UX Researcher (Center for Player Insights)

Wargaming; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k plan

Birthday Leave

Marriage Leave

Compassionate Leave

Career development

Game room

Snacks & Coffee

Company events

Job summary

Wargaming’s Center for Player Insights seeks an experienced UX Researcher to champion player needs and inform product decisions across live-service and in-development titles. You will work with game teams to frame research questions, design studies, and synthesize actionable insights for roadmaps and player experience.

In this role you will run in-lab and remote studies, manage end-to-end research, and help evangelize user-centric development across the company while staying current on industry

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on UX or user research experience in a business environment.
• Experience running in-lab and remote playtests, usability studies, focus groups, and one-on-one interviews.
• Strong grasp of UX research theory and qualitative methods.
• Ability to frame research questions, define hypotheses and sampling plans.
• Excellent communication, writing, facilitation, and presentations.
• Strong project management skills, able to run multiple studies and meet deadlines.
• Fluency in English; US work authorization.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and run research across the product lifecycle, including usability testing, playtesting, longitudinal or diary studies, concept testing, focus groups, and one-on-one interviews, both in person and remotely.
• Translate stakeholder questions into clear business goals and research objectives; define research hypotheses and sampling plans.
• Manage studies end-to-end, including scoping, design, recruiting oversight, moderation, analysis, reporting, and presentations.
• Partner with Research Operations on participant recruitment and incentives, and lab or remote setups.
• Synthesize and communicate actionable insights tailored to game teams; ensure findings are clear, prioritized, and actionable.
• Contribute to the Center for Player Insights’ research strategy and evangelize user-centric development.
• Stay current on industry trends and play Wargaming titles to build product understanding.
• Be willing to adjust working hours for participant availability with advance notice.

Skills

UX research

Moderation

Qualitative research

Communication

Project management

English fluency

US work authorization

Job description

Wargaming’s Center for Player Insights is hiring an experienced UX Researcher to champion player needs and inform product decisions across live-service and in-development titles.

You will partner closely with game teams, including UX Design, Game Design, Product Management, and Product Analytics, to frame research questions, select the most suitable methods, and run both in-lab and remote UX research studies. You’ll synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations that influence roadmaps and player experience quality.

Reports to

• Director of Player Insights

What will you do?

• Plan, design, and run research across the product lifecycle, including usability testing, playtesting, longitudinal or diary studies, concept testing, focus groups, and one-on-one interviews, both in person and remotely.
• Translate stakeholder questions into clear business goals and research objectives. Define research hypotheses and sampling plans.
• Manage studies end-to-end, including scoping, design, recruiting oversight, moderation, analysis, reporting, and presentations. Drive timelines and keep stakeholders aligned across multiple projects.
• Partner with Research Operations on participant recruitment and incentives, and lab or remote setups. Uphold research ethics and data privacy best practices.
• Synthesize and communicate actionable insights and recommendations tailored to game teams, ensuring findings are clear, prioritized, and easy to act on.
• Contribute to the Center for Player Insights’ research strategy and evangelize user-centric development across Wargaming.
• Stay current on industry trends and play Wargaming titles to build deep product understanding.
• Be willing to occasionally adjust working hours for participant availability with advance notice, including late evenings on weekdays.

What are we looking for?

• 2+ years of hands-on UX or user research experience in a business environment, with demonstrated end-to-end ownership of studies, independently scoping and delivering research.
• Experience running in-lab and remote playtests, usability studies, focus groups, and one-on-one interviews, including strong moderation skills.
• Strong grasp of UX research theory and qualitative methods, and ability to select the right approach for the question at hand.
• Ability to frame research questions, define hypotheses and sampling plans, and translate stakeholder needs into actionable research objectives.
• Excellent communication skills, including clear writing, confident facilitation, and engaging presentations to cross-functional teams.
• Strong project management skills, able to run multiple studies concurrently, meet deadlines, and keep stakeholders aligned.
• Collaborative, curious, and detail-oriented. Enjoy solving complex problems and working closely with others.
• Able to quickly build rapport and credibility with diverse participants and stakeholders.
• Passion for video games and player experience.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.
• US work authorization: You are able to join the team without going through additional authorization.

What additional skills will help you stand out?

• Experience working with multicultural, globally distributed teams and across time zones.
• Understanding of the game development process, live-service, and free-to-play (F2P) models.
• Experience playing Wargaming titles.
• Experience conducting longitudinal studies and complex playtesting programs.
• Comfort using AI tools to improve research workflows while maintaining research rigor, ethics, and data privacy.
• Ability to mentor peers or contribute to team research standards and best practices.
• Leadership skills or interest in growing into broader ownership over research initiatives.
• Fluency in languages other than English.
• Hybrid (3 days of work from Austin office)
• This role is eligible for relocation support within US
• This role isn't eligible for immigration support (visa sponsorship)

Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits in Austin include:

• Additional paid time off Birthday Leave and Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave
• Parental Leave Benefits
• Video game areas, Table tennis set up, and more...
• Health Insurance (including family coverage), 401k plan
• Career development and education opportunities within the company
• Personal Gaming Account
• Coffee, fruits, and snacks in the office
• Company events
• Seniority Awards
• Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward