Job title: Researcher V
Location: San Jose, CA (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 months with high potential to extend
About the team and the role:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced UX Researcher to support research for Live, our live streaming platform in which sellers connect with buyers to showcase inventory, auction or sell items, and build community.we value innovation, collaboration, and a passion for customer-centric solutions. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a zero-to-one space and have a desire to help make an impact on millions of customers worldwide.
Human-centered insights and a deep understanding of people and cultures are essential to how we do our best work. Our team of UX researchers guide design partners and cross-functional teams at to discover, interpret, and act upon insights and opportunities in an inspiring way. We contribute to all phases of product development, and influence product and business strategy while we're at it.
The ideal candidate for this team is a strategic thinker, great storyteller, and loves working with peers and leaders to uncover insights and drive sophisticated solutions to tough problems. This passionate and inclusive researcher will work closely alongside partners from design, business, product management, engineering, and marketing to deliver high-impact user insights. Crafting, conducting, and socializing user research across a spectrum of methodologies is something this candidate excels at.
What you will accomplish:
- Drive development & timely delivery of research for key priorities on the roadmap
- Help drive key features, products, or initiatives based on company priorities
- Lead primary user research on improvements to make and define excellent customer experiences leveraging multiple methods such as usability studies, in-depth interviews, ethnography, surveys, diary studies, etc.
- Foster strong relationships with Design, Product, and Business partners to deliver impact for the area through insights
- Employ storytelling techniques and workshops to communicate research insights and recommendations, and help teams turn insights into action
- Actively contribute to the always-growing UX Research practice.
What you will bring:
- Masters or PhD in Anthropology, Sociology, Cognitive or Experimental Psychology, Human Factors Engineering, a related field and 5-7+ years of experience in applied user experience research settings (8-10+ without advanced degree)
- Experience successfully impacting design and product decisions to benefit the customers and the business
- Deep understanding of UX Research discipline fundamentals and some advanced-level techniques; strong familiarity advocating for UX Research best practices
- Expert use of UX Research tools
- Practical experience in deploying qualitative and quantitative research methods throughout the product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch in a large scale environment across multiple teams