Manager - Design Lead - Velocity Black UK (Remote)

Capital One; City of Westminster; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services company seeks a Design Lead to oversee the design function and manage a team of designers. This role involves developing design principles, collaborating across teams, and ensuring brand consistency. Candidates should have extensive design experience, strong leadership skills, and proficiency in Adobe Suite and Figma. The company values diversity and offers flexible benefits including private medical insurance and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Bonus

Private medical insurance

Flexible benefits options

Qualifications

• Extensive design experience preferably in Marketing.
• Experienced people Leader.
• Strong Communicator.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of designers and manage their workflow.
• Develop an integrated intake process for design requests.
• Create presentations that communicate concepts and showcase work.

Skills

Design leadership

Creativity

Communication

Team management

Multitasking

Adobe Suite

Figma

Job description

The successful candidate will lead Velocity Black's design function reporting into the Director of Content.. The role will involve being the main point of contact for all design queries and tasks, creating a robust process for the team to intake design work and leading the team of designers in bringing the brand to life. What You'll Do

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver Velocity Black's design principles in line with the content director.
• Develop an integrated intake process for the team which streamlines creative requests.
• Work with a wide variety of teams across the organization to execute Velocity Black's design needs.
• Create a collaborative model for the design team to work with teams around the business.
• Manage a team of talented designers to help them reach their full potential.
• Take the lead on design projects while also contributing hands on to the work.
• Deploy our brand across all touchpoints and be the guardian of consistency wherever we show up.
• Creative ideation and art direction in line with our strategic goals and brand identity.
• Create presentations that communicate concepts and showcase work.
• Coordinate external agencies on design strategy, production, and creative.
• Manage briefs, production timelines, and asset delivery.

Team Leadership & Culture

• Lead a team of designers and manage their workflow.
• We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people.
• Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do.
• We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from.
• We know it's about what you do, not just what you say.
• That's why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible.
• We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us.
• We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few.
• REACH - Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies.
• OutFront - to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates.
• Mind Your Mind - signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all.
• Women in Tech - promoting an inclusive environment in tech.
• EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry.
• Adaptability and multitasking.
• 'Yes first' mentality.
• Experienced people Leader.
• Strong Communicator.
• Extensive design experience preferably in Marketing.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Suite and Figma.

Company Overview

Velocity Black, a Capital One company, harnesses the power of technology, the warmth of human experts and the convenience of the latest interfaces to help high‑performance people actualise the full potential of their lives.

From access to the hottest restaurants to guaranteed upgrades at the world's finest resorts, our concierge team is available 24/7/365 via our proprietary app to support our customers and fulfil their requests. It's concierge, reimagined for the digital age. What unites us are the values we share: the relentless pursuit and celebration of excellence, actualising the full potential of our lives, and impacting the world in a positive way. Capital One provides a fast paced, dynamic environment where you can excel in your career. At Capital One, diversity, inclusion & belonging are valued at our core, sparking and enabling us to do good for our associates, customers and communities. Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We nurture an environment that attracts and develops talent from all backgrounds and experiences, and empower our associates to do great work by creating a culture of belonging that values diverse perspectives, fosters collaboration and encourages innovative ideas - and are routinely recognised as one of the best companies to work for.

Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Benefits

• Bring us all this - and you'll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation.
• We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers).
• Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance - with flexible benefits available including season‑ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave.