Capital One

Financial Services

DesignResearchLeadManagerlevel

$165–188k New York, New York, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Design Research Lead - Manager level at Capital One. Skills: Design Research Leadership, Strategic Research Planning, Research Execution and Analysis, Stakeholder Influence. Translating key business drivers into comprehensive research strategies. Ensuring insights are leveraged for maximum impact”

What You'll Achieve.

Accelerate teams’ learning velocity; Elimination of critical knowledge gaps; Leverage insights for maximum impact; Consistently achieve impactful outcomes

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Translating key business drivers into comprehensive research strategies; Ensuring the elimination of critical knowledge gaps; Applying expertise in human factors and human behavior to analyze and synthesize research data; Surfacing relevant and actionable insights that directly answer research questions; Authoring useful, pragmatic, and concrete recommendations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

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 Have

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

What You'll Do.

Translating key business drivers into comprehensive research strategies

Ensuring insights are leveraged for maximum impact

Consulting with Product leadership to create and maintain robust research agendas

Ensuring the elimination of critical knowledge gaps

Leading the rigorous execution

and delivery of actionable

pragmatic recommendations

Finding opportunities to scale the impact of research beyond single product teams and across the broader organization

Consulting with Product teams to create and maintain clear research agendas and roadmaps

Developing primary research questions and objectives that align with business strategy

Ensuring research eliminates key knowledge gaps

Selecting the most effective research methods and producing comprehensive research plans

Executing high-quality research

Ensuring appropriate touchpoints for cross-functional partners are maintained throughout the process

Applying expertise in human factors and human behavior to analyze and synthesize research data

Surfacing relevant and actionable insights that directly answer research questions

Producing all promised deliverables

and concrete recommendations

Ensuring product teams can action these recommendations

Establishing follow-up mechanisms for tracking throughout the Product Development Lifecycle

Increasing the altitude and aperture of research to create additional leverage

Actively finding and identifying opportunities to scale research impact across Capital One beyond a single product team

Leading Consult Hours and ad hoc consultations to advise non-researchers on method selection and research approach

Guiding teams to consistently achieve impactful outcomes

Influencing the strategic direction of a product area with cross functional teams

Fostering a culture where researchers effectively advocate for their recommendations and stakeholders understand the value of research

Setting clear expectations for teamwork and mutual support

Fostering relationships within cross functional teams

Proactively resolving team conflicts

Presenting work across levels and job functions using a human-centered approach to articulate compelling insights and recommendations that influence strategic decision-making and direction at senior levels

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Ensuring appropriate touchpoints for cross-functional partners are maintained throughout the process; Fostering relationships within cross functional teams; Setting clear expectations for teamwork and mutual support

Communication Scope

Presents work across levels and job functions using a human-centered approach to articulate compelling insights and recommendations that influence strategic decision-making and direction at senior levels

Process & Methodology

Developing comprehensive research plans, Producing all promised deliverables, Establishing follow-up mechanisms for tracking throughout the Product Development Lifecycle

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