Staff UX Researcher

ServiceNow; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is transforming how organizations work through innovative AI-enhanced technology. This role involves engaging with customers to understand their unique needs, influencing product strategy, and validating design directions. You will leverage your expertise in customer-centered research techniques and AI integration to drive impactful insights and mentor team members. Work in a collaborative environment that values inclusivity and encourages diverse backgrounds. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a global market leader and make a significant impact in the tech industry.

Benefits

Health Plans

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Equity Options

Flexible Time Away Plan

Family Leave Programs

Qualifications

• Experience in integrating AI into workflows and decision-making.
• Expert knowledge in executing research studies and data collection.

Responsibilities

• Represent customer needs across the product lifecycle.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data for actionable insights.

Skills

AI Integration

Customer-Centered Research Techniques

Research Study Execution

Data Visualization

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Online Survey Tools

Usability Evaluation Techniques

Job description

It all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today — ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.

Job Description

What you get to do in this role:

• Represent the needs of customers across the product and design lifecycle from discovery through design validation and customer adoption across a portfolio of products
• Apply and adapt appropriate research techniques and methods for specific project needs
• Engage with customers to understand their unique needs for our products, including defining and synthesizing user types, use cases, and specific UX opportunities
• Partner with Product Managers and Designers to influence product strategy and roadmaps
• Validate feature and design direction through participatory design, early concept testing, formative and summative usability testing.
• Analyze and synthesize qualitative studies and quantitative data across studies and secondary research to generate strategic and tactical insights with actionable recommendations.
• Communicate findings through artifacts such as specific user segments, persona frameworks, jobs to be done, user journeys, task analyses, etc
• Provide mentorship to other members of the team and champion the discipline across the organization

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (The must have):

• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
• Extensive experience in applying customer-centered research techniques to product definition and designs
• Expert knowledge in defining, planning and executing research studies including outlining objectives, goals, and timelines. This includes developing sample plans and determining the best data collection approach using quantitative and/or qualitative methods
• A portfolio of work representing research that influenced great insights or experiences. This includes examples of research goals, research methodologies used, the process followed, your involvement and role, data visualizations, and crisply articulated insights from the research

Preferred Qualifications (The nice to have):

• Experience developing insightful, probing questions that resonate with both highly technical individuals through business minded end-users using enterprise software
• In depth knowledge of user interface design, usability evaluation techniques, task analysis, and experimental design
• Experience with the creation and execution of online surveys as well as rich qualitative research techniques
• Expert presentation skills to visualize technically complex topics and make them easy to understand with customers as well as product management and design stakeholders.
• The ability to learn new technical concepts quickly
• Experience coaching and mentoring more junior team members, contributing to their growth

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Not sure if you meet every qualification? We still encourage you to apply! We value inclusivity, welcoming candidates from diverse backgrounds, including non-traditional paths. Unique experiences enrich our team, and the willingness to dream big makes you an exceptional candidate!

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $147,300 - $257,800, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Additional Information

We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work. Learn more here .

Equal Opportunity Employer

ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.

Accommodations

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Export Control Regulations

For positions requiring access to controlled technology subject to export control regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ServiceNow may be required to obtain export control approval from government authorities for certain individuals. All employment is contingent upon ServiceNow obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required by relevant export control authorities.

ServiceNow is an American software company based in Santa Clara, California that develops a cloud computing platform to help companies manage digital workflows for enterprise operations, and was also recognized for innovation.