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Manager (IC), Product Design - Design Systems

Capital One·New York, USA·$179,700–$205,100 / year
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Capital One is hiring a Product Designer for Design Systems on its Premium Products and Travel Design team, working across portfolios at the intersection of system logic, human-centered design and front-end engineering. The posting is explicit that this is not a Figma-only systems role: the designer owns the full component lifecycle from tokenization in Figma through to production-ready code, collaborating inside the repo with engineering. A second focus is governing AI-generated interfaces, moving from asset creator to experience auditor, logic planner and automation coach by defining the rules, data schemas and guardrails that keep automated output coherent. Salary differs by location: New York $179,700 to $205,100, McLean VA $164,800 to $188,100, Richmond VA $149,800 to $171,000. No visa sponsorship for this position.

AI skillsThis role asks for AI & agentic skills, exactly what we teach at Into Design Systems

What you'll do

  • Build, govern and maintain scalable component libraries, acting as long-term guardian across design files and code repositories, reviewing code for design parity and shipping foundational front-end updates when needed
  • Establish the system logic, prompt criteria and UX frameworks that guide AI-generated patterns, and serve as experience auditor to prevent fragmented user experiences
  • Map disparate data schemas into structurally sound user flows and design component interactions optimized for both human users and automated AI agents
  • Act as the core design catalyst in a cross-functional pod and technical peer to engineers, partnering with Enterprise Design Systems teams so local Premium systems align or intentionally deviate from enterprise standards
  • Perform heuristic evaluations of live experiences and establish UX metrics for system health, adoption and end-to-end coherence
  • Act as player/coach and technical mentor: run workshops, onboard new product teams and coach designers on systemic thinking and technical fluency
  • Champion a contribution governance model that lets other designers co-create and evolve the system without breaking its integrity
  • Deliver production-ready component repositories and token pipelines, AI-native design guardrails, spec sheets with accessibility mapping, and enablement programs

What they'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
  • Preferred: experience in highly regulated, data-heavy or premium/travel-specific digital ecosystems
  • Preferred: a portfolio showing complex systems problem-solving, UI engineering artifacts and documentation of automated or dynamic layouts
  • Preferred: deep code literacy, able to navigate, review and collaborate within front-end repositories (React, HTML/CSS, token pipelines)
  • Preferred: experience with AI-assisted development tools and LLM workflows such as Claude or automated code generation inside design or development pipelines
  • Work authorization required, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for this position

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