Principal Researcher, Research & Insights

Chicago, IL, United States

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Job Category

User Experience Job Details

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Role Description

We are seeking a Principal User Researcher for Marketing Cloud who can distill complex problems into insights that inform product, design, development and business decisions. You seek out and triangulate data from diverse sources. You pursue new research methods to get at the heart of the issue, and you have expertise with the ‘tried and true’ ones. You always put the customers' needs first and are unwavering in your desire to provide the best experiences for users. You eagerly use new research methodologies to understand users and problem spaces, dig deep to uncover and synthesize insights, and build narratives to frame complex problems. You’re passionate about technology and even more passionate about people.

Your Impact

Provide strategic and tactical insights to advise product adoption work for our Marketing Cloud Research & Insights team.

Own and manage evaluative research processes, e.g., concept evaluation and design testing, across the Marketing Cloud business and provide insights that help make Marketing products easier for our customers to use.

Work with partners, including key executives, to create compelling narratives for how we can make Marketing Cloud products easier to use and adopt.

Partner and closely with a wide range of product, design, marketing, and engineering teams across Marketing Cloud to drive research impact.

Minimum Requirements

Must have 10+ years of experience conducting research in user experience, product design, or technology contexts

Expert understanding of research methods (qualitative and quantitative) and standard processes, and familiarity with a broad range of user research tools

Proven track record influencing product direction and strategy with actionable insights

Ability to plan, design, implement and communicate both strategic and tactical research engagements

Proactively partner with senior management across cross-functional teams, including product, design, engineering, customer success, and solution architects to identify and advocate for product strategy rooted in data and customer insights

Synthesize research findings into actionable insights, crafting narratives to frame problems and highlight the business value of recommended solutions

Socialize insights with cross-functional partners to influence their decision-making

Experience with AI, business software, solutions, technology

Familiarity with basic statistical methods and concepts

Excellent project management, communication, storytelling, and presentation skills

Bonus: Previous research experience in technology or SaaS domains

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