Senior UX Researcher

At Qualtrics, we create software the world’s best brands use to deliver exceptional frontline experiences, build high-performing teams, and design products people love. But we are more than a platform—we are the creators and stewards of the Experience Management category serving over 18K clients globally. Building a category takes grit, determination, and a disdain for convention—but most of all it requires close-knit, high-functioning teams with an unwavering dedication to serving our customers.

When you join one of our teams, you’ll be part of a nimble group that’s empowered to set aggressive goals and move fast to achieve them. Strategic risks are encouraged and complex problems are solved together, by passing the mic and iterating until the best solution comes to light. You won’t have to look to find growth opportunities—ready or not, they’ll find you. From retail to government to healthcare, we’re on a mission to bring humanity, connection, and empathy back to business. Join over 5,000 people across the globe who think that’s work worth doing

Senior User Experience Researcher

Why We Have This Role

As a Senior UX Researcher at Qualtrics on the Experience Research Team you will drive the future of Qualtrics Experience Management products to deliver a best-in-class user experience that creates loyalty, value, and delight.

How You’ll Find Success

You have highly developed research skills and use them to understand the UX of our products, key user scenarios and business needs of our customers and how people collect, monitor and share insights inside their organizations. You infuse Qualtrics with these customer and product insights as you help shape and drive the vision and strategy for the next generation of Qualtrics products. You work cross-functionally with data scientists, strategic planners, designers, program managers, line of business owners and engineers to develop products that are elegant, easy-to-use and successful.

How You’ll Grow

• You own the development of research strategy and push the boundaries on existing methodologies to deliver new innovative processes for conducting UX research.  
• Your strong research background in understanding human behavior and technology help you drive actionable insights that guide product decisions.
• You inspire those around you to understand the customer and have a multiplier effect on creating enthusiasm for products and features.

Things You’ll Do

• As the UX product insight expert you are the voice of the customer for user experience and product feedback.  You know what users want and our product gaps. You have a strong voice that guides the product team’s understanding of feature prioritization and UX improvements.
• You are a part of the product team and you collaborate with researchers, data scientists, designers, product managers, and strategic planners to identify customer perceptions about Qualtrics and existing products, define key use scenarios and collaborate to develop new or improved product concepts.
• You are a valued voice that influences decisions about what matters most for the platform and products in terms of user experience.
• You are known as an exceptional research partner who gets the data that matters most and delivers actionable insights.

What We’re Looking For On Your Resume

• Undergraduate and Master's degree in one of these disciplines: Psychology, Human-Centered Design, Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, or similar.
• 5+ years of industry research experience.
• Exceptional and demonstrated end-to-end qualitative and quantitative research skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• High standards of detail, excellence, professionalism and role model behavior.
• Experience working closely with UX Design, Product, and Engineering teams on gathering and implementation of research recommendations.
• A portfolio that includes examples of leading strategic research with significant business outcomes.

What You Should Know About This Team

• We’re a growing UX Research team and our work and vision define Qualtrics as the Experience Management company
• This role will work on new product initiatives and features that span multiple industries and have a global customer base
• We prioritize mentorship, leadership, and skill building. You’ll have opportunities to share your skills with others and learn new ones

Our Team’s Favorite Perks and Benefits

• Wellness Reimbursement for $300 per quarter for wellness activities including gym memberships, spa massages, workout equipment, meditation apps, and much more.
• $1800 yearly Experience bonus to be used for an “Experience” of your choosing
• Amazing QGroup Communities; MOSAIQ, Green Team, Qualtrics Pride, Q&Able, Qualtrics Salute, and Women’s Leadership Development, which exist as places for support, allyship, and advocacy.

The Qualtrics Hybrid Work Model: Our hybrid work model is elegantly simple: we all gather in the office three days a week; Mondays and Thursdays, plus one day selected by your organizational leader. These purposeful in-person days in thoughtfully designed offices help us do our best work and harness the power of collaboration and innovation. For the rest of the week, work where you want, owning the integration of work and life.

Qualtrics is an equal opportunity employer meaning that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

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