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Company

Kforce Inc · 21 hours ago

Senior UX Researcher

Philadelphia, PA

Contract

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$60/hr - $65/hr

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Guide evidence-based research strategy, representing UX Research to cross-functional working groups; Collaborate closely with UX Design towards -symphony- moments

Lead user-centered research process, inspiring the team to consistently deliver product improvements and innovations based on impactful research

Promote UX Research best practices within the team, equipping researchers and designers to conduct research including study design, analysis, and presenting

Set engaged pace for iterating research in 2 sprint cycles

Proactively use data to establish key metrics for team, harnessing this to provide clarity

Gather, evaluate, and develop a solid understanding of customer use cases and needs

Understand competitors and market segments

Collaborate with Product and UX teams to inform product strategy based on user needs

Lead strategic research to identify novel product opportunities, helping the product team to actualize innovative solutions

Facilitate working sessions that move the team from questions and assumptions to clearly stated user needs and user-centered problems

Work with the team to identify different research aligned with user needs and product strategy

Proactively plan and organize recruitment in partnership with our ResearchOps team

Apply the right research method for the appropriate goals and coach others in UX Research

Advocate research findings to diverse internal audiences through presentations and reports

Qualification

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User research experienceResearch methodologiesNative mobile appsAgile environmentFront-end UI developmentCross-functional collaborationPortfolio of case studiesPersonal interaction skillsStrategic thinking

Required

3-5 years of recent user research experience in a product development context

Experience working on native mobile apps

Demonstrable experience designing and leading large scale complex research, employing diverse research methodologies e.g., task analysis, usability testing, prototype testing as well as other generative and evaluative research methods

Experience working with cross-functional executive-level stakeholders and influencing business strategy

Front-end UI development experience; Some understanding of what's technically feasible

Experience working in an Agile environment with issue tracking tools to organize and track daily work

Proven track record of working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary teams including product and engineering

Possess a portfolio of case studies illustrating their impact on web applications across a range of verticals and multiple industries

A passion for building easy to use and delightful user experiences

A love for talking to users and learning about what they do and how they work

Innate ability to understand complex systems and problems and ability to see the big picture; You think strategically but can practically apply it without getting lost

Listen well and have awesome personal interaction skills, and in all your brilliance still nurture the posture of a learner