Designer, User Research Technology

FIS; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

FIS is seeking a Senior User Experience Researcher to join the Design+ team. You will lead end-to-end mixed-methods UX research, partnering with product, design, and engineering to uncover customer insights that guide strategy and decisions.

You’ll influence roadmaps through workshops, stakeholder alignment, and evidence-based findings, supporting global products and a customer-centered fintech ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading end-to-end mixed-methods UX research.
• Ability to build trust through open, proactive communication with stakeholders.
• Establishing strong relationships with cross-functional partners to integrate insights into decisions.
• Navigate complex orgs and align research with business priorities.
• Decide which questions are worth answering and how to answer them.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact research projects with product, design, and business teams.
• Facilitate workshops to align stakeholders and empathize with customers.
• Drive actionable insights to influence product strategy and roadmaps.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to embed insights into planning and decisions.
• Influence long-term product direction through trusted research partnerships.

Skills

Mixed-methods UX

Research leadership

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Jobs-to-be-Done

Global audiences

User research strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

R

SPSS

Power BI

ATLAS.ti

NVivo

Job description

Position Type

Full time

Type Of Hire

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired

Bachelor's Degree

Job Description

FIS is a leading fintech innovator, empowering consumers and businesses with cutting-edge financial technology solutions. We champion diversity and innovation to advance the way the world pays, banks, and invests. If you’re ready to embark on a journey of learning, growth, and impactful contributions in the fintech realm, we want to hear from you.

NOTE

1) This position is hybrid (3 days onsite) in our FIS Office location in Jacksonville (FL)

2) Current and Future Sponsorship is not available for this position.

About the Team

The FIS Design+ team operates with a mandate to create world-class digital finance products. We are a fast-paced, fun group that believes in customer-centricity and setting a high bar for everything we ship.

Job Description

As a Senior User Experience Researcher at FIS, you will be part of a centralized research team within Design+ dedicated to increasing the influence and adoption of customer insights across the business. Through rigorous research, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic stakeholder engagement, you will help product, design, and engineering teams understand customers, navigate complex decisions, and build products and experiences that deliver meaningful value to millions of people around the world.

What You'll Do

• Lead High-impact Research: Partner with product, design, and business stakeholders to identify high-value research opportunities, design and execute rigorous research projects (qualitative and quantitative), and deliver timely insights that shape product and design decisions across the business.
• Facilitate Customer-centered Decisions: Lead workshops and collaborative planning activities to align stakeholders and build customer empathy across business lines, ensuring that roadmaps and product requirements address key customer pain points and opportunities.
• Drive Actionable Insights: Create the conditions for evidence-based decision-making by understanding stakeholder needs, framing customer insights around critical business questions, and guiding teams toward actions that improve customer outcomes and advance strategic goals.
• Collaborate Cross Functionally: Work with cross-functional partners to embed research and customer insights into product planning, prioritization, and decision-making processes. Through effective communication, stakeholder engagement, and shared ownership, you will increase insight adoption and research-backed approaches across the business.
• Influence Product Strategy: Build trusted relationships with product, design, engineering, and business leaders, ensuring research insights inform priorities, long-term product directions, and investment decisions.

Your Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience leading end-to-end mixed-methods UX research, with expertise in foundational and strategic approaches, such as customer segmentation, Jobs-to-be-Done, in-depth interviews, surveys, and behavioral analytics.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust through open, proactive communication, keeping stakeholders informed throughout the research lifecycle and delivering findings, recommendations, and methodological context in ways that are accessible, relevant, and actionable.
• Skill at establishing strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders, understanding their goals and ways of working, and partnering effectively to ensure insights are incorporated into business and product decisions.
• Proven ability to navigate complex organizational environments, understand competing priorities, and position customer insights in ways that support informed decisions, build shared understanding, and drive meaningful actions.
• Adept at determining what questions are worth answering, when research is needed, and which approaches will generate the most meaningful impact, enabling teams to make confident decisions with limited time and imperfect information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Anthropology, Cognitive Science, or a related discipline. Master's degrees or PhDs are valued but not required.
• Experience in fintech, financial services, or technology industries, including banking, payments, cloud computing, SaaS, or cybersecurity.
• Familiarity with quantitative, qualitative, and data visualization tools such as R, SPSS, Power BI, ATLAS.ti, and NVivo.
• Experience conducting research with global audiences, accounting for cultural, regional, and market differences when designing studies and interpreting findings.

What We Offer you

At FIS, you can grow your career as far as you want to take it. Here’s what else we offer:

• Opportunities to make an impact in fintech
• Personal and professional learning
• Inclusive, diverse work environment
• Resources to give back to your community
• Competitive salary and benefits

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

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For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis.

Sourcing Model

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