Capital One

Financial Services

DesignResearchLead-Managerlevel(IC)-DevX

$165–188k McLean, Virginia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Design Research Lead - Manager level (IC) - DevX at Capital One. Skills: Design Research, Research Strategy, Insight Generation, Strategic Influence, Cross-functional Collaboration. Translating key business drivers into comprehensive research strategies. Ensuring insights are leveraged for maximum impact”

What You'll Achieve.

Accelerate teams’ learning velocity; Ensure insights are leveraged for maximum impact; Eliminate critical knowledge gaps; Deliver actionable, pragmatic recommendations; Scale the impact of research beyond single product teams and across the broader organization; Consistently achieve impactful outcomes

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

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

Eligibility Requirements

Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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

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

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Consults with Product leadership to create and maintain robust research agendas; Ensures appropriate touchpoints for cross-functional partners are maintained throughout the process; Influences the strategic direction of a product area with cross functional teams; Fosters relationships within cross functional teams; Sets clear expectations for teamwork and mutual support

Communication Scope

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

Process & Methodology

Developing comprehensive research plans, Ensuring product teams can action recommendations, Establishing follow-up mechanisms for tracking throughout the Product Development Lifecycle

Full Job Description

Design Research Lead - Manager level (IC) - DevX 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. Role Overview As a Design Research leader, you are primarily responsible for translating key business drivers into comprehensive research strategies and ensuring insights are leveraged for maximum impact. You will independently consult with Product leadership to create and maintain robust research agendas, ensuring the elimination of critical knowledge gaps. You will lead the rigorous execution, analysis, and delivery of actionable, pragmatic recommendations, finding opportunities to scale the impact of research beyond single product teams and across the broader organization. Role Expectations This leadership role requires deep expertise in research execution, strategic business partnership, and demonstrated independence in driving results. Research Excellence and Delivery * Learning Objective Clarity: Consults with Product teams to create and maintain clear research agendas and roadmaps. Develops primary research questions and objectives that align with business strategy and ensures research eliminates key knowledge gaps. * Research Execution: Selects the most effective research methods and produces comprehensive research plans. Executes high-quality research and ensures appropriate touchpoints for cross-functional partners are maintained throughout the process. * Expert Analysis: Applies expertise in human factors and human behavior to analyze and

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