Manager, Design Research

Capital One • Plano, TX

88d • $144,000 - $164,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a Hybrid position located in Plano, TX. Relocation to Plano, TX is required if you're not located in the Dallas, TX area. Capital One's Experience Design organization is focused on co-creating memorable, meaningful customer and associate experiences that build our brand with humanity and drive business advantage. The goal of Experience Design Research is to accelerate teams' learning velocity. We do this by conducting primary research studies, assessments, and testing. Additionally, we oversee democratized research/testing conducted by others. A key aspect of our role is to find and synthesize existing research and data to help teams acquire the knowledge they seek to make informed decisions.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional experience conducting user experience research in a corporate environment
• At least 5 years of experience conducting quantitative research, qualitative research, or a combination of both
• At least 4 years of experience conducting data analysis (such as: survey data, behavioral analytics, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• At least 7 years managing user experience research in a corporate environment
• At least 4 years experience working and influencing senior level executives

Responsibilities

• Enabling focus and expectations for design research practice across cross functional portfolio and accelerates learning velocity
• Leads design projects, directing and delegating work for more junior team members while also mentoring & helping to mature the overall research practice at Capital One
• Effectively navigates the needs of partners and stakeholders, leveraging critical-thinking skills that factor in data, research insights, scalability and tech constraints that deliver meaningful, actionable insights and tracking how we influence insights-to-action
• Demonstrates proficiency with products and processes and apply relevant insights on customers, competitors and broader market trends to business challenges that shape a shared point of view for their team, partners and stakeholders
• Has a solid understanding of tech, data capabilities and emerging technologies and uses this knowledge to inform their work and help their cross-functional team move faster and navigate technical limitations in service of the impactful solutions
• Leverages a rich network of partnerships across lines of business and the organization to foster collaboration and share solutions, incorporating cross-functional perspectives to bridge gaps in information
• Presents work across levels and job functions using a human-centered approach that integrates design frameworks, data and research insights to articulate a compelling point of view that influences strategic decision-making and direction at senior levels

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Financial benefits
• Inclusive set of benefits that support total well-being
• Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities