Manager, Product Design - Design Systems

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NYMcLean, VARichmond, VA
Salary
$164,800–$188,100 / yr
Posted
23 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $208k
This role $176k
$155k most similar roles pay here $256k

This role pays less than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $169,312–$246,268 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $176k versus about $208k for comparable roles.

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About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial is a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings products, known for its data-driven approach to consumer and commercial finance. Industry: Financial Services & Banking

Capital One Financial currently has 998 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 992 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Product Design - Design Systems

Manager (IC), Product Design - Design Systems joins the Premium Products and Travel Design team to manage the end-to-end lifecycle of component architecture. This role sits at the intersection of system logic, human-centered design, and front-end engineering. You will build and govern scalable component libraries, manage token pipelines in Figma, and collaborate directly within code repositories to ensure design parity. Key responsibilities include establishing AI-native design guardrails, mapping complex data schemas into user flows, and conducting heuristic evaluations of live experiences. The role requires expertise in React, HTML/CSS, and advanced AI tools like Claude for automated code generation. You will serve as a technical mentor and coach, ensuring that premium digital experiences remain cohesive while navigating the complexities of high-quality, data-heavy systems to solve problems related to scalable component infrastructure and automated interface governance.

What you'll do

  • Build, govern, and maintain scalable component libraries across both design files and front-end code repositories.
  • Establish logic, prompt criteria, and UX frameworks to govern AI-generated patterns and automated interfaces.
  • Map complex data schemas into structured user flows optimized for human users and automated agents.
  • Review production code to ensure design parity and implement foundational front-end updates.
  • Perform heuristic evaluations of live experiences to measure system health and adoption metrics.
  • Mentor the design team on systemic thinking, technical fluency, and advanced token usage.
  • Develop playbooks and guardrails that ensure automated tools maintain brand integrity and cohesive journeys.
  • Create high-fidelity documentation for accessibility mapping and human-to-automated agent interactions.

What we're looking for

  • At least 6 years of experience in a Product Design, Systems Design, or Design Engineering role.
  • At least 5 years building and scaling multi-level design systems.
  • Experience navigating highly regulated, data-heavy, or premium/travel-specific digital ecosystems (preferred).
  • A portfolio demonstrating complex systems problem-solving, UI engineering artifacts, and documentation of automated layouts (preferred).
  • Deep code literacy to navigate, review, and collaborate within front-end code repositories like React, HTML/CSS, or token pipelines (preferred).
  • Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools for front-end implementation and prototyping (preferred).
  • Experience utilizing advanced AI tooling or LLM workflows within design or development pipelines (preferred).

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