Capital One

Global Payment Network - Risk Management

Director,DataAnalysis

$230–263k McLean, Virginia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Director, Data Analysis at Capital One. Skills: Data Analysis, Risk Management, analytical tools validation, People Management, Big Data technology, Data Visualization. Leading a newly created team of Data Analysts within GPN's Risk Management organization. Refining a new Enterprise-wide analytical tools validation framework”

What You'll Achieve.

reinventing our data reporting architecture; establishing robust governance frameworks for emerging payment types; integrating predictive risk signals into our core network oversight processes

Industry & Context.

Global Payment Network Risk Management
Problems you'll solve

problem solving; conceptual thinking abilities

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s Degree plus at least 9 years of experience in data analytics, or Master’s Degree plus at least 7 years of experience in data analytics, or PhD plus at least 4 years of experience in data analytics, At least 5 years of Professional Data Analysis experience, At least 5 years of People Management experience, At least 2 years of Big Data technology experience, At least 2 years of Data Visualization experience

Nice to Have

Master’s Degree, 10+ years of Professional Data Analysis experience, 5+ years of Big Data experience (AWS and Spark), 5+ years of cloud native (AWS) data processing experience, 5+ years of Process Management experience, 5+ years of Project Management experience, 5+ years of experience with Python, 5+ years of Data Governance experience, 2+ years of experience with streaming data technologies (Kafka, Flink, Spark streaming)

What You'll Do.

Leading a newly created team of Data Analysts within GPN's Risk Management organization

Refining a new Enterprise-wide analytical tools validation framework

Planning and executing validation projects

Assessing the quality and risk of analytical tool methodologies across Capital One

and the nature of tools usage within those processes

Understanding technical issues in analytical tools and assessing tools risks and opportunities

Independently researching

and prototyping industry best practices for emerging analytical tools

Communicating results clearly and concisely both verbally and through written communications via validation reports and presentations

colleagues and training opportunities to develop solutions to business problems

Coaching and mentoring junior staff

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

partner cross-functionally with teams throughout the company to validate business impacting analytical tools; working with leaders to influence business strategies; working independently and in teams

Communication Scope

Communicating results clearly and concisely both verbally and through written communications via validation reports and presentations

Process & Methodology

Project Management

Full Job Description

Director, Data Analysis - Global Payment Network - Risk Management At Capital One, data is at the center of everything we do. When we launched as a startup we disrupted the credit card industry by individually personalizing every credit card offer using statistical modeling and the relational database, cutting edge technology in 1988! Fast-forward a few years, and this little innovation and our passion for data has skyrocketed us to a Fortune 200 company and a leader in the world of data-driven decision-making. As a **Director, Data Analysis** you will partner cross-functionally with teams throughout the company to validate business impacting analytical tools. You will enhance your technical and analytical skills, while also working with leaders to influence business strategies. With a network of hundreds of Data Analysts, Quants, and Data Scientists, challenging projects with an eye on the bottom line and a focus on work/life balance, we’ve created a dynamic environment with plenty of room for you to learn, grow, and realize your full potential. The **Global Payment Network - Risk Management** team leverages large-scale transaction data, risk modeling, and advanced analytics to inform key strategic decisions regarding how we identify, monitor, and mitigate systemic risks. Your role will be to help execute on our ambitious agenda, which includes reinventing our data reporting architecture, establishing robust governance frameworks for emerging payment types, and integrating predictive risk signals into our core network oversight processes. **On a given day you will be:** * Leading a newly created team of Data Analysts within GPN's Risk Management organization * Refining a new Enterprise-wide analytical tools validation framework * Planning and executing validation projects * Assessing the quality and risk of analytical tool methodologies across Capital One, and the nature of tools usage within those processes * Understanding technical issues in analytical tools and

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