700 - $202,800 for Sr. Risk Manager Richmond, VA: $161,500 - $184,300 for Sr. Risk Manager 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. 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