User Experience Researcher - Senior Associate Job at JPMorgan Chase in Plano

Bring your industry trends and knowledge to our team and shape exceptional user experiences through cutting-edge research, influencing product design and functionality. As an Experience Research Senior Associate in the Affluent Consumer Credit Cards team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping user experiences across our products and services. Leveraging advanced proficiency in research methods, analysis, and both quantitative and qualitative techniques, you will identify customer needs and translate them into actionable insights and recommendations. You will act as a core contributor to aid in developing research studies that answer user needs. Your work will directly impact the design, architecture, and functionality of our offerings, collaborating with cross-functional teams to contribute to discussions on design and research, and leading the decision on which methods best suit key design questions. In this role, you will help to define and shape our understanding of our customers. You will guide your cross-functional teams to be customer-centric, applying research insights to guide business decisions, reduce risks, and improve outcomes. Your work will contribute to foundational customer understanding, product changes, digital customer experiences, and more. Job Responsibilities Conduct and execute research studies using advanced research methods, such as surveys, interviews, ethnography, and quantitative and qualitative techniques, to gather customer insights. Analyze and interpret data, identify patterns and trends, and provide actionable recommendations to inform user experience design decisions and facilitate improvements in customer satisfaction and engagement. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the integration of user insights into product development processes based on research findings. Contribute to the creation and refinement of experience research strategies and connect craft work to business goals and success metrics, taking into consideration downstream implications. Stay current with industry trends and incorporate knowledge into team insights. Balance short-and-long-term objectives in research studies, i.e., evaluating product designs to meet delivery timing while uncovering unmet needs for future opportunities. Bring a spirit of collaboration and innovation, working with team members to proactively identify new ideas, gaps in understanding, and opportunities for further investigation. Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills 3+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in generative and evaluative user experience research, employing advanced research methods and techniques. Demonstrated proficiency in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, including survey and interview design, ethnography, and data analysis. Advanced knowledge of user experience design principles and practices, with a focus on how ethnographic principles influence effective user experiences. Advanced understanding of current research methodologies, with the ability to review and understand how to apply current research practices to better inform experience designs. Comfortable and confident presenting work to peers and leaders. Prior experience collaborating within multi-disciplinary design teams (e.g., design, content, research, strategy), and cross-functional partners (e.g., product, data, engineering). Excellent project management and organization skills, with the ability to collaborate across diverse teams and work independently. Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills Knowledge of research tools including User Testing, Dscout, Maze, and prototyping tools like Figma. Understanding of qualitative and quantitative metrics and tactics for impact measurement. Comfort working in a highly matrixed organization, with the ability to pivot with changing requirements and direction. Interest or previous experience working in the financial services or fintech. #J-18808-Ljbffr