UX Researcher I

Resideo • Golden Valley, MN

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a User Experience Researcher with strong skills in qualitative and quantitative user research and testing methods, including product-focused lab studies, usability evaluation (especially for software and app experiences), contextual inquiry, surveys, interviews, focus groups, and rapid ethnography. We would like to hear from people with proven skills in evaluative and generative user research with particular strength in evaluating digital products, as well as discovering, interpreting and communicating user insights for product and software design.

Requirements

• Experience in human factors, cognitive psychology, human‑computer interaction, user experience design, or a related field
• 2 years of relevant work experience in user research and usability testing
• Demonstrated communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex insights to non‑technical
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across teams and functions

Nice To Haves

• Experience conducting evaluative research for software or digital products using a variety of methods, and interpreting findings through the lens of UX, HCI, and social science
• Experience conducting generative research projects, from defining key research questions and participant screeners through actionable findings and concept‑generation workshops with cross‑functional teams
• Experience with qualitative research analysis and synthesis methods such as affinity mapping and thematic analysis, with an emphasis on evidence‑based insights
• Ability to translate research findings into actionable insights by collaborating with cross‑functional teams to identify recommendations, priorities, and design direction
• Experience collaborating with product managers, designers, engineers, sales, support, and other partners
• Experience moderating workshops and facilitating user research and evaluation sessions
• Experience working with external research vendors
• Experience with project planning, scoping, and execution in a phase‑gate and/or agile environment

Responsibilities

• Work cross‑functionally across design, product management, engineering, and marketing to understand gaps and needs, and plan and execute user research that generates useful insights
• Develop an informed view of our customers and end users and their experiences
• Help our product design, engineering and business teams explore new opportunities, evaluate current products, and further unlock the potential of our existing software and app-based experiences
• Organize and execute research projects using a variety of lab‑based and field research methods, with an emphasis on evaluative studies such as usability tests, concept validation, and iterative product assessments
• Facilitate workshops and moderate user research / evaluation, particularly hands‑on testing of software and app prototypes
• Create, maintain, and update tools that leverage insights (personas, experience maps, service design blueprints, and similar) for use in product and design discussions
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to turn research and testing findings into clear, actionable insights
• Execute toward a holistic end-to-end user experience approach that extends beyond the product and software use

Benefits

• Opportunity to directly impact products and user experiences sold to millions of homes worldwide
• Play a key role in driving a world where people are healthy, happy, safe, and secure
• Collaborate with high-performing, cross-functional teams in an intellectually stimulating environment
• Gain broad, hands-on experience across product development, design, 3D printing, engineering, and manufacturing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed