Senior Design Researcher - Remote, Data-Driven UX Leader

Canonical Ltd.; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 1,493,000 - 2,156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote working environment

Learning and development budget $2,000

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel to sprints and events

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a Senior Design Researcher to join the User Science team. The role focuses on conducting diverse user research, championing user needs, and shaping a data-informed culture across product and engineering teams.

Based remotely in the EMEA region, you will influence design strategy through rigorous research methods and compelling storytelling. The position emphasizes building scalable research ops, fostering learning, and contributing to open-source culture within Canonical.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in both qualitative and quantitative user research methodologies.
• Ability to conduct user interviews, usability testing, surveys and data analysis.
• Strong storytelling to communicate research insights to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research to develop insights across product areas.
• Share findings with teams through well-structured presentations and documentation.
• Promote a data-informed culture by collaborating with process, product, and engineering teams.

Skills

Qualitative research

Quantitative research

Usability testing

Interviews

Data analysis

Storytelling & collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design/HCI/Engineering

Job description

Canonical is hiring a Senior Design Researcher to join the User Science team. The role focuses on conducting diverse user research, championing user needs, and shaping a data-informed culture across product and engineering teams.

Based remotely in the EMEA region, you will influence design strategy through rigorous research methods and compelling storytelling. The position emphasizes building scalable research ops, fostering learning, and contributing to open-source culture within Canonical.