Qualitative Researcher

The Product Experience Design & Digital (PxDD) team is the innovation arm of Visa Consulting & Analytics. We partner with Fortune 500 clients to apply humancentered research and design thinking to uncover unmet customer needs and translate them into stronger product digital and experience strategies. Our work informs both clientfacing solutions and internal product and consulting roadmaps across Visa.

The Role

We are seeking a qualitative researcher to support usercentered research across client engagements. This role is ideal for a researcher who excels at uncovering human insights through qualitative methods can synthesize complexity into clear stories and is comfortable operating in fastmoving clientfacing consulting environments.

What Youll Do

Lead and Support Qualitative Research

• Support all phases of design and user research including scoping research strategy hypothesis development fieldwork synthesis and insight storytelling
• Plan and conduct qualitative research using methods such as indepth interviews diary studies concept evaluations cocreation sessions and usability testing
• Frame complex research problems and help determine the most appropriate qualitative (and mixedmethods) approaches across different product and experience phases

Synthesis Insight Development & Storytelling

• Translate research findings into clear compelling insights that reframe client problems and surface opportunity areas
• Create research artifacts such as in personas journey maps user flows mental models and opportunity frameworks
• Develop clientready deliverables and presentations that clearly communicate the voice of the user and inspire action

Design Thinking & Facilitation

• Support and cofacilitate design thinking workshops with clients and internal stakeholders to identify pain points test ideas and align on opportunities
• Collaborate with designers consultants and product partners to ensure research insights are embedded into solution development

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Support research scoping timelines documentation and deliverable preparation across multiple concurrent projects
• Coordinate with external research vendors and internal partners including participant recruitment logistics and data/privacy considerations
• Build strong working relationships with crossfunctional partners across Design Research Product and Consulting teams

Practice Building

• Contribute to the development of internal research tools templates and best practices
• Act as a change agent by introducing fresh ideas that elevate the research craft and culture within PxDD

The Ideal Candidate Will

• Be deeply curious about consumer motivations and how people interact with products services and experiences
• Excel at qualitative research and insight synthesis with the ability to confidently explain why certain methods were chosen and how insights were derived
• Be comfortable working through ambiguity and translating messy inputs into clear humancentered narratives
• Enjoy collaborating in fastpaced consulting environments with shifting priorities
• Demonstrate strong storytelling skills especially through PowerPoint and visual frameworks

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:

• 2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD or PhD)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD)
• 5 years of experience in user research design research market research insights consulting or related fields
• Strong qualitative research expertise (quantitative experience is a plus)
• Experience conducting and synthesizing qualitative research such as interviews diary studies or concept testing
• Excellent verbal written and visual communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver highquality work under tight timelines
• Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Bachelors degree in a researchoriented discipline such as Psychology Sociology Anthropology HumanComputer Interaction Marketing Consumer Behavior Economics or similar
• Experience facilitating or coleading client workshops
• Familiarity with research platforms such as dScout UserTesting Miro/FigJam or similar
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices
• Experience in payments financial services or regulated industries

Additional Information :

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk communicate in person and by telephone frequently operate standard office equipment such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for this position is 104600 to 190900 USD per year which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge skills experience and addition this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical Dental Vision 401 (k) FSA/HSA Life Insurance Paid Time Off and Wellness Program.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time