Senior UX Researcher

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. seeks a Senior UX Researcher to drive accessible research-led experiences, enhance interaction quality, and shape visual systems and prototyping. You will own critical research plans and collaborate across teams to transform priorities into dependable work in an early-stage setting.

The role emphasizes sound judgment, clear tradeoffs, and autonomous operation, with responsibilities evolving as the company grows and the Design function develops scalable standards and processes.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering accessible research-driven experiences and measurable outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work and document decisions.
• Comfort building systems in an early-stage environment where priorities evolve.
• Commitment to ethical conduct, confidentiality, security, accessibility, and inclusive collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across accessible research-led experiences, interaction quality, visual systems, prototyping, and design collaboration.
• Translate the priorities of the Senior UX Researcher role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes suitable for an early-stage company and grow them over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, propose proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to teammates.

Skills

Accessible research

Interaction quality

Visual systems

Prototyping

Design collaboration

Ownership

Education

Relevant education or portfolio

Job description

Help build Nicely Co.'s accessible research-led experiences, interaction quality, visual systems, prototyping, and design collaboration as Senior UX Researcher, with meaningful ownership in an early-stage company.

Position overview

Nicely Co. is seeking a Senior UX Researcher to strengthen accessible research-led experiences, interaction quality, visual systems, prototyping, and design collaboration. This role will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work while partnering directly with colleagues across functions.Nicely Co. is an early-stage company, so this position will help create the processes and internal systems behind the work, not merely inherit a mature playbook. The successful candidate will use sound judgment, communicate tradeoffs, and operate with appropriate autonomy.Responsibilities may evolve as the company grows. This is an opportunity to influence how the Design function develops, establish useful standards, and leave behind systems that scale responsibly.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across accessible research-led experiences, interaction quality, visual systems, prototyping, and design collaboration.
• Translate the priorities of the Senior UX Researcher role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability relevant to accessible research-led experiences, interaction quality, visual systems, prototyping, and design collaboration.
• Judgment and ownership appropriate for the Senior UX Researcher scope.
• Strong written and verbal communication with both specialists and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work, make progress independently, and document decisions.
• Comfort building systems in an early-stage environment where priorities may evolve.
• Commitment to ethical conduct, confidentiality, security, accessibility, and inclusive collaboration.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with modern methods and tools used in Design.
• Experience in a startup, small business, or other resource-conscious environment.
• Evidence of improving a workflow, standard, product, service, or measurable outcome.
• Relevant education, certification, portfolio, or equivalent practical experience.
• Flexible work arrangements where applicable.
• Opportunity to help build an early-stage company.
• Direct impact on company growth and operating quality.
• Cross-functional collaboration and professional development opportunities.
• Significant ownership over assigned responsibilities.
• Opportunity for responsibilities to expand as the company grows.