Product Design Director, Global Networks

We’re currently seeking a Product Design Director to lead our Global Payment Network, Partner Experiences, part of the Experience Design organization.

The Global Payments Network is built on the reach, capabilities and expertise of our brands:
Discover Network, Diners Club International and PULSE. We process billions of transactions annually and partner across the industry to power payments globally. Our team is responsible for enabling our partners’ success through easy access to payment technology, fraud monitoring, and compliance platforms.

The Experience Design team at Capital One is at the forefront of enriching our customers’ digital and physical experiences and we are passionate about creating memorable, meaningful product experiences that build the Capital One brand with humanity and drive business advantage and innovation. 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.

If you’re a creative innovator who embraces an environment where you can experiment, learn, and change banking for good, we’d love to hear from you.

As a design Director of Global Payment Network, Partner Experiences, you’ll lead a talented, cross-disciplinary team of designers and collaborate deeply with our research teams and Product and Tech leadership. You’ll be responsible for leading high-impact, highly complex projects and defining and driving design strategy that informs the higher-level vision of the organization and aligns to business objectives.

• Product Design Expertise:
  Leverage established expertise and leadership in product design to elevate the quality and maturity of the design practice at Capital One. Leveraging a variety of skills across interaction, visual and service design; in collaboration with cross‑functional partners, help to oversee and optimize the use of appropriate tools, platforms, frameworks and design systems and enable your team to develop artifacts that may include vision stories, journey maps, blueprints, high‑fidelity designs and prototypes
• Leadership:
  Create conditions for a positive and inclusive team environment and set a vision for an inclusive, collaborative culture that makes your team feel valued and heard
• Human‑Centered:
  Champion voices of both customers and partners, modeling the mindset that business and customer outcomes are not distinct but complementary, ultimately resulting in experiences that exceed baseline customer needs and expectations
• Business‑Focused:
  Demonstrate expert knowledge of products, processes, our customers, competitors and industry market trends, applying relevant insights to shape how Design should engage and solve business challenges
• Problem‑Solving:
  Share insights around technical advances and data capabilities that could influence outcomes, while helping larger teams navigate technical limitations and boundaries in service of bold technological solutions, data destinations and efficiency
• Collaboration:
  
  Connect the dots across teams, portfolios, platforms and LOBs, bringing together partners and processes in ways that drive more coherent experiences, accelerate delivery and elevate the value of design
• Communication:
  Present work across levels and job functions, modeling a strategic human‑centered approach that integrates design frameworks, data and research insights to make the complex accessible, influence senior stakeholders and achieve impactful results

• At least 8 years of experience in product design role
• At least 3 years of experience leading design teams

• At least 10 years of experience in product design role
• At least 5 years of experience leading design teams
• Experience in a design toolkit that spans product design, service design, design strategy and content design
• Experience leading product design teams operating across UX and UI, strategy, content and research from strategy through delivery to market
• Experience partnering with product managers, engineers, marketing and analytics leaders across multiple business lines to…