user researcher

Maya; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Maya is building an all-in-one money platform in the Philippines, pursuing bolder, better financial choices for today’s generation. We seek a User Researcher to understand user needs through qualitative and quantitative methods and to translate insights into product strategy across design, product, and marketing teams.

You will conduct usability testing, ethnography, surveys, and logs analysis, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive medium and long-term product direction and

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of in an applied research setting, including experience integrating user research into product designs, strategy, and policy.
• Excellent research skills, and familiarity with a wide range of methods and proven ability to triangulate to establish an impactful insights narrative.
• Fluency with visual storytelling and other communication tools that enable persuasive communicate findings to a non-technical audience.
• Track record of collaborating with multidisciplinary UX and/or product teams on technical implementation.
• Experience in digital banking and financial services is a plus.
• Experience in accessibility is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set up research initiatives – identify emerging opportunities for improving the user experience by working closely with product teams to find important research questions aligned with business objectives.
• Execute research and generate insights – design and conduct studies addressing user behavior and attitudes using a wide variety of methods, and elicit actionable insights through the lens of UX, HCI and social sciences.
• Manage and run user testing initiatives– set up and manage day to day running of our in-house user evaluation initiatives to better understand and measure the user experience and usability of our products.
• Collaborate with stakeholders – communicate insights in creative and compelling ways to designers, product managers, developers, marketers and other roles; help shape product strategy.
• Act as a subject matter expert in user research and accessibility by advising on usability and market trends, research best practices and customer experience standards.

Skills

User research

Qualitative methods

Quantitative methods

UX research

Communication

Collaboration

Accessibility

Job description

Job Description:

Our Mission

Our goal is for everyone to make bolder choices with their finances.

To get there, we're creating an all-in-one ecosystem of financial services for today's generation of goal-getters. That feat takes extraordinary people-those with the guts to challenge the way things are and transform them into something better.

To be part of Team Maya is to be Bolder for Better.

Overview

The User Researcher uses their skills and knowledge in a wide range of research methods (incl. qualitative and quantitative methods) to understand Maya’s existing and potential customers and how they use our products. This person also knows how to make use of user research to inspire and shape company-wide strategy for product development.

In this role, you will create understanding and empathy around user needs, stated and unstated, for the entire team including designers, product managers, developers, and marketers. You will do so by conducting primary research, exploring the behaviors and motivations of our users through methods like usability testing, field visits, ethnography, surveys, competitor analysis, and logs analysis.

The researcher has at least 3 years of professional experience in user research, has a sense for great user experience and design, is a great communicator as well as able to work independently on their own initiatives.

What You Will Do

• Set up research initiatives – You will identify emerging opportunities for improving the user experience by working closely with product teams to find important research questions that are aligned with the business objectives.
• Execute research and generate insights – You’ll design and conduct studies that address both user behavior and attitudes using a wide variety of methods, and elicit actionable insights through the lens of UX, HCI and social sciences. You’ll be conducting both generative and evaluative research based on the research question.
• Manage and run user testing initiatives– You’ll set up and manage the day to day running of our in-house user evaluation initiatives to better understand and measure the user experience and usability of our products. You’ll also be building up our user insights knowledge library based on the learnings from the lab.
• Collaborate with stakeholders – You’ll communicate the insights in creative and compelling ways to designers, product managers, developers, marketers and other roles. You’ll also take your insights to shape how product teams think about medium and long-term product strategy as well as help teams tackle the root causes of wider customer experience issues.
• Act as a subject matter expert in the domain of user research and accessibility by consulting and advising on the best product usability and market trends, research best practices and other customer experience standards. Using your holistic view of the whole product and users’ expectations, you will help build bridges between different parts of the business to advocate for the customer.

What We Are Looking For

• At least 2 years of in an applied research setting, including experience integrating user research into product designs, strategy, and policy
• Excellent research skills, and familiarity with a wide range of methods and proven ability to triangulate to establish an impactful insights narrative, with the ability to work up to peer review standards
• Fluency with visual storytelling and other communication tools that enable persuasive communicate findings to a non-technical audience
• Track record of collaborating with multidisciplinary UX and/or product teams on technical implementation
• Experience in digital banking and financial services is a plus.
• Experience in accessibility is a plus.

About Us

Maya is the all-in-one money platform that is bringing Filipinos bolderways to master their money.It is powered by a unique integrated financial services ecosystem that addresses the ever-evolving needs of today’s generation of moneymakers through cutting edge technology.

We lead millions of Filipinos — consumers, businesses,communities, and government agencies alike — into a version ofthe current digital economy that’s more inclusive, transparent,and empowering than ever.

We are powered by the country's only end-to-end digital payments company Maya Philippines, Inc. and Maya Bank, Inc. for digital banking services.

Maya Bank, Inc. and Maya Philippines, Inc. are regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. https://www.bsp.gov.ph/