User Experience Researcher
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 90300 - 140300
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We Are
Were a team of 35 User Experience Research professionals at Oracle NetSuite shaping the core elements of the NetSuite product. We are part of a larger community of 150 Experience Designers Content and UI Designers Technical Writers and other creative professionals across Oracle NetSuite. Collaborating closely with NetSuite leadership under Evan Goldberg we contribute to Oracles Redwood design system.
Oracle is a technology leader transforming the way business is done. We value motivated experienced individualsthank you for considering this role. Come join us!
Your Role
As a Principal UX Researcher youll lead research strategy and methodologies ensuring research is fully integrated into product development. Youll deliver insights that support the product vision and strategy for foundational NetSuite products - including onboarding navigation Ask Oracle search data management and design systemsto provide a seamless cohesive user experience.
Youll influence product strategy inform product iteration and measure user experiences to drive investment decisions. At the intersection of user needs business priorities and technology youll uncover key insights about enterprise system users guiding how we build for them. Youll set research vision mature our practice and equip cross-functional partners for insight-led decisions.
You will bring structure to complexity and align product and design teams around strategic goals moving comfortably between big-picture thinking and connecting the dots across workstreams.
Qualifications and Skills
- 8 years in user research ideally in the enterprise domain; experience with foundational features (onboarding navigation search design systems) is a plus.
- Skilled in planning and executing research and usability activitiesinterviews surveys usability evaluations etc.
- Experience with research on AI experiences and using AI as a research tool.
- Degree in Psychology HCI Human Factors or related field (advanced degree a plus).
- Comfortable in ambiguous environments proactively determining necessary research.
- Strong independence ownership and initiative in managing projects and priorities.
- Passion for elevating research craft mentoring and fostering an effective research culture.
- Excellent organizational analytical presentation and communication skills.
- Fluent in English for business and customer research.
- Flexibility to work with distributed teams and travel (<5%) as needed across the US Canada Spain Czech Republic and the UK.
- Familiarity with research platforms like Dscout Zoom survey tools and research repositories.
Our Company Culture
- We support and collaborate across teams.
- We innovate with scalable user-centered solutions.
- We celebrate success and learn from failure.
- We encourage all ideas and diverse thinking.
- We strive to do whats right for ourselves our products and our customers.
Youll Be a Great Fit If You:
- Enjoy productive collaborative discussions.
- Thrive in cross-functional team environments.
- Take pride and ownership in your work and projects.
- Stay updated on design trends methodologies and technologies.
- Have a passion for continuous learning.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and execute both strategic and tactical research.
- Lead foundational and generative research on emerging needs mental models workflows and platform dynamics.
- Conduct evaluative research on key themes such as AI analytics navigation onboarding and design systems.
- Map complex systems and dependencies to inform strategy and identify opportunities.
- Work with Research Leadership to define research strategies for both near-term planning and long-term vision.
- Synthesize research across studies and teams to reveal broad patterns and actionable insights.
- Exercise judgment on research prioritization and approaches leveraging existing evidence when appropriate.
- Partner with Product Design and Engineering to embed user-centric thinking in decision-making.
- Mentor researchers ensuring rigor and impactful outcomes aligned with business goals.
- Collaborate globally with the Foundations research team and a worldwide network of over 35 researchers.
- Help establish strong research methodologies and processes for evidence-based design.
- Foster user-centric processes to build empathy and improve the product experience.
- Contribute to a global scalable research practice.
Qualifications
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Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
CA: Hiring Range in CAD from: $90300 to $140300 per annum.
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $97500 to $199500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge skills experience market conditions and locations as well as reflect Oracles differing products industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical dental and vision insurance including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - IC4
Vacancy Type - Replacement Position
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Computer Science
- user experience
- User Interface
- SME
- CSS
- Interaction Design
- Windows
- Android
- Usability Studies
- Visual Design
- HTML
- User Research
- JavaScript
- Web Services
- Wireframes
About Company
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