User Experience Researcher

Accenture Federal Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Washington, DC area is seeking a UX Researcher to reveal user needs for government clients by conducting research, usability studies, and working with cross‑functional teams. You will recruit participants, present findings, and help shape user experiences for launches and ongoing improvements.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least five years of UX research, with experience in tools like Figma, Dscout, and Jira.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in human behavior or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of UX research experience.
• Ability to perform research, planning, evaluating and iteration.
• Ability to share research results quickly and effectively.
• Experience with MS Office, Dscout, Optimal Workshop, Figma, Confluence or JIRA is a plus.
• Knowledge of UX research modalities and methods.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers and stakeholders to understand research needs.
• Conduct all stages of UX research: identifying, planning, driving, conducting, analyzing, and reporting insights.
• Recruit participants for research studies.
• Communicate statuses and updates of research studies to stakeholders.
• Continuously update the UX research repository.
• Work cross-functionally to identify insights and craft UX strategy for launches and improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve user experience based on insights.
• Build a UX research repository that delivers efficiency.

Skills

UX research

Research planning

Communication of results

Cross-functional collaboration

Learning software quickly

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in human behavior or related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Dscout

Optimal Workshop

Figma

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

As a UX Researcher, you will reveal what our users need from the client’s products by conducting research, working with cross‑functional teams, and performing usability studies. These responsibilities include delivering oral and written presentations, evaluating qualitative and quantitative data, and helping the UX team better understand what would make a user’s experience intuitive, accessible, and seamless.

The work:

• Collaborate with designers and stakeholders to understand research needs
• Conduct all stages of UX research:identifying, planning, driving, conducting, analyzing, and reporting out actionable insights
• Recruit participants for research studies
• Communicate out statuses and updates of research studies to stakeholders
• Continuously update the UX research repository
• Work cross‑functionally with product owners, designers, contentproducersand leadership to helpidentifysignificant user insights, gaps, conduct UX research, and generate insights to craft user experience strategy for launches, incremental improvements, and innovation
• Identifyopportunities to improve user experience based on research insights
• Build a UX research repository that delivers efficiency for clients

Here’swhat you need:

• Bachelor’s Degreein human behavior or related field, or equivalentexperience
• Minimum 5yearsofUX research experience
• Ability to perform all research related tasks including research, planning, evaluating, and iteration
• Ability toquickly and effectively share research results
• Ability to learn new software quickly; experience with Microsoft Office,Dscout, Optimal Workshop,Figma,Confluence, or JIRA is a plus.
• Knowledge of UX research modalities and methods (e.g.,generativeand evaluative, participatory design, card sorting, journey mapping, un-moderated).
• Understanding of integrating qualitative and quantitative research methods to improve research outcomes.

Bonus points if you have:

• Master's Degree
• Minimum of 1 year of experienceleading aworkstream
• Client-facingexperience in thefederal or publicsector

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on‑going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$69,900—$153,000 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

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