Senior Business Analyst, Incentive Compensation Risk Management

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
Richmond, VAMcLean, VA
Salary
$111,200–$126,900 / yr
Posted
17 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $152k
This role $119k
$103k most similar roles pay here $191k

This role pays less than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $121,875–$182,270 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $119k versus about $152k for comparable roles.

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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 998 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 992 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Business Analyst, Incentive Compensation Risk Management

Sr. Business Analyst - Incentive Compensation Risk Management serves as a critical role within the risk management team, focusing on the evaluation of Line of Business incentive compensation plans. The analyst performs strategic and analytical work to assess plan designs, payout mechanics, and performance data to ensure employee incentives align with business goals rather than encouraging imprudent risk taking. Day-to-day responsibilities include identifying business challenges, developing hypotheses, performing high-quality data modeling, and translating complex analyses into actionable insights for senior leaders. The role requires proficiency in SQL querying, statistical model building, and quantitative analysis. Candidates must possess strong communication skills to collaborate with partners in IT, Sales, Operations, Human Resources, and Finance. This position addresses the specific challenge of balancing risk and reward within corporate risk programs through rigorous analytical techniques and evidence-based decision making.

What does a Business Analyst earn?

Median $119050 from 32 postings across 11 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Evaluate incentive compensation plans to ensure they align with business goals and do not encourage imprudent risk.
  • Analyze plan designs, performance measures, payout mechanics, and participant data to identify trends and risks.
  • Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess the impact of third-party and internal incentive programs.
  • Develop high-quality data models and complex analyses to support strategic decision-making.
  • Translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders and stakeholders.
  • Create high-quality presentations and recommendations to balance risk and reward across the enterprise.
  • Identify business challenges and opportunities to provide tactical and strategic recommendations for improvement.
  • Develop monitoring plans and lead implementation efforts for identified solutions.

What we're looking for

  • At least 2 years of professional experience performing analysis.
  • A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field or a Master's Degree/MBA with a quantitative concentration.
  • Strong quantitative orientation to support decision making based on analytics and risk management.
  • Impeccable written and oral communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
  • Experience evaluating incentive compensation plan designs (preferred).
  • Experience in statistical model building (preferred).
  • Experience in SQL querying (preferred).
  • Experience in consulting (preferred).

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