Senior Design Researcher Job at DeWinter Group in San Francisco

Title: Senior Design Researcher

Duration: 10/14 through EOY

Location: Remote

Job Description:

Join us as a Senior Design Researcher for Dash, a key player in shaping the future of one of Dropbox's most innovative projects. You'll lead impactful research initiatives that explore new opportunities, guide long-term strategy, and inspire creativity across our teams.

In this role, your focus will be on enhancing the value, adoption, and scalability of Dash within a fast-changing landscape. Your contributions will not only inform particular product choices but will also shape the evolution of Dash, paving the way for AI-driven experiences that enhance the way knowledge workers access and interact with content.

Working in a dynamic environment, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including research, design, product, engineering, sales, and marketing. Your influence will be pivotal at both the team and executive levels, ensuring that Dash creates experiences that are useful, enchanting, and user-centered.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, long-term research programs that inform product and business strategy for Dash and related areas.
• Drive strategic insights across product and design teams, using research to explore vision, objectives, and product structure.
• Identify critical research opportunities that align with corporate goals and promote innovative thinking.
• Oversee and advance research methodologies, mentor fellow researchers, and champion best practices to enhance research quality.
• Deliver actionable insights through thorough analysis of qualitative, quantitative, and behavioral data.
• Influence high-level decisions by crafting compelling narratives from your research findings.
• Build and maintain collaborative partnerships across product design, engineering, sales, and marketing to ensure alignment and mutual understanding.
• Represent Dash Research in external forums, contributing to industry thought leadership and attracting top research talent.

Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in UX Research, with a track record of impacting product and strategic outcomes at scale.
• Expertise in a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies throughout the product lifecycle.
• Experience in shaping product vision within complex ecosystems or B2B environments.
• Adept at navigating ambiguous situations, rapidly transitioning from uncertainty to clarity.
• Strong executive presence and storytelling skills, capable of persuading various stakeholder groups through empathy and insights.
• Mentor colleagues, contribute to team culture, and support collaborative research practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Psychology, or a similar field.
• Familiarity with modern research techniques such as AI-integrated research and metrics-driven validations.
• Experience in establishing research functions or leading strategic initiatives in rapidly growing organizations.
• Background in industries such as AI, knowledge management, SaaS platforms, or data systems.