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Principal UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Athenahealth 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Principal UX Researcher will lead discovery research and experience measurement initiatives to inform product strategy for clinician-facing mobile applications. They will partner with cross-functional teams to translate research insights into actionable product outcomes and facilitate workshops to align stakeholders.
Head Of Design
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Quizlet 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role begins as a hands-on principal designer focused on shipping AI-powered learning experiences and setting visual direction. Subsequently, the role transitions into leading the design organization, managing designers, and overseeing design quality across the company.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Via 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Principal Product Designer will own end-to-end UX/UI design for complex AI-native platforms and secure data-sharing environments. They will collaborate with engineering and product teams to translate sophisticated technical architectures into intuitive, human-centered experiences.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America
Via 🇺🇸 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Principal Product Designer will own end-to-end UX/UI design for complex AI-native platforms and secure data environments. They will collaborate with engineering and product teams to translate sophisticated technical architectures into intuitive, human-centered experiences.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
Relias 🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
The Principal UX Designer will optimize and scale product operations by standardizing UX processes and driving cross-functional alignment across product and engineering teams. This role also involves managing design systems, implementing strategic initiatives, and utilizing data-driven methodologies to improve user experience outcomes.
Principal Product Designer – UI Platform
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Okta 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
You will serve as a foundational design lead for Okta's global user experience infrastructure, shaping design patterns, architecture, and accessibility standards. You will partner with cross-functional leads to drive platform-level initiatives and mentor designers to promote craft excellence.
Principal UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Athenahealth 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Principal UX Researcher will lead discovery research and experience measurement initiatives to inform product strategy for clinician-facing mobile applications. This role involves conducting onsite customer shadowing, synthesizing research into actionable insights, and partnering with cross-functional teams to drive evidence-based design decisions.
Principal Design Manager (Data Centres) - London, Bicester or Newcastle upon Tyne
🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
Red Engineering Design 🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
The Principal Design Manager will lead project teams and manage client relationships to ensure high-quality, profitable delivery of complex engineering projects. They are responsible for overseeing design procedures, sub-consultant contracts, and ensuring compliance with technical and safety standards throughout the project lifecycle.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
Bertelsmann 🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
The Principal UX Designer will own and standardize UX processes, templates, and operating models to enable efficient execution at scale. They will also lead process innovation and drive cross-functional alignment across UX, Product, and Engineering teams.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
Bertelsmann-jobs 🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
The Principal UX Designer will own and standardize UX processes, templates, and operating models to enable efficient execution at scale across the product portfolio. They will also drive cross-functional alignment and lead the adoption of product tools and design systems to ensure operational excellence.
Principal Product Designer, Mid-Market Design Studio
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Intuit 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
The Principal Product Designer will act as a connective force across vision setting, AI incubation, and product quality to drive momentum in ambiguous projects. They will facilitate collaboration between design, product, and engineering teams while mentoring designers and maintaining high craft standards.
Principal Product Designer, Mid-Market Design Studio
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Intuit 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Principal Product Designer will act as a connective force across vision setting, AI incubation, and product quality to drive ambiguous projects from concept to execution. They will facilitate cross-functional collaboration between design, product, and engineering teams to maintain high craft standards and momentum.
Principal Product Designer, Mid-Market Design Studio
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Intuit 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role involves acting as a connective force across vision setting, AI incubation, and product quality to drive momentum in an AI-native design studio. You will facilitate cross-functional collaboration and mentor designers while independently taking ambiguous problems to concrete product solutions.
Principal Engineer – Mechanical Design Engineering
🇮🇳 Bangalore South, India
Nopo Nanotechnologies India Private Limited 🇮🇳 Bangalore South, India
The Principal Engineer leads the mechanical design, development, and optimization of Tubular Reactors and Plug Flow Reactor systems across the equipment lifecycle. This role provides technical leadership, performs stress analysis, and ensures compliance with international engineering standards for high-pressure and high-temperature environments.
Principal Product Designer, AI Experiences
🇺🇸 Itasca, Addison Township, IL 60143, United States of America
Ifs 🇺🇸 Itasca, Addison Township, IL 60143, United States of America
Lead the design of AI-driven enterprise software solutions to enhance customer productivity and experience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to innovate and deliver cutting-edge products that solve complex societal challenges.
About UX Research careers
In an era dominated by synthetic data and AI simulations, UX Researchers provide the essential human pulse.
While AI can simulate user testing at scale, the most valued researchers focus on deep ethnographic insights and ethical AI alignment to ensure products stay grounded in real behavior. This role is critical for identifying unmet needs that data alone misses.
Companies like Netflix, Spotify, and Anthropic rely on researchers to validate product-market fit and navigate the complex social implications of generative technologies.
We feature roles ranging from junior UX researchers to senior research leads and Directors of Research. Positions span AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity where research is critical for human-AI interaction, as well as product design roles with research focus at companies like Figma, Notion, and Stripe.
Definitely. Many companies have embraced remote research practices, especially AI companies like Midjourney and Anthropic. Browse remote UX research opportunities or explore positions in research hubs like Seattle, Austin, and Toronto.
Companies like Meta, Google, Netflix, Amazon, and AI leaders like OpenAI value expertise in usability testing, interviews, surveys, card sorting, A/B testing, and analytics. For AI products, understanding human-AI interaction and prompt testing is increasingly important. Check top UX research portfolios for examples of how to present research impact.
Entry-level UX researchers typically earn $70k–$95k, while senior researchers command $130k–$190k+. AI companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Scale AI often offer premium packages. Principal and director-level positions at top tech companies can exceed $250k with equity. Consult our salary guide for detailed breakdowns.
Synthetic data is great for rapid, quantitative testing, but it has made Human-Led Research even more valuable. Companies are hiring researchers who can provide deep ethnographic insights and navigate the ethics of AI interaction. If you specialize in identifying the "unmet needs" that LLMs can't predict, you'll find high-demand roles at companies like Anthropic and Meta.
Beyond traditional tools like Dovetail or UserTesting, researchers are now using AI-powered synthesis tools to analyze hundreds of hours of video in minutes. The focus has moved from "data collection" to "insight storytelling," where researchers act as the strategic bridge between user behavior and product roadmaps.