Hiring - Usability Researcher 5 - Remote USA
Job Position: Usability Researcher 5
Job Type: C2C/W2 Contract
Location: 100% Remote (Optional Hybrid model in Redmond)
Duration: Long term contract
"Summary:
In this role, you will be part of the team responsible for user experience research in Microsoft Office.
You will build and execute impactful research plan(s) that provide the broad market views and deep customer insights needed to impact UX decisions.
You will derive insights from quantitative and qualitative data, complementing other research that you will conduct on your own or in partnership with other researchers.
Responsibilities:
Planning and executing qualitative or mixed methods research studies and experiments to discover and apply insights to the design of Office products.
Analyzing and synthesizing data, sensemaking across multiple data sources, prioritizing issues, and tracking impact of research.
Skills and Experience (Required):
An advanced degree in an Engineering, Social Science, or other data- or research-centric field.
Experience with qualitative research methods, insight synthesis, and insight report generation.
Industry experience advocating for the customer and effectively partnering with development teams to improve the user experience based on research results or customer feedback.
Passion for fundamentally translating ideas, needs, and requests into researchable questions in a rigorous and valid way.
Strong project management, organization, and planning skills with an attention to detail.
Highly polished written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including influencing teams making data-driven decisions.
Skills and Experience (Desirable):
An advanced degree in Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, or related field.
Experience and demonstrated skill with quantitative usability methods, including metric development and socialization, quantitative method execution, and statistical analysis and reporting.
"Candidate Requirements
• Years of Experience Required – 8-10 years work experience required (not including academic based experience)
• Degrees or certifications required – An advanced degree in an Engineering, Social Science, or other data- or research-centric field.
• Disqualifiers - Not enough experience working in the software industry, or too much academic experience.
• Best vs. Average –
• Having a lot of experience, large company with large product, variety of knowledge.
• Driving research scoping, communication, pushing forward for product impact.
• Storytelling skills, converse easily, building rapport.
• Performance Indicators –
- No explicit deadlines, but they need a sense of keeping in track, quality of work is very important
Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience
- Experience with qualitative research methods, insight synthesis, and insight report generation. Product development.
- Experience and demonstrated skill with quantitative usability methods, including metric development and socialization, quantitative method execution, and statistical analysis and reporting.
- Technical affinity – previous experience working with project oriented work."
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