Staff User Experience Researcher
Staff User Experience Researcher
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USD 190000 - 245000
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Job Description
Who we are
Tonal is the smartest home gym and personal trainer. It has completely revolutionized the way people work out at home with its sleek design and advanced A.I. technology. Weve united a diverse team of experts and decades of research to reinvented strength training making it more efficient more effective and more engaging.
With this in mind we want to bring that same innovative approach to the workplace. At Tonal we continue our shift of emphasis by growing our instrumental team. We collectively weave our knowledge and creativity as we redefine the future of fitness. We are passionate about building products that transform lives and building teams that transform the status quo. Together we can be our strongest.
Overview
Join a designforward product development team passionate about creating beautiful and inspiring multiplatform experiences for the worlds most advanced home gym.
As Head of UX Research you will be responsible for leading the strategy and practice of user experience and design research for all aspects of Tonal from hardware and software to content service and more. You will be the voice of the Tonal member and the frontline advocate for user needs that drive our product development. You will help improve our members endtoend strength training experience from navigating the Tonal interface on both our proprietary hardware and mobile app in order to find the best content for them through to seeing the results they seek.
Your mission will be to deeply understand the needs and behaviors of our members and our business needs and to help Tonal improve and design innovative experiences that our members will love. You will be responsible for user research at every stage of product development from concept to stakeholder alignment through launch and beyond.
For this position we are looking for someone with deep knowledge of user experience research methods and humancentered design great skill in working closely and collaboratively with a wide range of cross functional partners including but not limited to those in Design Product Engineering and Data Science the desire to think holistically about the customer journey and the ability to execute and innovate.
*All candidates must submit a research portfolio to be considered for this position
What You Will Do
Set the vision and direction for our members experience workout content working closely with our crossfunctional leads in the Product Management Engineering Content and Performance teams.
Lead with a humancentered design approach and connect user needs with business goals through design.
Partner closely with the Design and Product teams.
Be able to distill complex and ambiguous problems into clear synthesized solutions for the user.
Constantly inform design decisions with user insights and take broad conceptual ideas and turn them into valuable experiences for Tonal members.
Grow embody and establish best practices for the UXR team.
Drive highlevel strategic decisions with the rest of the product and design teams.
Conduct research across our ecosystem of Trainer Mobile and Wearables platforms.
Use a variety of humancentered design methodologies and deliverables including facilitating team workshops.
Make Tonal exceptional: Contribute ideas and features to the product roadmap based on research data and insights as well as from your observed experience with Tonal.
Define the future of connected home fitness.
Who You Are
10 years relevant experience as a User Experience and/or Design Researcher with a focus on innovative digital and hardware products that have been released to market.
Fully proficient in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
Proven ability to shape shipped experiences and products that people love.
Friendly collaborative and a team player above all else.
A master collaborator with fellow team members across a diverse range of skills levels and perspectives.
You love big ideas and also enjoy the details. You demonstrate a capacity and enthusiasm for the full spectrum of research design and product development.
You can lay the groundwork to set new problem spaces up for success and provide exceptional handson execution.
Fluency in usercentered design methods and experience to know which to use when
A master storyteller; you know how to frame a problem and share solutions that tackle it keeping leadership on board and with you along the way.
An innovative thinker and dreamer who challenges the status quo.
College degree in HCI Human Psychology Design or equivalent
Extra Credit
Experience in fitness and or luxury/premium sectors.
MBA or PhD
At Tonal we believe that the unique and varied lived experiences of our teammates contribute to our overall strength. We dont just appreciate differences we celebrate them and we always seek people that represent a wide variety of backgrounds. Were dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and designing employee experiences that contribute to your growth as much as you do to ours. If your experience aligns with what were looking for (even if you dont check every single box) send us your application. We would love to hear from you!
Tonal is committed to meeting the diverse needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner that is consistent with the principles of independence dignity integration and equality of opportunity. Should you have any accommodation requests please reach out to us via our confidential email All requests will be addressed and responded to in accordance with Tonals Accessibility Policy and local legislation.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
