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Senior UX Researcher

Drivemode 🇯🇵 Japan

Full-time Senior

Lead research across in-car systems and mobile applications, partnering with product managers, designers, and engineers to inform product direction and design decisions. Communicate insights to align stakeholders, reduce product risk, and help establish research practices and processes as the research function grows.

Responsibilities

  • Lead research across in-car systems and mobile applications, partnering with product managers, designers, and engineers to inform product direction and design decisions. Communicate insights to align stakeholders, reduce product risk, and help establish research practices and processes as the research function grows.

Requirements

  • Requires at least five years of hands-on UX research experience, experience leading research or serving as an organization’s sole researcher, and a portfolio demonstrating influence on digital products at scale. Candidates should be fluent in generative and evaluative methods, comfortable in agile and ambiguous environments, and able to communicate research effectively in English and Japanese.

Key Skills

User research planning Generative research methods Evaluative research methods In‑car system research Mobile application research Stakeholder communication Insight synthesis Risk reduction through research Research process development Agile environment adaptation Interview facilitation Usability testing Survey design Data analysis Storytelling Bilingual communication (English & Japanese) Collaboration with product managers, designers, engineers Presentation skills Research documentation

About Drivemode

Drivemode began as a small Silicon Valley startup in 2014 and was acquired by Honda in 2019. Today, we help Honda lead the way in software-driven automotive advancements. As Honda’s software and user experience division, Drivemode focuses on creating cutting-edge, clean digital experiences for electric vehicles. Our diverse team, with members hailing from five continents, brings unique perspectives that drive our leadership in smart, connected transportation. Through the integrated approach of developing software and hardware together, Drivemode combines Japanese precision and Silicon Valley creativity, shaping the future of driving.

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