Senior UX Researcher

Jobtailor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is hiring a senior product researcher in San Francisco. You will own end-to-end research, designing mixed-method programs and surfacing insights that steer product roadmaps and business decisions.

You will partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to tackle sexual health, men’s wellness, and LGBTQ+ experiences, while ensuring participant safety and privacy in sensitive topics. AI-enabled workflows are encouraged.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product research experience independently owning research in a complex, fast-moving product environment.
• Strong mixed-method research foundation with quantitative depth, including surveys at scale, conjoint analysis, statistical analysis, or equivalent.
• Experience researching sensitive or personal topics.
• Ability to build trust, ensure participant safety, protect participant privacy, and navigate nuanced subject matter.
• Proven cross-functional influence shaping product decisions as a peer to Product Management and Design.
• Experience with consumer products serving a large and diverse user base, ideally in social, dating, health, or community-driven contexts.
• Clear, compelling communication of research findings to working teams and senior stakeholders.
• AI-native or rapidly becoming so, with active use of AI tools in workflow.
• Genuine curiosity and respect for communities and topics involving identities, health, and relationships.
• Comfort operating in a lean, high-trust environment and defining the research agenda.
• Ability to move between strategic framing and hands-on research execution.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end research for defined product areas, from framing questions through delivering findings.
• Design and execute mixed-method research programs combining qualitative depth with quantitative rigor.
• Identify high-leverage research opportunities and build a proactive research agenda.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science as a strategic peer.
• Shape roadmaps, surface risks, and challenge assumptions with user evidence.
• Lead research on sexual health, men's wellness, and LGBTQ+ experiences.
• Build trust and apply methodological care to sensitive research topics.
• Expand quantitative research capabilities through scalable methods and frameworks.
• Deliver insights that drive product and business decisions.

Skills

Mixed-Method Research

Quantitative Analysis

Cross-Functional Influence

Researching Sensitive Topics

AI Tool Utilization

Statistical Analysis

Surveys at Scale

Conjoint Analysis

Research Design

Data Analysis

Clear Communication

Building Trust

Curiosity

Respect for Communities

Product Research

Consumer Products

Sexual Health

LGBTQ+ Experiences

AI Tools

Tools

AI Tools

Job description

• Own end-to-end research for defined product areas, from framing questions through delivering findings


• Design and execute mixed-method research programs combining qualitative depth with quantitative rigor


• Identify high-leverage research opportunities and build a proactive research agenda


• Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science as a strategic peer


• Shape roadmaps, surface risks, and challenge assumptions with user evidence


• Lead research on sexual health, men's wellness, and LGBTQ+ experiences


• Build trust and apply methodological care to sensitive research topics


• Expand quantitative research capabilities through scalable methods and frameworks


• Deliver insights that drive product and business decisions

Requirements

• 5+ years of product research experience independently owning research in a complex, fast-moving product environment


• Strong mixed-method research foundation with quantitative depth, including surveys at scale, conjoint analysis, statistical analysis, or equivalent


• Experience researching sensitive or personal topics


• Ability to build trust, ensure participant safety, protect participant privacy, and navigate nuanced subject matter


• Proven cross-functional influence shaping product decisions as a peer to Product Management and Design


• Experience with consumer products serving a large and diverse user base, ideally in social, dating, health, or community-driven contexts


• Clear, compelling communication of research findings to working teams and senior stakeholders


• AI-native or rapidly becoming so, with active use of AI tools in workflow


• Genuine curiosity and respect for communities and topics involving identities, health, and relationships


• Comfort operating in a lean, high-trust environment and defining the research agenda


• Ability to move between strategic framing and hands-on research execution

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in mixed-method research, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to deliver actionable insights. Proven ability to influence product decisions and navigate sensitive topics while ensuring participant safety and privacy.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Mixed-Method Research


• Quantitative Analysis


• Cross-Functional Influence


• Researching Sensitive Topics


• AI Tool Utilization

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Statistical Analysis


• Surveys at Scale


• Conjoint Analysis


• Research Design


• Data Analysis

Soft Skills

• Clear Communication


• Building Trust


• Curiosity


• Respect for Communities

Industry Keywords

• Product Research


• Consumer Products


• Sexual Health


• Men's Wellness


• LGBTQ+ Experiences

Tools & Technologies

• AI Tools