Staff UX Researcher - Measurement

This role will be based in either Mountain View New York or San Francisco.

At LinkedIn our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture connection clarity and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days as determined by the business needs of the team. 

LinkedIns vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our global User Experience Research (UXR) team uncovers actionable insights to inspire the design of inclusive highquality products. We are committed to creating an equal accessible and engaging platform that supports professionals worldwide in staying connected informed and productive.

Beyond job hunting LinkedIn fosters active communities and enterprise solutions in sales marketing learning and recruiting. Using diverse research methods throughout the product lifecycle we balance rigorous analysis with experimentation to align user insights design patterns and business goals.

Why join the User Experience Research team at LinkedIn

• We are impactdriven. We are strong partners to Design and Product influencing at every level from shaping early strategy to launching new features to measuring usability. 
• We are growth oriented. Were an eclectic and experienced teamsome of the best in the industry! We love to learn with and from each other as we strive to be our best and grow in our careers.
• We are mixed methods. We value and encourage a mixedmethod approach to addressing the most important and most human questions facing our teams.
• We are supported. We have a dedicated operations team to cover scheduling vendor onboarding and more.
• We are inclusive. We insist on centering trust ethics justice and equity in every aspect of our work.

Were looking for a Researcher to join our team of critical thinkers and curious minds where they can work in partnership and collaboration with product design content design product management engineering marketing market research and data science. Building products for the worlds workforce takes a bold diverse empowered team come be a part of ours.

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What youll do at LinkedIn

• Partner closely with design and product colleagues to understand business needs and design appropriate research studies to generate userfocused insights that directly inform product and design roadmaps and decisions. 
• Break down complex business challenges into clear research plans; own the end to end research process and leverage strong storytelling skills to deliver meaningful impact to the business.
• Work in partnership with other researchers and other research functions within LinkedIn (e.g. data science market research) to create comprehensive and coordinated research strategies that triangulate data from different sources/methods to develop recommendations and POV docs.
• Deliver compelling research findings with clear recommendations.
• Advocate for the role of Research as a strategic partner in the business process.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in user or design research at a high growth technology company.
• Expertise utilizing a variety of quantitative research methodologies (e.g. surveys experiments statistical analysis log analysis) and tools (e.g. SQL R Qualtrics) to address product challenges spanning from opportunity identification usercentered investigations to feature iterations.
• A proven track record of gaining buyin from executive stakeholders and cross disciplinary partners transcending mere research mechanics and findings to articulate a larger user story and the so what to drive impact.
• Ability to independently create and execute research roadmaps for largescale complex projects with high levels of ambiguity or complexity. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in utilizing a variety of qualitative research methodologies (e.g. interviews focus groups codesign sessions concept testing) to address product challenges spanning from opportunity identification concept testing to feature iterations seamlessly tying quantitative data to qualitative insights.
• Consistent experience of amplifying and maturing UX practices through advocacy and thought leadership across an organization industry or academic discipline.
• Deep understanding of common and emerging research methods with the ability to create multimethod research plans backed by solid rationale.
• Degree in Behavioral Science Psychology Cognitive Science Human Factors Anthropology HumanComputer Interaction Design a related field or equivalent experience.

Suggested Skills: 

• Technical Knowledge of UX Research methods and practices
• Strong product and business acumen
• Strong visual verbal and written communication

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.  

The pay range for this role is $146000 to $238000. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set years & depth of experience certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.   

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus stock benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For additional information visit: Information :

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