Compliance Privacy Advisor, Principal Associate

Company : Capital One
Location : Falls Church, VA, 22043
Posted Date : 15 October 2025
Job Details
Compliance Privacy Advisor, Principal Associate
The Capital One Privacy Compliance team is seeking a Compliance Privacy Advisor, Principal Associate (PA) with a passion for mitigating privacy risk at a technologically focused financial institution. The PA will join our Privacy Compliance team and perform key privacy compliance activities to ensure compliance with state, federal, and international privacy laws and regulations.
The PA performs a key risk management role to ensure the business complies with applicable federal, state, and international Privacy laws and regulations. The PA will apply risk, process management, and analytical skills to drive actions in support of privacy risk objectives in Compliance and the business. A successful PA is a highly motivated, forward thinking self-starter who can work autonomously, is quick to adapt, technologically adept, a problem solver, and an adaptive learner.
Responsibilities
- Closely follow emerging privacy trends across the country and internationally, including the development of new privacy laws
- Maintain subject matter expertise of applicable privacy laws and regulations such as GDPR, UK DPA, FCRA, FACTA, TCPA, TSR, CAN-SPAM, GLBA, PIPEDA, FFIEC guidance, CCPA, and CA SB1
- Provide guidance and effective challenge on privacy risks and support business lines through various interactions and forum engagements
- Advise business lines on the application of privacy requirements, development of controls and monitoring, remediation/corrective action of compliance breakdowns, and changes in law and regulation
- Support and, as necessary, participate in evaluation of business line initiatives and processes from a privacy risk perspective
- Assist business lines in developing and maintaining the Compliance Management Program (i.e. how to monitor, report, and train)
- Actively participate on complex projects by providing guidance, advice, and effective challenge
- Actively engage with privacy compliance testing and third party compliance
- Review privacy-related complaints generated from business lines and provide guidance on remediation; escalate and consult with subject matter experts, when necessary
- Evaluate privacy issues and events for compliance impacts
- Assist in capturing, maintaining, and analyzing compliance data, interpreting it to ensure consistency and adequate Compliance Risk Management
- Participate in reporting activities used by Senior Leadership
The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:
- Clear results orientation and focus on achieving both short and long-term goals
- A proven track record of supporting and working across teams
- Ability to navigate "white space" or ambiguous situations to drive results
- Solid teamwork skills; ability to build and leverage the capabilities of a high-performing team
- Interpersonal, presentation, and communications skills (written and oral)
- Strong judgment, influencing skills, integrity, and discretion in handling highly sensitive issues
- Ability to effectively challenge first line of defense risk taking, risk assessments, and risk mitigation efforts
- Successful track record of thriving in both a highly regulated industry and a fast paced, entrepreneurial, and dynamic environment
- Strong project management or process management skills and strong organizational skills
- Ability to balance operating independently with appropriate escalation to and interaction with senior leadership
- Willingness to work as a team player and interact with associates across functions, departments, and job levels, both inside and outside Compliance
- Understanding of key regulatory and audit requirements, including the three lines of defense risk management framework
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or military experience
- At least 3 years of compliance, risk management, legal, regulatory examiner or audit experience
- At least 3 years of experience working with internal business customers
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree or Juris Doctor
- 4+ years of compliance, risk management, legal, regulatory examiner or audit experience
- CIPP (Certified International Privacy Professional) certification, or CRCM (Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager) certification
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: $117,300 - $133,900 for Compliance Advisory Specialist III
Richmond, VA: $106,700 - $121,700 for Compliance Advisory Specialist III
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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