Senior UX Researcher responsible for building and scaling user research practices at Stay22. Join a growing team revolutionizing travel media and enhancing user experiences through effective insights.
About the role
- Senior UX Researcher at SimSpace focusing on delivering actionable insights for product strategies through research initiatives. Engaging with technical user populations to inform product decisions under tight timelines.
Responsibilities
- Identify and scope research initiatives that address critical knowledge gaps and inform product strategy
- Execute lean research at the pace of product development, balancing rigor with pragmatism
- Work with technical user populations to extract insights they struggle to articulate
- Translate findings into actionable insights tailored to your audience and timeline
- Build research credibility by consistently delivering insights that change outcomes
- Use whatever methods get you to useful insights efficiently—formal studies when needed, lightweight approaches when speed matters
- Develop metrics that track usability improvements and demonstrate research impact
Requirements
- 5-10+ years of experience in UX Research, preferably serving deeply technical audiences of enterprise software products.
- Energized by driving results through ambiguity and creating new structures when needed
- Track record delivering impactful research in fast-paced product environments
- Portfolio showing research that influenced product decisions, including examples with tight timelines or ambiguous starting points
- Experience with highly technical user populations
- Effective communication skills—verbal, written, visual—tailored to audience needs
- Comfortable leveraging AI tools for research efficiency
- Experience with formal and lightweight methods, with judgment about when each is appropriate
- Enterprise software experience
- Knows when 70% confidence is enough to move forward
- Self-directed—identifies research opportunities and drives initiatives
- Focuses on producing insights that inform decisions, not just research artifacts
- Extracts meaningful insights from technical users and translates them for designers and product teams
- Builds relationships across teams and communicates effectively at varying technical depths
- Has deep methodological expertise with strong judgment about which approach fits the constraint
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus savings plans—coverage starts on day one!
- Access to company-paid counseling, coaching, and resources for you and your family through Spring Health.
- Plan for your future with a 401(k)-retirement savings plan featuring a company match.
- Take the time you need with unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. SimSpace provides flexible solutions to meet the diverse work-life needs of team members.
- Paid leave plans to support you and your loved ones during life’s most important moments.
- Equity stock options at hire, with annual performance-based grants—become an invested stakeholder in our shared success.
- Earn $1,500–$3,500 for every qualified hire through our employee referral program.
- Full- and partial- subsidized membership plans and equipment discounts to help you reach your personalized fitness goals.
- Access a LinkedIn Learning membership to prioritize your personal and professional development.
- Monthly reimbursements for meaningful connections with teammates through our SocialSpace Community.
- Legal plan coverage, pet insurance, wellness reimbursements, and more to simplify life’s details.
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