Senior UX Researcher and Designer

Senior UX Researcher And Designer

Location: Brooklyn, NY (Hybrid) Duration: 12+ Months
Execute end-to-end research for high-priority public services, defining challenges and identifying opportunities for evidence-based guided experience.
Collaborate with product manager, digital strategist, analytics and other user researchers to create user research plan, hypotheses and shape user requirements for product development.
Partner with analytics to synthesize qualitative data with behavioral data, providing a holistic view of user's experience.
Compile finished, well-documented research findings to deliver meaningful and actionable insights for internal team and stakeholders.
Audit and mature internal user research toolkit, introducing new methodologies that broadens team's ability to capture user insights and strengthen with our data-driven culture.
Wireframe user journeys based on user research and requirements.
Required Skills:
8 years experience required in the following
Proven expertise in leading generative (field studies, interviews) and evaluative (usability testing, A/B testing) research and ability to wireframe user journeys based on insights
Ability to translate research hypotheses into actionable research plans using mixed- methods and statistically sound analysis.
Experience recruiting users that align with required demographic and behavioral profiles.
Expertise of methodologies that prevent over-generalization, sample under- representation, and correlation/causation fallacies.
Nurture a culture of exploring creative solutions that prioritize the best digital experience for New Yorkers that is informed by strategy, user evidence, analytics and competitive research.
Inspire cross-departmental partners and colleagues to anchor their work in user- centricity, user research methodologies and evidence-based solutioning.
Certification in evaluation practice (e.g., The Evaluators' Institute (TEI)) or equivalent education in qualitative evaluation and research methodology.
10+ years of experience interpreting complex patterns across qualitative and quantitative data sets.
Understanding of statistical principles to evaluate data.
Experience working in cross-disciplinary teams of product, engineer and data experts to deliver products and services that improve user's experience and organizational goals, on time.
Experience facilitating group synthesis sessions with cross-disciplinary teams (engineering, data, product).
Exemplifies diverse representation and accessibility in research practice and past projects.