UX Researcher

***The salary range for this position is $83.71 - $94.06 per hour.***

***Please note, that all applicants applying for US job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States.***

Our Customer’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through their family of apps and services, they are building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together.

We are seeking a UX Researcher on a contract basis to help support our customer’s business needs. As a UX Researcher, you’ll have the opportunity to partner directly with a single, tightly integrated pod with significant freedom to operate with the time, people, and space necessary for conceiving, building, and launching brand-new products. Research is paramount to this organization’s success - formative research is needed to identify the right latent needs or problems in the world to tackle with product solutions, iterative design research is needed to mold early product ideas into testable prototypes, and creative evaluative research is needed to improve and prepare those products for the market. This role is onsite in Seattle, WA, or Burlingame, CA.

What You'll Do:

• Collaborate closely with researchers, designers, project managers, and engineers to identify, define, and deliver meaningful products to the world
• Collaboratively and independently develop and execute research roadmaps
• Lead various research studies throughout all the phases of the product development cycle
• Contribute to product strategy, execution, and go-to-market plan
• Manage research vendors to help augment the work of the research team

Must-Haves:

• User experience research experience (with hardware experience preferred)
• Quantitative data analysis experience
• Comfortable with technical tasks, such as working with hardware and software prototypes, updating software builds, troubleshooting prototypes, etc.
• Data visualization skills preferred
• Background in vision/perception science preferred
• Verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, customer service, and interpersonal skills
• Strong ability to work independently and manage one’s time
• Experience with data and utilizing numbers to define and support hypotheses
• Experience with storytelling to get traction with various audience
• Experience with autonomy and decision-making to balance demands
• Strong mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback

Education:

• A Bachelor's degree in a human behavior-related field, such as Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Sociology, Communication, Information Science, Media Studies, Computer Science, or Economics

Hours & Location:

• M-F, 40 hours/week. This role is onsite in Seattle, WA, or Burlingame, CA.

Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of the waiting period for eligible engagements)

• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, FSA, Commuter Benefit Program
• Accrued PTO: Up to 15 days per 12 months on assignment
• New Child Benefit: Up to $4,000 for the birth or adoption of a child while on assignment (conditions apply)