Director, Data Analysis - Global Payment Network - Risk Management

Capital One Financial

Hybrid Actively hiring Verified listing
McLean, VA · Richmond, VA · Chicago, IL · Riverwoods, IL Posted 10 days ago $230,400$263,000 / year

At a glance

AI generated

TL;DR

As a Director of Data Analysis in the Global Payment Network's Risk Management team, you will lead a newly formed group of data professionals to validate and enhance analytical tools that impact business strategies. Your daily tasks include refining an enterprise-wide validation framework, executing validation projects, assessing tool methodologies, and communicating findings through reports and presentations. You will leverage big data technologies such as AWS, Spark, and streaming platforms like Kafka and Flink, while also coaching junior staff and fostering a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in data analytics, people management, and cloud-native data processing, with strong skills in Python, data visualization, and governance frameworks. This role demands expertise in handling large-scale transaction data to mitigate systemic risks and integrate predictive signals into network oversight processes.

Skills

AWS Spark Python Kafka Flink Spark streaming Data Governance Big Data Data Visualization Process Management Project Management

What you'll do

  • Leading a team of Data Analysts in Risk Management
  • Refining and implementing an Enterprise-wide analytical tools validation framework
  • Assessing the quality and risk of analytical tool methodologies across processes
  • Independently researching and prototyping industry best practices for emerging tools
  • Communicating results clearly through validation reports and presentations
  • Coaching and mentoring junior staff to enhance team capabilities

What we're looking for

  • At least 5 years of professional data analysis experience
  • At least 5 years of people management experience
  • Strong problem-solving and conceptual thinking abilities
  • Experience with big data technologies (AWS, Spark)
  • Proficiency in Python and data visualization tools
  • Experience in cloud-native data processing (AWS)
  • Knowledge of streaming data technologies (Kafka, Flink)

Market check

Salary context

This $230,400–$263,000 range sits above 87% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$149,900$220,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$139,662$223,750

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 238 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial is a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings products, known for its data-driven approach to consumer and commercial finance. Industry: Financial Services & Banking

Capital One Financial currently has 489 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 483 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Capital One Financial

More like this

Similar roles

Business Analysis Manager-Global Payment Network Strategy

Capital One Financial

Chicago, Il, US 24 days ago $149,800$171,000
Python SQL Excel PowerPoint Tableau SAS SPSS R Jira Trello Agile Scrum CI/CD AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform Kubernetes Docker PostgreSQL MongoDB Oracle DB Snowflake Git GitHub Bitbucket Confluence