Director of Product Design & Design Systems

Capital One National Association; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Product Design Director to join the enterprise design team focused on transforming associate experiences. You’ll lead a cross-disciplinary group of designers, collaborate with research, Product and Tech leadership, and define design strategy aligned to business goals.

This role emphasizes building foundational capabilities, leveraging AI-enabled workflows, and hands-on leadership as a player-coach.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in product design.
• At least 3 years of experience leading design teams.
• Experience leading design teams across UX, UI, strategy, content and research.
• Experience partnering with product managers, engineers, marketing and analytics leaders.
• Experience working within a design system.
• Proficiency with web and mobile technologies and platforms.
• Experience with design and prototyping tools such as Figma.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and relationship building across complex organizations.
• Exceptional people management and development skills.

Responsibilities

• Define design strategy aligning to business objectives.
• Lead cross-disciplinary design teams across internal platforms.
• Prototype and visualize complex workflows.
• Develop and maintain design systems to reduce complexity.
• Collaborate with product, research, and engineering partners.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Strategy

People management

Tools

Figma

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Product Design Director to join the enterprise design team focused on transforming associate experiences. You’ll lead a cross-disciplinary group of designers, collaborate with research, Product and Tech leadership, and define design strategy aligned to business goals.

This role emphasizes building foundational capabilities, leveraging AI-enabled workflows, and hands-on leadership as a player-coach.