Product Design Associate

Capital One is hiring for the role of Product Design Associate!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Action Oriented. You are constantly pushing towards a vision and a point of view through your designs. You love expressing your design ideas in a variety of formats, at any stage of development, as quickly as possible.
• A Strategic Problem-Solver. You’re comfortable in ambiguity and passionate about finding clarity. You consider multiple perspectives, objectives, and needs to arrive at the ideal solution.
• Customer Obsessed. You are genuinely interested in designing beautiful experiences that impact people’s lives. You make it your business to know as much as you can about the people you are designing for and make design decisions based on their needs.
• Collaborative. You’re a proactive team player who puts the interest of the team above your own. You will collaborate with business analysts, product managers, developers and design teams on research activities, strategy sessions, ideation, design, and testing of new product concepts.
• Detail Oriented. You’re proud that your production files are always pixel perfect and you’ve thought through every permutation of your designs, making the development process smooth sailing.
• A Master Craftsperson. You push tools like Figma, and Adobe Suite to their extreme. You efficiently use your skill sets to develop new designs within existing visual systems and design languages and you are at the forefront of defining new design patterns.
• A Successful Juggler. You don’t get overwhelmed or flustered easily. You’re able to keep track of multiple projects at once, manage your time efficiently and communicate scheduling with your manager and the broader team. You know that projects can adjust at the drop of a hat, you are adaptable and welcome change.
• A Lifelong Learner. You have a hunger to learn about design and different ways of creating great customer experiences. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in design, engineering or arts, or at least 1 year of experience working as a UX designer
• Portfolio which highlights strong understanding of User Experience Design including (but not limited to): user flows, IA, and translating customer research, analytics, and insights into wireframes and high-fidelity design prototypes
• Knowledge of human-centered design and UX practices, using a range of methodologies (like design research, collaboration & facilitation, rapid prototyping) to strategically define ideal experiences
• Ability to quickly conceptualize diverse approaches to solve complex customer & business needs
• Ability to clearly articulate your design decisions to the larger team
• Proficiency with current design and collaboration tools (such as Figma, Figjam, Miro etc.)
• Growth mindset with a desire to learn & improve.