Senior UX Researcher in USA

Senior UX Researcher - Renaissance Hotels - USA - work from home job Company: Renaissance Hotels Job description: Company Description When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide. Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve. Job Description At Nearpod, we believe teaching is the most important job in the world. Every day, we reach students through our learning platforms on Nearpod.com and Flocabulary.com. We have a diverse group of backgrounds, but a shared goal of putting teachers and students first in everything that we do. We have won numerous awards including EdTech Digest’s 2018 Company of the Year. Recently, we were acquired by Renaissance to support the shared mission of accelerating learning for all. We’re looking for people with a lot of hustle, empathy, and a desire to do something meaningful. We've adopted a remote-first culture, and our diverse team is based across the US! Nearpod is looking for a Senior UX Researcher to join our growing UX/UI/research team and help take our teaching tools to the next level. You should be a passionate advocate for our users, and interested in digging into our user needs and experiences. We are looking for someone self-motivated and skilled in research techniques who is able to use their knowledge to be creative in their approaches and methods. You should be proficient in study setup, recruiting, script writing, facilitation methods, quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and synthesizing results for actionable insights. This is a fast paced, creative team looking for someone who can excel at independent direction and time management while being a collaborative and open communicator. Our Ideal Candidate will: • Design and lead research studies that help us better understand our users and the effectiveness of our product for the user while considering company goals. • Act as a strategic thought partner while working directly and collaboratively with Designers and Product Managers to identify research goals, target & recruit participants, and identify upfront assumptions for validation. • Continually deliver insights throughout different stages of the product development process. • Determine appropriate methodologies for projects based on goals and available time for feedback. • Easily flow between lean quick evaluations, and deeper robust studies. • Set up, facilitate, synthesize, and report on research findings while keeping designers and PMs as close partners along the way. • Manage timelines, and investment of research projects to ensure focus in the most valuable areas. • Build clear practical insights using a compelling, influential story to effectively communicate the findings in a way that crafts empathy and understanding with our users. • Leverage basic statistics to provide unambiguous results and convey confidence around broader applications/inferences. • Facilitate workshops, or collaborative exercises as appropriate to help communicate and gather insights. Qualifications Required Skills & Experience: • 5-7 years’ experience conducting user research Degree in psychology, anthropology, human-computer interaction, human factors, design research, or related. • Knowledgeable in facilitation techniques, script writing, and user biases. • Experience with both in-person and remote methods of research. • Solid understanding and experience with several different qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. • Good understanding of research statistics and data analysis. • Experience with a broad range of research facilitation software. • Excellent time management skills and attention to detail. • Experience working with product design teams from project inception to handoff. • Experience collaborating optimally with leaders and contributors while communicating ideas clearly. • Proven understanding of human factors, cognitive, behavioral science or related Bonus points for: • Experience using Respondent, User-testing, Hotjar, and/or Mixpanel • Experience in the education field. • Experience conducting user research with children. • Bilingual in Spanish. Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Salary Range: $90,000-130,000. This range is based on national market data and may vary by experience and location. Benefits: • World Class Health Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts • 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match • Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off • 12 Paid Holidays • Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program • Tuition Reimbursement • Life & Disability Insurance • Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications! Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future! EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact . EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. 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