UX Researcher (Remote)

Who We Are

Having surpassed $200M ARR and continuing to grow rapidly, AuditBoard is the leading audit, risk, ESG, and InfoSec platform on the market. More than 50% of the Fortune 500, including 7 of the Fortune 10, leverage our award-winning technology to move their businesses forward with greater clarity and agility. And our customers love us: AuditBoard is top-rated on G2.com and Gartner Peer Insights.

At AuditBoard we inspire each other to innovate and are proud of what we are producing. We spend each day thinking of new ways to help our customers and contribute to the greater good of our company and our surrounding communities. We are all about assisting each other and breaking through barriers to create the most loved audit, risk, ESG, and InfoSec platform by our customers. This is how we have become one of the 500 fastest-growing tech companies in North America for the fifth year in a row as ranked by Deloitte!

Why This Role is Exciting

User experience is at the forefront of creating intuitive, innovative, and admired products that our customers love. Researching and understanding our users’ needs, behaviors, and personal goals is an integral part of AuditBoard's success in designing and developing industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them and for AuditBoard’s businesses. 

We are looking for a talented User Experience Researcher excited by the challenge of transforming the work of audit, risk, and compliance teams everywhere. This position demands a high output level in a fast-paced environment and offers growth opportunities in a fast-scaling business. In this role, you will bridge real-world business challenges with intuitive user experience. You’ll collaborate with product designers, product managers, and engineers to create functional, usable, and delightful products. You’ll explore user behaviors and motivations by conducting primary research using several methods. 

Responsibilities

• Work with key stakeholders, including designers, researchers, product managers, and engineers, to identify and develop research objectives, goals, timelines, and execution plans in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

• Define, plan, and conduct independent research on multiple aspects of products and experiences to drive actionable changes in AuditBoard's growth strategy.

• Collect and analyze user behavior through various research methodologies such as ethnographic research, behavioral research, focus groups, diary studies, user interviews, surveys, usability testing,  journey mapping, benchmark studies, A/B testing, etc. to aid in the formulation of insights that influence our product strategy/roadmap and improve our user experience across multiple products.

• Influence, coordinate, and partner closely with product design and product management to democratize and drive continuous product discovery and user research processes.

• Advocate research findings to diverse audiences through good-quality reports and presentations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Anthropology, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Human Factors, Psychology, Sociology, or a related field or equivalent practical experience

• At least one year of direct experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in market, product, customer, user experience, or academic research.

• Experience working embedded within product teams. Partnering and mentoring stakeholders, designers, PMs, and engineers. 

• Demonstrable research skills with a portfolio that showcases approaches and methodologies (portfolio required).

• Previous experience defining, planning, and executing research studies, including outlining objectives, goals, and timelines. 

• Solid understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during the product development process.

• Solid written and oral communication abilities. 

• Experience working with and presenting research results.

• Ability to work independently with limited supervision on research projects, including problem-solving and critical thinking.

• Some experience in researching applications for complex business environments and processes, particularly in the enterprise or data-intensive domain.

Perks*

• Launch a career at one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in North America!

• Live your best life (LYBL)! $200/mo for anything that enhances your life

• Remote and hybrid work options, plus lunch in the Cerritos office

• Comprehensive employee health coverage (all locations)

• 401K with match (US) or pension with match (UK)

• Competitive compensation & bonus program

• Flexible Vacation (US exempt & CA) or 25 days (UK)

• Time off for your birthday & volunteering

• Employee resource groups

• Opportunities for team and company-wide get-togethers!

*perks may vary based on eligibility/location

Please note that background checks are required. Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. This role may have access to highly sensitive data, including: employee data, customer data, company financials, and proprietary product information.

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