Researcher, Senior Level

Job Description

We’re looking for an experienced researcher to help product teams prioritize strategic opportunities and ground design decisions in human needs. Figma is an exciting place to do research, because the teams have made it a priority to have a direct dialogue with their user communities from the very beginning. As Research at Figma grows into a formal function, we’re looking for researchers who can supercharge the user-centered orientation that already exists. This role is the second hire on the Research team, so there’s lots of room for your energy and creativity in pushing the boundaries of what research can be. We’re just getting started!

What You'll Do

• Synthesize existing knowledge from across the organization into knowns and unknowns
• Identify the right open questions and proactively plan your research roadmap
• Own research projects from study design and recruiting through socialization
• Use creative research approaches with the appropriate level of rigor for the need
• Deliver actionable findings and recommendations
• Develop organizational shared knowledge by helping the organization see connections across research studies
• Collaborate with Design, Product, and Engineering teams to prioritize opportunities and evaluate progress against goals
• Evangelize and educate on behalf of the research function

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years conducting user experience research in a fast-paced product development environment
• Experience conducting surveys, semi-structured interviews, contextual field visits, usability/concept testing either live or remote
• A strong portfolio of research deliverables(e.g. workshops, slides, reports, posters)
• Thoughtful approaches to collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders
• The ability to reflect and improve on your skills and approaches over time

Nice to Haves

• Designing and analyzing large-scale surveys
• Research operations (e.g. participant databases, insights repositories)
• Training others to do research
• Facilitating participatory design workshops
• Conducting research outside the US

About Figma Figma is the open design company founded in 2012 by Dylan Field and Evan Wallace. With our cloud-based screen design tool, teams achieve a shared understanding around design without worrying about syncing, exporting or installing software. Anyone involved in the product development process can share always up-to-date files with a link. That makes it easy to collaborate on the latest designs and prototypes and see their code attributes. Figma has simplified collaboration across the entire design process for thousands of companies like Microsoft, Slack and Uber and users, including designers, developers, product managers, marketers and others. To learn more and sign up for a free account visit www.figma.com . At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Apply for this job