Principal User Experience Researcher

$131,900 - $213,400/Yr

Autodesk

Full-time - Senior

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Principal User Experience Researcher will lead a team of UX researchers, conducting impactful research and coordinating efforts across multiple product domains. This role emphasizes strategic leadership, collaboration, and the delivery of actionable insights to enhance user experiences in a fast-paced environment. The researcher will work closely with cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation while ensuring effective communication of research findings.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of UX researchers.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment to increase performance velocity.
• Facilitate prioritization of projects and balance workload across the team.
• Develop relationships across the company to inform research projects and collaborate on end-to-end research.
• Drive a culture of experimentation in the design and development process.
• Identify opportunities and deliver tests based on service prototypes and participatory research activities.
• Develop and deliver testing protocols for a CI/CD environment.
• Partner with UX Manager to integrate insights from tools like Fullstory.
• Advocate for user-centered design principles across the organization.
• Document and publish team impact.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional research experience.
• Experience in delivering qualitative and quantitative results.
• Up-to-date toolkit of research methods.
• Experience conducting impactful research in Agile teams.
• Ability to collaborate with a wide set of stakeholders.
• Skills to distill complex ideas to their essence.
• Demonstrated inquisitive mind and empathy for customers.
• Value for collaboration and team engagement.
• Ability to think holistically and find patterns.
• High quality communications.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree or above in cognitive or experimental psychology, human computer interaction, or related field.
• Experience with eCommerce or platform experiences.
• Experience researching multichannel experiences.
• Familiarity with Lean UX and Lean Research methodologies.
• Experience with stakeholder management and promoting alignment.

Benefits

• Health and financial benefits
• Time away and everyday wellness
• Annual cash bonuses
• Stock grants
• Comprehensive benefits package