Senior Design Researcher - Data Platform & Exchange

Intuit; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 188,500 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuit in Mountain View is seeking a Senior Staff Design Researcher to define research direction across Data Platform and Intuit Data Exchange, translating findings into roadmaps and decisions.

You will own methods, balance independence with collaboration, and push for high-impact insights that inform senior leadership and product teams.

This senior IC role emphasizes judgment, prioritization, and the ability to run complex studies from interviews to usability and behavioral analysis.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to triangulate qualitative and quantitative data into clear findings.
• Ability to influence product and design leadership with data-driven insight.
• Experience leading research that changed product strategy.

Responsibilities

• Set the research direction across Data Platform and Intuit Data Exchange and plan a multi-quarter program.
• Turn evidence into product direction and present a compelling case to leadership.
• Influence roadmaps and investment decisions through insight and storytelling.
• Establish and uphold high standards of research quality across the team.
• Lead complex studies—interviews, contextual inquiry, usability, surveys, and behavior analysis.
• Build durable, cross-portfolio understanding of platform customers and needs.
• Prioritize ruthlessly and manage work across multiple portfolios.

Skills

Qual/Quant methods

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder influence

AI understanding

Storytelling

Coaching teammates

Self-starter

Portfolio impact

Research leadership

Cross-portfolio ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Intuit in Mountain View is seeking a Senior Staff Design Researcher to define research direction across Data Platform and Intuit Data Exchange, translating findings into roadmaps and decisions.

You will own methods, balance independence with collaboration, and push for high-impact insights that inform senior leadership and product teams.

This senior IC role emphasizes judgment, prioritization, and the ability to run complex studies from interviews to usability and behavioral analysis.