The Design team at Capital One is at the forefront of enriching our customer’s and associates digital and physical experiences. We champion a thriving environment of collaboration, authenticity and healthy critique, in which we honor diversity of thought, create a culture of belonging, and elevate one another.
We are currently seeking a Lead Service Designer who has a passion for solving tough challenges to join us. You’ll be joining the Associate Experiences team—an nimble team that works to support thousands of associates through both internal and external tools. We are passionate about human centered design methods that advocate for user needs and bring effective, scalable solutions to our partners. If you’re an innovator who embraces an environment where you can experiment, learn, and change banking for good, we would love to hear from you.
What You’ll Do:
As a leader and maker, you’ll be asked to handle a variety of responsibilities, including:
Strategy & Planning
Collaborating with internal teams to uncover customer and business needs, then translating them into effective and scalable solutions
Leading in translating complex ideas into understandable concepts that evolve and enhance the product and service experiences
Engaging in portfolio prioritization to help set the strategy for the team
Managing through shifting priorities to provide clear direction and input on engagement definition
Advocating for the customer through human centered design methodologies (such as: design research, service blueprinting, collaborative work session design and facilitation, rapid prototyping, and frameworking) to strategically define ideal experiences across digital touchpoints
Creating and facilitating design led workshops to engage and build alignment across different partners and teams
Championing prioritization of design centered product enhancements grounded in research and analysis
Connecting with design community peers by learning, sharing, and teaching
Lead & Develop Teams
Leading successful projects by mentoring, coaching, and elevating others
Guiding team members in strategy, research, alignment, analysis, and content design execution tasks
Introduce design to new spaces/teams within the company and drive results
Advancing the practice of Service Design at Capital One by creating and sharing new tools, methodologies, and frameworks with your team and the design community
Discovery & Delivery
Supporting early solutions by working with partners to participate in discovery sessions that uncover customer pain points and opportunities
Ability to open new perspectives and change minds and behaviors through intuitive design
Creating new service design tools and methods and leading others in the process
Participating in and leading end-to-end service experience design by:
Researching to understand customer needs and define opportunities through usability and empathy research
Auditing and blueprinting existing experiences to identify opportunities and solutions for improvement and experimentation
Creating process and user flows, journey maps and interaction models, resulting in low to high- fidelity prototypes, artifacts, and tools
Supporting effective storytelling and presentation of visual concepts to various stakeholders
Partnering in creating high-fidelity design assets for acceptance, development, and delivery
Leading projects and delivering independently
Exercising keen judgment in knowing your audience/customer and knowing when to deliver quickly and effectively
Basic Qualifications
At least 5 years of experience in service design, design strategy, or human-centered design
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or military experience
Advanced degree, trainings, or certifications in service design, design, HCI, or related design fields
Experience partnering with executives and key stakeholders groups
Experience designing for data-heavy experiences and/or complex enterprise systems
Strong experience with product design processes, and design tools, such as Figma
Familiarity with working in and contributing to systems of reusability (i.e. design systems)
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.
New York City (Hybrid On-Site): $163,300 - $186,400 for Manager, DesignCandidates 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.
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Who We Are
At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.
Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.