Job Description
The Lead UX Researcher reveals what the consumers need from the business' products by conducting primary research, exploring consumer behavior and motivation, and working with the Product Management and Design Department to develop new product features.
Gather information from users by way of a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods, including interviews, contextual inquiries, diary studies, personas, card sorting, and usability testing. Understanding our users and creating accurate and updated user personas is important for the continuous growth of the company. The Lead UX Researcher will be at the forefront of these efforts and develop strategies to keep up with our growing user base.
As the Lead UX Researcher, they will also lead and delegate tasks to the User Research team. They will work closely with the Product Managers to research, validate, and test new product ideas and feature enhancements before rollout.
His/Her role will be to lead the UX research efforts of Kumu and head the user research team in order to create more effective and impactful product features and designs.
Kumu's Lead UX Researcher must be actively learning more about our users. Their insights will not only impact improvements in the product, but may also aid in the efforts of the marketing and growth teams.
Minimum Qualifications
To prosper in this role, we will need you to have/do the followng:
- Minimum 4+ years experience in UX Research
- Able to lead and delegate tasks effectively
- Curious about understanding customers needs
- Enjoys finding the root cause to problems and issues
- Empathetic
- Good communicator
- Open to working in the field or out of office
- Eager to grow and be part of a thriving startup
- Experience conducting unmoderated user tests is a plus
Perks and Benefits
- Work from Home
- Medical / Health Insurance
- Paid Sick Leave
- Flexitime
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation Leave
Jobs Summary
- Job Level
- Mid-Senior Level / Manager
- Job Category
- IT and Software
- Educational Requirement
- Bachelor's degree graduate
- Recruiter response to application
- Sometimes
- Office Address
- Robinsons Cybergate Tower 3, Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines