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User Experience Researcher

Motion Recruitment
San Diego, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/20/2025

Motion Recruitment is currently seeking an experienced Senior Design Researcher for a long-term contract opportunity.

About the Role

As a Senior Design Researcher , you will play a critical role in driving innovation and delivering exceptional user experiences. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to uncover meaningful customer insights, design and conduct end-to-end research, and synthesize findings into actionable recommendations. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team passionate about connecting people to experts and solving complex problems through thoughtful, customer-focused design.

What You'll Do

  • Lead Research Projects : Design and execute qualitative and quantitative research, including user interviews, usability testing, surveys, and concept evaluations.
  • Uncover Insights : Synthesize data into clear insights, frameworks, and actionable recommendations that influence product, design, and marketing strategies.
  • Collaborate Cross-Functionally : Partner with designers, product managers, marketing teams, and engineers to align on customer needs and translate insights into product innovation.
  • Customer Advocacy : Bring a holistic, end-to-end customer perspective, advocating for customer needs at every stage of the design and development process.
  • Facilitate Innovation : Organize and lead design thinking workshops, ideation sessions, and stakeholder alignment meetings.

Qualifications

  • Experience : 5 years of experience leading design / UX research projects in a professional environment, preferably within a technology company or consultancy.
  • Research Expertise : Proficient in qualitative methods (e.g., user interviews, usability testing) and familiar with quantitative methods (e.g., surveys, experiments).
  • Tools : Experience with platforms like User Testing, Qualtrics, Figma, and Miro; familiarity with AI-native tools is a plus.
  • Communication : Exceptional storytelling, data visualization, and presentation skills; comfortable presenting to leadership and cross-functional teams.
  • Mindset : Positive, solution-oriented, and capable of thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
  • Education : Bachelor’s degree in human-Computer Interaction, Design, Psychology, or a related field.
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