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SeniorFull-timeData ScienceGitAI
Salary Range
$93,925 - $127,075 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Design Researcher to join our User Science team at Canonical. This role focuses on expanding beyond traditional UX research to integrate user needs end-to-end in development processes and quality standards across the company.
Key Responsibilities
- →Conducting user research: Developing user insights in diverse formats, identifying and championing user needs across product areas.
- →Sharing findings concisely and skillfully: Supporting different teams with well-matched research presentations and clear documentation systems.
- →Promoting and shaping a data-informed culture: Working closely with process, product, and engineering teams to integrate user research into existing decision-making flows.
- →Building research scalability and interoperability: Owning research ops infrastructure, making key methodologies more accessible, actionable, and repeatable.
- →Fostering a learning culture: Contributing to the evolving definition of User Science through user-centered training, resource development, and outreach.
Requirements
- ✓Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- ✓Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field such as Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Engineering or similar
- ✓Deep research expertise: Proficiency in both qualitative and quantitative user research methodologies
- ✓Strong technical curiosity: Alignment with and interest in open-source culture
- ✓Proficiency in visual design and/or information design
- ✓A talent for storytelling and collaboration
- ✓A knack for turning chaos into clarity: Meticulous organization and archivist skills
- ✓Portfolio: A robust portfolio showcasing a range of user research and/or design projects
Benefits
- ★Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
- ★Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
- ★Annual compensation review
- ★Recognition rewards
- ★Annual holiday leave
- ★Parental Leave
- ★Employee Assistance Programme
- ★Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’
- ★Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
