Principal Associate, Senior Product Designer

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada Capital One Full time
161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario,Principal Associate, Senior Product Designer

At Capital One, we don’t just hire people - we invest in them. We’ve worked hard to create and foster a culture that values people, collaboration, integrity, and respect for one another. We pride ourselves in being a place of opportunity that empowers our team of disruptors, dreamers, and doers. And we’re not your typical bank; we’re on a mission to change banking for good by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to the work we do. Antiquated legacy platforms have no place here; we’re building a leading information-based technology company where you’ll be partnering with other talented people across the organization on complex projects, contributing to the value we deliver every day. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit, and we succeed only when they do.

Our Experience Design (XD) Team is at the forefront of enriching our customers’ digital experiences and represent the voice of our customers. We are seeking an exceptional Senior Product Designer, Principal Associate to join our XD team, reporting directly into our Manager of Product Design. At Capital One, we champion a thriving environment of collaboration, authenticity and healthy critique, in which we honour diversity of thought, create a culture of belonging, and elevate one another. 

About you

You have a strong understanding of user-centred design processes and can easily and effectively balance customer needs with business goals 

You have strong leadership skills and can influence in ambiguous situations while making decisions

You have experience building teams through hiring, mentoring, and retaining high-performing designers

Communication and storytelling comes easily to you, and your interpersonal, presentation, and analytical skills allow you to effectively communicate complex ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels within the organization

You’re an innovator who embraces an environment where you can experiment, learn, and change banking for good

You think user-first, have a bold design perspective, have an eye for responsive, accessible design, and are rarely satisfied with the first iteration

You have a mastery in your craft with a passion to extend your knowledge of product design principles, modern design tools, emerging technologies, Agile development, accessibility, and industry practices and trends 

You value collaboration

You pay attention to detail

You believe it’s not enough to design for user behaviour - you want to take it one step further and make a true impact on our customers

You possess a thoughtful, inclusive, and empathetic approach to design that meets every customer where they are

You have strong knowledge of mobile design

You have a track record designing for and contributing to design systems

You have experience working closely with Product and Engineering in an agile, iterative, data-informed product development environment

You have a portfolio of work that demonstrates your experience, expertise, and process of creating human-centred design solutions with measurable results

You have experience building teams through hiring, growing, and retaining high-performing designers

You can think laterally and adapt design methodologies to fit unique project needs.

You are regularly sought out by and seen as an expert in product design strategy skills by partner teams.

Your key responsibilities

Strategy & planning 

Collaborate and communicate closely with key stakeholders and leaders in design, product management, engineering, and marketing to execute best-in-class UX and product strategies, justify decisions, provide escalation management, and drive our OKRs.

Work cross-functionally with our UX research, marketing, product and tech teams to prioritize, plan, and deliver on business initiatives

Be a strong advocate for our customers through human-centred design methods

Brainstorm and help to execute design solutions that bring our products and user experience to another level

Define standards and best practices for how mobile design is done 

Be a key contributor to our Design System - develop and maintain detailed UI specifications

Present and communicate design decisions to various stakeholders across the business

Actively monitor and analyze design and fintech trends to inform our roadmap and future state

Influence and educate on the importance of design to product teams new to design methods in order to help them integrate UCD into their product cycle.

Fully autonomous in leading discovery work with minimal guidance/support

Lead & develop teams

Build and manage your own team of Product Designers through mentoring, coaching and elevating skills

Provide oversight and guidance for your team from discovery through to launch - leveraging crits, collaboration, and other HCD methodologies and practices

Balance hands-on practice with stepping back to let your team grow and develop their skills 

Work to remove any potential roadblocks that may prevent your team from working effectively, and seek out opportunities to improve efficiency models

Help to manage the intake process, prioritization, and allocation of resources to ensure designers are on projects and initiatives that complement and stretch their skills, long term goals, and provide growth opportunities

Lead the team in evolving the Design System, processes, governance models, and best practices

Navigate conflict resolution within your team as well as within projects, teams and partner relationships

Education and experience

Basic requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in HCI/UX, Social Science, Psychology, Research, or other related field, or equivalent experience

4+ years of Product Design experience with consumer and mobile products

1+ year of experience leading/mentoring Product Designers with a proven track record of growing design talent 

3+ years of experience with design thinking and agile methodologies

3+ years of experience in product design and delivering actionable insights to leadership

Strong, proven experience designing for mobile apps 

Strong working knowledge of Figma and other modern design tools

Preferred requirements:

4+ years of experience working on consumer and mobile products

3+ years of experience working with a variety of business partners and delivering outcomes

We may use your information for automated decision making. We may, for certain purposes, render a decision based exclusively on automated processing of your personal information as a part of the candidate screening process. 

Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations.

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