UX Researcher - Teams Growth
Microsoft đšđŠ Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The UX Researcher will work with multidisciplinary teams to identify and prioritize research questions and execute mixed-methods research projects. They will synthesize and communicate research findings to advocate for key insights and recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Work alongside multidisciplinary team members to identify and prioritize research questions, efforts & goals
- Support a balance of evaluative, foundational and strategic research efforts in alignment with team priorities and needs
- Plan and execute mixed-methods research projects using a variety of methodologies
- Continually monitor secondary research sources to stay informed about relevant industry & research trends
- Effectively synthesize, communicate and engage the team in research findings to advocate for and ensure key insights & recommendations are actioned
- Create and manage UX research knowledge that is leveraged across design and engineering teams and across products when appropriate
- Balance rigor with scrappiness in alignment with fast-paced product development cycles
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Communications, Information Science, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Behavioral Science, Social Sciences, or related field AND 1+ year(s) User Experience Research experience
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Communications, Information Science, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Behavioral Science, Social Sciences, or related field AND 2+ years User Experience Research experience
- OR equivalent experience
- 1+ year(s) relevant domain experience within technology sector
- 1+ year(s) experience in research methods impacting both product direction and detailed experience design
- Track record of collaborating and enabling cross disciplines to drive change into products
- Excellent communication and presentation / storytelling skills
- A strong research portfolio demonstrating past work experience and deliverables
Key Skills
- UX research methods
- Mixed-methods research techniques
- Qualitative and quantitative research methods
- Digital research tools
- Communication and presentation skills
- Collaboration and cross-discipline enabling
About Microsoft
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesnât just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
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