User Experience Researcher, Qualitative

Facebook; New York (NY); On-site; USD 138,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled User Experience Researcher to join their dynamic team. This role involves tackling complex challenges to gain insights into user interactions with their platform. You will design and execute various research methods, including interviews and usability tests, while collaborating with cross-functional teams. If you’re passionate about understanding user behavior and driving product innovation, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact on the experiences of millions of users globally.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in user experience or applied research.
• Experience in conducting primary research and translating findings.

Responsibilities

• Identify research topics with product and business teams.
• Design and execute custom primary research studies.
• Communicate insights to stakeholders effectively.

Skills

User Experience Research

Qualitative Research

In-Depth Interviews

Focus Groups

Usability Testing

Strategic Narratives

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Master’s degree in relevant field

PhD in relevant field

Job description

**Summary:**

Our UX Research team is designing for businesses of all shapes and sizes, which requires us to better understand the customers who use our platform. Our researchers tackle some of the most complex challenges to gain valuable insights into how advertisers interact with our tools and platform, and work collaboratively to contribute new ideas to products that impact the experiences of millions of businesses on a global scale. This job description represents different full-time roles across Meta.We use a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods to accomplish our goals, including surveys, focus groups, field studies, usability tests, and 1:1 interviews. We value different perspectives and stem from many different backgrounds.We’re looking for skilled communicators who are knowledgeable about research devoted to understanding people, and curious about the relationship between technology and society.

**Required Skills:**

User Experience Researcher, Qualitative Responsibilities:

1. Work closely with product and business teams to identify research topics

2. Act as a thought leader in the domain of research, while advocating for the people who could use our products

3. Design and execute end-to-end custom primary research using a wide variety of methods

4. Design studies that address both user behavior and attitudes

5. Effectively manage and prioritize research plans through ambiguous and fast-changing environments, align and efficiently execute critical insights and work with a large group of stakeholders

6. Communicate results and illustrate suggestions in compelling and novel ways

7. Work cross-functionally with design, product management, content strategy, engineering and marketing

8. Generate insights that both fuel ideation and evaluate designs

**Minimum Qualifications:**

Minimum Qualifications:

9. Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience within user experience, applied research setting and/or product research and development, Master’s degree and 2+ years relevant experience, or a PhD and relevant experience

10. Experience conducting In-Depth Interviews or Focus Groups and Concept Testing or Usability Testing

11. Interest in and experience executing hands-on, primary research

12. Experience translating research findings into strategic narratives

**Preferred Qualifications:**

Preferred Qualifications:

13. Experience with advertising industry, digital marketing product development

14. Degrees in a human behavior related field, such as Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Sociology, Communication, Information Science, Media Studies, Computer Science, or Economics

**Public Compensation:**

$138,000/year to $192,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

**Industry:** Internet

**Equal Opportunity:**

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