Capital One Canada

Financial Services

PrincipalAssociate,DesignOperations

$0–0k Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Principal Associate, Design Operations at Capital One Canada. Skills: Design Operations, AI integration, Automation, Design systems. Lead definition and execution of standardized XD workflows. Lead definition and execution of Standard Operating Procedures”

What You'll Achieve.

Advance team efficiency; Achieve better business outcomes; Enhance customer experience; Free up team capacity; Ensure AI-generated outputs meet standards

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Independent problem-solving; Solving complex problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years Design Operations or Program Management, 5+ years cross-functional environment, 5+ years fast-paced environment, Deep expertise XD tools, Familiarity latest XD AI tools, Experience Service Design internal teams

Nice to Have

Bachelor's degree Design, Business, Commerce, Engineering, or Science, Experience Lean & Six Sigma tools & methodology, Experience regulated environments, Proven track record managing design technology portfolio, Experience applying Agile/SAFe methodologies

What You'll Do.

Lead definition and execution of standardized XD workflows

Lead definition and execution of Standard Operating Procedures

Configure XD software and tooling ecosystem

Maintain XD software and tooling ecosystem

Automate XD software and tooling ecosystem

Partner with XD leadership

Support delivery of product launches

Support technology adoption

Support continuous improvement initiatives

Evaluate efficiency of XD team procedures

Propose improvements to achieve business outcomes

Propose improvements to enhance customer experience

Leverage qualitative and quantitative data

Evaluate operational performance

Create improvement strategies

Report on XD team OKRs and KPIs

Serve as XD AI curator

Identify friction points

Partner with teams to rollout AI solutions

Partner with teams to implement AI solutions

Identify opportunities for AI-native integration

Automate repetitive tasks

Establish AI-driven governance models

Audit design systems for compliance

Ensure AI-generated outputs meet standards

Explore synthetic data strategies

Implement synthetic data strategies

Curate centralized prompt library

Curate centralized skills library

Curate centralized agentic library

Manage evaluation of emerging AI-native XD design tools

Manage implementation of emerging AI-native XD design tools

Lead upskilling workshops

Develop 'Gold Standard' playbooks

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional alignment; Stakeholder influence; Cross-functional partners; Delivery standards alignment; Operational roadmaps alignment

Process & Methodology

Program Management, Agile, SAFe

Full Job Description

161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario, Principal Associate, Design Operations **About Capital One Canada.** For 30 years, we’ve been on a mission to change banking for good and build relationships by making credit accessible, simple, intuitive and rewarding. We want to help Canadians succeed with credit, because we believe in people — in our customers, in our associates, and in talent like you! **About the Team** Our Experience Design (XD) team is at the forefront of enriching our customers’ digital experiences. If you thrive in understanding how things work, making them better and solving complex problems by focusing first and foremost on the customer, then this role is for you! **About the Role** We are seeking an exceptional Principal Associate (PA), Design Operations with a core strength in design process, tooling optimization, AI integration, and automation to join our XD team and help codify how our team and partners define, design, and deliver digital customer experiences through our ways of working. **Your Responsibilities:** _General Design Operations_ * Lead the definition and execution of standardized XD workflows and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to advance team efficiency across XD research, CX insights, product design, content design, and design systems. * Configure, maintain, and automate XD software and tooling ecosystem to ensure the team has the resources needed for efficient, high-quality delivery while adhering to enterprise security best practices. * Partner with XD leadership to support the delivery of product launches, technology adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives through strong cross functional alignment and stakeholder influence. * Regularly evaluate the efficiency of existing XD team procedures and proactively propose improvements to achieve better business outcomes and enhance customer experience. * Leverage qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate operational performance, creating improvement s

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