Product Design Manager

Lead product design execution and strategy influence within Capital One’s Experience Design team, combining design craft with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Product Designer and combine craft expertise with leadership to co-create innovative solutions to complex problems and help influence product strategy.
• Apply advanced product design skills across interaction, visual, and service design; collaborate with cross-functional partners to choose appropriate tools, platforms, frameworks, and design systems.
• Create design artifacts including journey maps, blueprints, high-fidelity designs, and prototypes.
• Lead design projects by directing and delegating work to more junior team members.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships and mentor others to help mature the overall product design practice.
• Navigate stakeholder needs using critical thinking that considers data, research insights, scalability, and technology constraints while keeping focus on customer-centered and inclusive design.
• Bring proficiency in products and processes to business challenges by using insights on customers, competitors, and broader market trends to develop a shared team perspective.
• Use knowledge of technology, data capabilities, and emerging technologies to inform design work and help teams move faster while respecting technical limitations.
• Leverage partnerships across lines of business to foster collaboration, share solutions, incorporate cross-functional perspectives, and support product strategy.
• Present work across levels and job functions using a human-centered approach that integrates design frameworks, data, and research insights to influence strategic decision-making at senior levels.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in a Product Design role.
• At least 5 years of experience with design and prototyping tools such as Figma.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 6 years of experience in a Product Design role.
• At least 6 years of experience with design and prototyping tools such as Figma.
• Experience working with and contributing to an established design system.
• Experience collaborating with product, tech, and business partners.
• Experience leading design projects or teams.
• Experience working in heavily regulated, data-heavy problem spaces.

Technology

• Figma

Compensation

• New York, NY (onsite): USD 179,700 - 205,100 per year
• McLean, VA: USD 164,800 - 188,100 for Manager, Design
• Actual offer may vary based on the candidate’s location and is reflected in the offer letter.

Benefits

• Eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long-term incentives (LTI).
• Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being (eligibility varies by full-time/part-time status, exempt/non-exempt status, and management level).

Additional Information

• Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
• Expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
• No agencies please.
• Equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• Drug-free workplace.
• Considers qualified applicants with criminal history in accordance with applicable law, including (as applicable) New York Correction Law Article 23-A and other local and federal requirements.
• Accommodation request contact: 1-800-304-9102 or [email protected].
• Technical support/questions: [email protected].
• Capital One does not provide or guarantee third-party products, services, educational tools, or other site information.
• Entity-by-location note: postings may correspond to Capital One Canada, Capital One Europe, or Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC) depending on location.