Solomon Page is hiring: Lead UX Researcher in New York

Senior Creative Recruiter at Solomon Page

Our client, a sports betting leader, is looking for a Lead UX Researcher to initiate foundational research to understand who the users are and what they need.

Rate: $65/hr+ based on experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct exploratory interviews with potential or current users to uncover pain points and motivations.
• Build and maintain personas grounded in real behavioral data.
• Create user journey maps to visualize friction points and opportunities.
• Conduct diary studies to understand usage habits over time.
• Present qualitative findings in an actionable format to drive product strategy, steer ideation and developer roadmaps.
• Develop and refine a product validation and testing process.
• Help product teams plan and run usability testing (prototypes, live app flows, or new features).
• Facilitate first‑time user testing to optimize onboarding.
• Conduct card sorting for information architecture decisions to make it easier for users to build entries.
• Own the user research testing tool, ensuring consistent setup, test quality, and analysis.
• Translate findings into design principles and jobs‑to‑be‑done statements.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in UX Research for digital product environments.
• Must be a sports enthusiast.
• Experience establishing UXR best practices and implementing them across the organization in partnership with design and development.
• Must have a point of view and collaborate cross‑functionally to establish standards and guides for methodologies.

Benefits

Solomon Page offers a comprehensive program for hourly employees, including medical, dental, 401(k), direct deposit, and commuter benefits.

About Solomon Page

Founded in 1990, Solomon Page is a specialty niche provider of staffing and executive search solutions across a wide array of functions and industries.