Lead UX Researcher

Course Hero is scaling. We aspire to be one of the most customer-centric companies in the world. To help us achieve this ambition, our Research and Design team is looking for a Lead User Experience Researcher who understands our users and develops meaningful insights, to ground our current products and inform the future. You’re a hands-on researcher with deep knowledge of human needs, motivations and behaviors. You have demonstrated solid skills to work collaboratively across teams, and a proven track record of success in driving user insights into improved user experience, including lasting products and services. You will collaborate on some of the most exciting and critical questions we have about our users, including our students, educators, and tutors.

Here are some ways you’ll make an impact:

• Partner with leadership in product management, design, marketing, analytics, and engineering to understand our users and define how our products can best meet their needs and solve their problems
• Help define and prioritize the user problems we need to solve, as well as conceptualize and evaluate the solutions by which we solve them
• Synthesize user insights established both inside and outside the research team, including collaboration with the customer support team, educator partnerships team, on-campus student team and research vendors
• Demonstrate qualitative and quantitative data to build thoughtful experiences that meet user, business and technological needs 

Are you our next Lead User Experience Researcher ?

• BA/BS degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Statistics, Psychology, Education, Information Science, Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of professional experience conducting and leading user research for products and services across web, mobile web and mobile apps
• Track record of driving measurable business results and customer value through thorough user research
• Experience delivering insights about end users into the product design and development process, both for the design of brand-new products and for the redesign of existing products
• Deep experience transforming ambiguous business opportunities and challenges into actionable user research questions, findings, and recommendations which help identify areas with the highest potential for impact
• Confidence with the full range of qualitative research methods, including selecting the most effective methods for a given product or business situation. Modify and refine established methods to solve real user problems.
• Experience with guiding teams who are iterating on products and services post-launch based on user data and insights
• Ability to communicate neutrally, empathically and comfortably with a broad range of people
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to develop and deliver concise and meaningful analyses and presentations

Bonus Points:

• Master or Ph.D. in a related field to UX Research
• Deep understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during various product phases
• Research expertise in survey design, experiment design, competitive benchmarking, trend analysis, log analysis, data analysis, data visualization

Benefits & Perks!

• Competitive salary, annual bonus, and RSUs
• Medical coverage, including full dental and vision
• Life and disability benefits
• 401(k) program (US)  / retirement savings plan (Canada) with company match
• One month paid sabbatical after 5 years at the company
• Education reimbursement
• Professional development workshops & industry conferences
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible work schedule
• Social responsibility program (volunteer time off and donation matching)
• Annual wellness stipend
• Monthly tech stipend
• Annual family planning stipend
• Monthly snack boxes delivered to your door
• Cell phone allowance

For positions in San Francisco, CA, and other locations where required, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Other locations: IL, MA, NJ.   Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. We strongly encourage you to apply if you're interested: we'd love to learn how you can amplify our team with your unique experience!   We are a virtual-first company and have employees dispersed throughout the United States and Canada. We have a market-based pay structure that varies by location. The base pay for this position is depende