Director, Special Oversight Projects

Capital One is one of the fastest growing organizations in the world today, powered by our passion for our customers. We are serious about technology, we dream big, and we execute: Capital One moved our entire enterprise to the public cloud over the course of five years. Just as we prioritize driving innovation through technology, we equally prioritize cybersecurity, reliability, software quality, and data management.

Technology & Data Risk Management (TDRM) is a small organization that packs a big punch. The ~200 TDRM professionals are trusted experts who oversee ~14,000 developers at Capital One. We raise the bar for excellence in cybersecurity, reliability, and tech risk, and data management risk. We shape strategy and decisions, challenge activities to ensure they meet our standards, and perform independent tests of our security and technology risk.

For years, the cybersecurity community has debated whether the CISO should report to the CIO or not. In regulated financial services, the answer is: both. The 1st Line CISO has operational responsibilities and reports to the CIO. The 2nd Line Chief Tech Risk Officer (CTRO) and the TDRM organization have broader responsibilities for cybersecurity but also reliability, software quality, resilience, and the risk of failing to manage our data. The CTRO is independent and oversees the work of the CISO, the CIO/CTO, and the Chief Data Officer. The CTRO reports to the Chief Risk Officer, who reports directly to the CEO.

Our business leaders must make technology decisions constantly. TDRM makes sure they have the tech and data risk information they need to make good decisions. Associates within TDRM are highly-skilled information security, cybersecurity, site reliability engineering, technology, data analyst, data scientist, and risk management professionals. They have a wealth of experience and a demonstrated ability to add value with their advice and to deliver high-impact results.

The Director, Special Oversight Projects is a unique and high-impact individual contributor role designed for a seasoned cybersecurity technologist who thrives on diving deep into complex, cross-domain challenges. This position is perfect for a self-driven expert who possesses deep, hands-on experience across multiple core cyber security domains (e.g., identity, security engineering, data protection, security operations, etc.) and is ready to leverage that technical depth in a strategic risk management function.

You will lead critical, special oversight projects that involve technical assessments, research best practices and identify possible solutions.. Success hinges on your ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity ("gray areas"), and build enterprise-wide rapport. You will act as a trusted advisor, using your technical expertise to provide sound, experience-based recommendations, and your exceptional influencing and tailored communication skills to drive alignment from hands-on engineers to senior executives and the Board. This role is a platform to shape the strategic cyber risk posture of a major financial institution.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership:

• Represent our team in technology councils to ensure an appropriate risk lens is applied to cyber and technology initiatives and strategic programs.

• Bring a passion to stay on top of cyber trends and emerging risks, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities, and mentor other members of the risk management and engineering community.

• Enterprise Influence:

• Partner broadly across the enterprise to identify and assess continually evolving threats in a fast moving and complex environment. You’ll advise architecture decisions and roadmaps across all domains of cybersecurity and technology.
• Build and maintain relationships with technical leaders, engineers, architects, and other stakeholders to understand and evaluate implementation plans, business priorities and technical solutions to ensure risks are well communicated and understood by the key stakeholders.

• Lead special oversight projects:

• Go deep on a specific area of technology to identify the risks in our current posture and help our company identify leading solutions that raise the bar.
• Evaluate proposed plans from first line cyber and associate experience tech to assess risks and threats; challenge assumptions and technical approaches and recommend.
• Draft and communicate independent reports to inform broad audiences including engineers, executives, business leaders, product managers, board of directors, and regulators on the current cyber and associate experience technology risk environment.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience
• At least 10 years of experience in multiple domains of cyber security
• At least 5 years of technical experience in at least two domains of cyber security such as identity and access management and security engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience at a major technology company
• 3+ years of experience drafting, tailoring, and communicating complex technical and cyber risk reports to all levels, including senior executives, the Board, and regulatory bodies
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage complex, ambiguous projects, and drive outcomes across enterprise boundaries
• Hands-on experience APPLYING and CHALLENGING major security and risk frameworks (NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO 27000-1) at a large-scale
• Cybersecurity certifications such as: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); Certified Information Security Manager (CISM); or Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)

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: $269,100 - $307,200 for Director, Cyber Technical

New York, NY: $293,600 - $335,100 for Director, Cyber Technical

Richmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Director, Cyber Technical

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.

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