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Principal Associate, Product Designer

Capital One

Company websitecapitalone.com (Capital One, opens in new tab)

Base salary $119,400  to $136,200

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Plano, TX

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  • LocationPlano, TX
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
  • Last checked (33 min ago) · observed since

About this job

Principal Associate, Product Designer

Product Designer

(Principal Associate level - IC)

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We’re succeeding because they’re succeeding.                                               

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we’re on a quest to change banking for good.

This is a Hybrid position located in Plano, TX. Relocation to Plano, TX is required if you're not located in the Dallas, TX area.

We’re currently seeking a Product Designer to join our Experience Design team. We’re passionate about creating memorable, meaningful product experiences that build the Capital One brand with humanity and drive business advantage and innovation.

The Experience Design team at Capital One is at the forefront of enriching our customers’ digital and physical experiences. We champion a thriving environment of collaboration, authenticity and healthy critique, in which we honor diversity of thought, create a culture of belonging, and elevate one another. If you’re a creative innovator who embraces an environment where you can experiment, learn, and change banking for good, we’d love to hear from you. 

Role Expectations 

As a Product Designer, you’ll combine your craft expertise with an understanding of our customers and the business to co-create innovative solutions to complex problems.

Here are some of the expected competencies for this role: 

Product Design Expertise: Leverage deep expertise in product design and skills across interaction, visual and service design to elevate the quality and maturity of the design practice at Capital One; in collaboration with cross-functional partners, use appropriate tools, platforms, frameworks and design systems and work with teams to create artifacts that may include journey maps, blueprints, high-fidelity designs and prototypes

Human-Centered: Champion the customer through the design process, leveraging critical-thinking skills that factor in data, research insights, scalability, tech constraints and feedback
 

Business-Focused: Understand and apply business and customer strategy, facilitate design process activities with team and partners, negotiating customer needs and business goals for harmonious outcomes

Problem-Solving: Actively build an understanding of the potential of tech and data capabilities and emerging technologies and use this knowledge to inform work, identify new opportunities and help your team navigate technical limitations

Collaboration: Foster relationships with partners and continuously expand your network, listening to diverse points of view and collaborating with an informed perspective to influence outcomes, break down silos and gain alignment

Communication: Present work to audiences across levels and job functions using a human-centered approach that integrates design frameworks, data and research insights to effectively articulate insights and design decisions

The ideal candidate has a strong portfolio demonstrating their process, results, and impact. 

Basic Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of experience in a Product Design role

  • At least 3 years of experience with design and prototyping tools, such as Figma

Preferred Qualifications

  • At least 4 years of experience in a Product Design role

  • At least 4 years of experience with design and prototyping tools, such as Figma

  • At least 4 years of experience collaborating with product, tech and business partners

  • At least 4 years of experience working with an established design system 

  • Experience working in heavily regulated, data heavy problem spaces

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

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Plano, TX: $119,400 - $136,200 for Pr. Associate, Design

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at [email protected]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to [email protected]

Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Source: Capital One on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)

How this pay compares

Base floor $119,400, above 13% of the 967 Design roles nationwide on this site; the other 87% list the same floor or a higher one. The employer's range is $16,800 wide, 14% of the floor. Observed open for 25 days so far (since Oct 14, 2026).

Pay in context

Among 967 Design roles nationwide listed on this site, the median base floor is $157,500 and the middle half runs from $132,000 to $184,500. This role's floor ($119,400) is above 13% of them; 1 other lists the same floor.

Base floors of 967 Design roles nationwide

Base floors of 967 Design roles nationwide$100K to $125K: 18.3% (177); $125K to $150K: 23.8% (230); $150K to $175K: 21.6% (209); $175K to $200K: 16.4% (159); $200K to $225K: 10.0% (97); $225K to $250K: 5.6% (54); $250K to $275K: 2.0% (19); $275K and up: 2.3% (22)0%8%16%24%18%10024%12522%15016%17510%2006%2252%2502%275This job $119K
Each bar counts postings on this site by published base floor, in $K. The marker is this job's floor.
Table
Base floors of 967 Design roles nationwide
Floor bandSharePostings
$100K to $125K18.3%177
$125K to $150K23.8%230
$150K to $175K21.6%209
$175K to $200K16.4%159
$200K to $225K10.0%97
$225K to $250K5.6%54
$250K to $275K2.0%19
$275K and up2.3%22
How this is calculated
Statistic
Base floor distribution of the cohort
Formula
count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
Denominator
967 open postings with this job family nationwide
Sample size
967
Hidden when
needs at least 30 postings in the cohort
Calculation version
jobpage-analysis-v1
Data as of
2026-11-08
Employer set
Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.

How Capital One pays

1,104 of Capital One's 1,229 live roles on this site list a higher base floor and 102 list a lower one. Across them the median floor is $182,500; the middle half runs from $149,800 to $209,000.

Base floors of Capital One's 1,229 live roles

Base floors of Capital One's 1,229 live roles$100K to $125K: 12.1% (149); $125K to $150K: 17.0% (209); $150K to $175K: 7.4% (91); $175K to $200K: 28.8% (354); $200K to $225K: 17.2% (212); $225K to $250K: 12.5% (154); $250K to $275K: 2.1% (26); $275K and up: 2.8% (34)0%8%16%24%12%10017%1257%15029%17517%20013%2252%2503%275This job $119K
Each bar counts this employer's live roles by published base floor, in $K. The marker is this job's floor.
Table
Base floors of Capital One's 1,229 live roles
Floor bandShareRoles
$100K to $125K12.1%149
$125K to $150K17.0%209
$150K to $175K7.4%91
$175K to $200K28.8%354
$200K to $225K17.2%212
$225K to $250K12.5%154
$250K to $275K2.1%26
$275K and up2.8%34
How this is calculated
Statistic
Employer base floor distribution
Formula
count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
Denominator
1,229 open public roles at this employer
Sample size
1229
Hidden when
needs at least 5 roles
Calculation version
jobpage-analysis-v1
Data as of
current
Employer set
Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more

Similar pay elsewhere

Other employers' Design roles nationwide with the nearest published base floor to $119,400, one per employer.

This range next to 6 other live Capital One roles with the nearest advertised base floor
Chart as a table
This range next to 6 other live Capital One roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Principal Associate, Product Designer (this listing)$119,400 - $136,200
Analyst, Speciality Underwriter & Portfolio Manager - Healthcare Real EstateFrom $119,400
Principal Data AnalystFrom $119,400
Analyst, Specialty Underwriter and Portfolio Manager - CREFrom $119,400
Principal Associate, Tech Risk & Analysis - Technology AuditFrom $119,400
Analyst, Underwriter & Portfolio ManagerFrom $119,400
Principal Associate, Design Operations$119,400 - $136,200

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Capital One roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

No changes to the pay or listing since we first observed this role on Oct 14, 2026 (25 days ago).

  1. First observed on the employer's board
  2. Began meeting the published-salary criteria
Observed since
Employer-stated posting date
2026-09-28
Where this pay comes from

Location as the employer wrote it: Plano, TX

Plano, TX: $119,400 - $136,200 for Pr. Associate, Design

Method
Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
Checked
Rule set
us-base-v2

The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.

What we verified

  • The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
  • The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
  • The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.

We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.

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