Weng Mun Yong

About Weng Mun Yong

As a risk management leader in the financial services industry, I have extensive experience across both first and second lines of defense within enterprise risk management. I specialize in driving strong risk governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and corporate credit policies, and enhancing control environments through effective design, implementation, and testing. Most recently, I lead a data analytics team focused on transforming compliance transaction testing through advanced analytics, including machine learning and GenAI-driven approaches. My work centers on leveraging data to uncover risk insights, improve efficiency, and better position organizations to anticipate and respond to emerging risks. I am known for applying rigorous, data-driven problem solving to complex business challenges, enabling more proactive and informed decision-making. In addition to my technical and analytical strengths, I bring deep experience in end-to-end project delivery and hold certification in business process management. As a people leader, I am passionate about building high-performing teams—fostering engagement, mentoring talent, and developing the next generation of leaders.

Experience

1. Sr Risk Manager

   Capital One

   Dec 2013 — Present · Richmond, VA, US

   Lead and manage a team of 10+ data analysts delivering critical transaction testing data to support Second Line of Defense (2LOD) compliance and risk oversight across multiple lines of business. Drive innovation through advanced analytics solutions, including Machine Learning (ML), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and Generative AI (GenAI) to enhance testing coverage, efficiency, and risk detection. • Established and scaled the Card Risk Analytics Center of Excellence (CoE), enabling data-driven risk insights and strengthening Card business risk management capabilities. Deliver executive-level reporting and dashboards to senior leadership, including the Card Business Risk Officer (BRO), Card President, and executive committees, supporting informed decision-making through Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and risk trends analysis.• Led the card business controls testing function, driving enhancements in controls design and effectiveness. Pioneered and implemented the organization’s first Controls Design Effectiveness Review methodology, setting a benchmark for governance, regulatory compliance, and control standardization across the enterprise.

Education

• Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business

  MBA, Corporate Financial Management and Investment & Financial Services Management

  2003 — 2005

• Universiti Sains Malaysia

  B. Eng (Hons), Mechanical Engineering

  1995 — 1999

• Chung Ling High School

  High School Diploma, Sciences Stream

  1988 — 1994

Skills

• Affiliate Channel Marketing
• Analytics
• Prepaid Card
• Business Process Improvement
• Financial Services
• Online Marketing
• Business Analysis
• Credit Cards
• Sql
• Prepaid Card - Npv Model
• Direct Mail Marketing
• Analytical Skills
• Marketing Strategy
• Search Engine Marketing (Sem)
• Data Analysis
• Analysis
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Customer Acquisition
• Process Improvement
• Sas
• Management