Senior UX Researcher
office. We are looking for someone with a passion for gaining deep user empathy and
whose portfolio demonstrates strong research skills for enterprise on-prem and cloud
design.
- Lead research projects by collaborating with a broad team of designers, product managers, UI developers, backend engineers, and other leaders to identify opportunities that will benefit from your research offerings.
- Communicate and demonstrate the value of user research and track the impact it has on our products.
- Define research protocols and plans for our portfolio of products as a part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Work with UX designers, engineering teams, and product managers to ensure research findings are fully leveraged in the product design and development life cycle.
- Design and execute a wide range of both qualitative and quantitative research methods to provide the best fit for a variety of project types and phases.
- Play a central role in building a new multi-faceted research program and culture.
- Build the research strategy for one or more of our flagship products. Serve as the champion of our users’ needs.
- Able to work effectively in a fast-moving environment, juggle multiple projects, and prioritize work.
- Stay current on research trends and tools.
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- Able to explain the rationale for research outcome within a larger context.
- Able to organize projects and findings.
- Regularly communicates project status.
- Understand the mission and goals of design and research, and is able to communicate with them to product teams
- 7-10+ years of user research experience for web and/or cloud products with bachelor’s degree in design, HCI, applicable behavioral science, or related field.
- Proficient in a variety of user research techniques and reports.
- A solid track record of creating user journeys, conducting on-prem contextual inquiries, and developing data-driven cloud analytics.
- Passion for user advocacy, telling customer stories, and simplifying complex problems.
- Ability to understand not only the research domain, but also our products to a level of detail that enables you to help engineering, product management, and design to prioritize actions resulting from user research alongside new feature, technical debt, and product strategy.
- Strong working knowledge of the latest research tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate effectively and concisely to project stakeholders as well as company leadership.
- Experience working across multiple phases of design (conceptual mockups, information architecture, interaction design, visual design, prototyping, etc.).
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with advanced degrees (Masters, PhD, etc.)
- Strong quantitative and data analysis skills
- Strong interest in data visualization and enterprise software
- Working knowledge of accessibility guidelines and best practices
- Experience building and testing with prototypes
- With over 15 years of experience in UX, research, computer science, and management
- Holds a Master’s degree from UCI
- Experienced in leading successful projects in software engineering, UX research, and management at tech companies like Blue Coat Systems, NASA, and Nutanix
- Advocates for user-centered design
- Leadership style based on collaboration, transparency, and empowerment
- Fosters a culture of continuous learning and growth
- Prioritizes both customers and team members
- The team appreciates the inclusive and collaborative culture within the UX research department
- Leader creates an environment where everyone feels empowered to contribute their unique perspectives
- Provides clear goals and support while allowing freedom to explore and experiment with work
- Balance of structure and autonomy results in a dynamic and high-performing team
- Team works in a hybrid mode, with 2-3 days in the office per week.
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