What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Strategist, Data Platforms position at Capital One - US?
About the Team:
The Enterprise Data Experience Design team at Capital One is at the forefront of enriching our customers’ experiences. 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.
As a Design Strategist on the Data Platforms team, you’ll shape the vision and digital strategy for platform experiences. You will participate in discovery and problem definition from the earliest stages, conducting user interviews and mapping end-to-end experiences for customers and the associates that support them. You’ll dig into all aspects of the data ecosystem to understand the current state and frame opportunities for our partners through artifacts and engaging stories.
If you’re an innovator and storyteller who embraces an environment where you can experiment, learn, and change banking for good, we’d love to hear from you.
Who are you?
A Curious Researcher. You thrive on conducting research, synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data and connecting dots that lead to compelling, easy to understand insights and opportunities to dig deeper. Bonus: Able to clearly articulate insights across a wide variety of internal stakeholders
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. You’re business savvy while keeping your users’ needs at the forefront of your designs.
A Storyteller. You’re able to develop clear and persuasive stories about your work that you share with a wide range of audiences, including business partners and stakeholders. You’re able to present research findings and design concepts to designers and product partners.
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 and curiosity to continually learn new things about design and to become a subject matter expert in whatever experience you are working in.
What You’ll Do:
You’ll be asked to handle a variety of responsibilities, including:
Strategy & Planning
Guiding the design process from identifying the problem to developing an approach for solving the problem, conducting research to presenting insights, opportunities and solutions
Translating insights into strategy and/or prototypes to communicate vision
Participating in translating complex ideas into understandable concepts that evolve and enhance the product experience
Supporting early product definition by working with partners to participate in discovery sessions that uncover customer pain points and opportunities
Championing prioritization of design-centered product enhancements grounded in research and analysis, such as design thinking and service design methodologies
Collaboration & Connection
Advocating for the customer through human centered design methodologies (like design research, service blueprinting, collaborative work session design and facilitation, rapid prototyping, and frameworking) to strategically define ideal experiences
Supporting and participating in design-led workshops with internal and external stakeholders to engage and build alignment across different partners and teams
Connecting with design community peers in service of learning, sharing, and teaching
Working with partners and teams across various geographies
Embracing and advocating for an experience mindset—this is as important to the work as the results—and advocating for our users through an empathy based approach to design
Execution & Delivery
Demonstrate interest and aptitude in service design methods
Deliver concepts and enable successful collaboration across teams, drawing on familiarity with design tools
Participate in end-to-end product design by:
Working with researchers to understand customer needs and define opportunities through usability and empathy studies
Working with designers and non-designers on project teams to understand and apply design by framing problems, defining insights, and designing new methodologies/practices to serve customer needs
Participating in synthesis and knowledge mapping sessions
Blueprinting existing and new digital experiences, identifying opportunities and solutions for improvement and experimentation
Creating process and user flows, journey maps and interaction models, resulting in low to high fidelity prototypes, artifacts, and tools
Supporting effective storytelling and presentation of visual concepts to various stakeholders
Partnering in creating high fidelity design assets for acceptance, development, and delivery to market in partnership with technology colleagues
Basic Qualifications
At least 2 years of experience in service design, design strategy, human-centered design, or design thinking tools and methods
At least 2 years of experience working with Product and Tech partners
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or military experience
Advanced degree, trainings, or certifications in service design, design, HCI, or related design fields
Experience designing for data-heavy experiences and/or complex enterprise systems
Strong knowledge of product design processes
Familiarity with design and prototyping tools, such as: Mural, Lucid, Airtable, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
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