Design Thinking Research Specialist — Shape Future Workspaces
Haworth
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Job summary
Haworth in Holland, MI is seeking a Design Thinking Research Specialist to drive human-centered studies from strategy through execution, insight synthesis, and storytelling. You’ll uncover meaningful user needs and translate them into actionable recommendations that inform product and workspace innovations.
Collaborating across design, product management, marketing and engineering, you’ll turn insights into tangible concepts, prototypes and go-to-market strategies while staying immersed in
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, UX design, Design Research, Behavioral or related field.
- 2+ years experience on a product design team, UX team or Research team
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
Responsibilities
- Represent a Design Thinking mindset and process with ability to convert ideas into design insights working closely with Designers, Engineers, Business teams, and Marketing.
- Analyze research data, identify patterns and trends, and develop actionable insights to inform business decisions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, marketing, and sales, to provide research support and insights.
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to identify market trends, customer and user needs, and competitive landscape.
- Manage small-scale research projects, including defining objectives, developing methodologies, and delivering results within budget and timeline.
- Communicate research findings and insights through clear and concise reports, storytelling, presentations, and visualizations.
- Provide market, customer and user research data and insights to support new product development, product positioning, and go-to-market strategies.
- Monitor industry publications, attend relevant conferences, and stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies and industry requirements.
- Must be able to perform all essential job functions with/without accommodation.
- Uses office automation, communication, software, and tools used in Haworth office environment.
- Performs other duties within scope as assigned.
Skills
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Job description
Haworth in Holland, MI is seeking a Design Thinking Research Specialist to drive human-centered studies from strategy through execution, insight synthesis, and storytelling. You’ll uncover meaningful user needs and translate them into actionable recommendations that inform product and workspace innovations.
Collaborating across design, product management, marketing and engineering, you’ll turn insights into tangible concepts, prototypes and go-to-market strategies while staying immersed in
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