Growth UX Research Lead — Monetization & Strategy

Hinge; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Learning stipend

Parental leave

Fertility stipend

Date stipend

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Hinge is seeking a Lead Researcher for Growth to steer research strategy and shape the Growth product team's roadmap, improving user experiences worldwide.

You will collaborate with researchers, PMs, designers, data scientists, CX and marketing to uncover monetization opportunities, measure sentiment, and mentor other researchers while championing inclusive, empathetic product development.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in user research, including 2–3 years in consumer-facing product research.
• Experience with monetization, subscriptions, or new revenue streams.
• Strong quantitative methods and sentiment measurement in experiments.
• Proven ability to tell clear data-driven stories and influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build and drive the research roadmap for Growth product teams.
• Develop and execute end-to-end research across strategic to evaluative stages.
• Conduct research on international expansion, monetization and merchandising.
• Build inclusive products considering diverse audiences and accessibility.
• Collaborate with researchers, product managers, designers, data scientists, CX, marketing and brand strategy to identify key research questions and prioritize projects.
• Generate actionable insights to help teams make decisions and build momentum toward the mission.
• Model honest, empathetic communication and help partners navigate ambiguity with confidence and care.

Skills

User research experience

Monetization/Revenue

Quantitative analysis

Data analysis (R/SPSS/Looker)

Data storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring researchers

Team culture champion

Tools

R

SPSS

Looker

Job description

Hinge is the dating app designed to be deleted

In today's digital world, finding genuine relationships is tougher than ever. At Hinge, we’re on a mission to inspire intimate connection to create a less lonely world. We’re obsessed with understanding our users’ behaviors to help them find love, and our success is defined by one simple metric– setting up great dates. With millions of users across the globe, we’ve become the most trusted way to find a relationship, for all.

About The Role

Hinge is hiring a Lead Researcher, Growth, to improve user experiences on Hinge around the globe and drive product excellence within Hinge’s Growth product group. In your role, you’ll focus on understanding how our paid experiences can better help people go on great dates, how premium features serve different communities, and how to leverage experiments to optimize current offering and messaging.

Responsibilities

• Lead research strategy: Build and drive the research roadmap for Growth product teams, ensuring that research informs product decision making and drives product strategy.
• Develop and execute end-to-end research: Conduct end-to-end research using appropriate methods that range from strategic to iterative and evaluative to help the team achieve goals.
• Growth experience: including research into international expansion, monetization and/or merchandising.
• Building inclusive products: Experience thinking through different audiences’ needs, pain points and behaviors, including working with accessibility needs in mind.
• Being a strategic cross-functional partner: Work in close collaboration with other researchers and cross-functional partners (i.e., product managers, designers, data scientists, customer experience, marketing and brand strategy) to identify key research questions and prioritize projects in the short and long term.
• Deliver high-impact insights at velocity: Generate actionable insights that help teams make decisions and build momentum towards our mission.
• Champion culture and clarity: Model honest, empathetic communication and help cross-functional partners navigate ambiguity with confidence and care.
  
  

What We're Looking For

• 6+ years of user research experience, including 2-3 years of experience in a consumer-facing product research role.
• Experience working on monetization, subscriptions or new revenue streams or zero-to-one products.
• Mixed methods with a strong quantitative (e.g., survey, experimental) skills and expertise with measuring sentiment in experiment frameworks.
• Proficient in data manipulation, analysis, and dashboard creation with R, SPSS, and/or Looker (or similar statistical software.)
• Strong communicator, committed to telling clear and compelling stories with data.
• Proactive at building and sustaining trusting, successful relationships with cross-functional partners (e.g. data science, customer experience, product management, design, engineering, marketing.)
• Eager to learn from, collaborate with, and mentor other researchers.
• Champions team culture in authentic, courageous, and empathic ways.
  
  

As a Member Of Our Team, You’ll Enjoy

401(k) Matching: We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year.

Professional Growth: Get an annual Learning & Development stipend once you’ve been with us for three months. You also get free access to Udemy, an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 6000 courses, starting your first day.

Parental Leave & Planning: When you become a new parent, you’re eligible for 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents.)

Fertility Support: You’ll get easy access to fertility care through Carrot, from basic treatments to fertility preservation. We also provide a stipend towards fertility preservation. You and your spouse/domestic partner are both eligible.

Date Stipend: All Hinge employees receive a $100 monthly stipend for epic dates– Romantic or otherwise. Hinge Premium is also free for employees and their loved ones.

ERGs: We have eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)—Asian, Unapologetic, Disability, LGBTQIA+, Raices, Women/Nonbinary, Parents —that hold regular meetings, host events, and provide dedicated support to the organization & its community.

At Hinge, our core values are…

Authenticity: We share, never hide, our words, actions and intentions.

Courage: We embrace lofty goals and tough challenges.

Empathy: We deeply consider the perspective of others.

Diversity inspires innovation

Hinge is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe success is created by a diverse workforce of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please let your Talent Acquisition partner know.

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Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary range is reflective of a position based in New York City. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.