UX Researcher II - AMZ

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Employer:

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Position: UX Researcher II - AMZ
22666.4

Location:

Arlington, VA

• Own and drive end-to-end user and strategic research studies across multiple highly technical AWS product verticals.
• Design and execute strategic user research projects using qualitative (e.g., cognitive walkthroughs, ethnographic studies, and semi-structured interviews) and quantitative methods (e.g., large‑scale surveys, customer telemetry data, and A/B testing) to uncover actionable customer insights at scale that improve the end‑user experience.
• Identify the best research methods and questions to optimize research phases: defining objectives, target users, protocol development, data collection, analysis, and synthesis across the product development lifecycle with business goals, timelines, and resourcing in mind.
• Perform quick but thorough analysis to create actionable findings and communicate timely results and opportunities.
• Interpret behavioral interaction data to inform both UI/UX decisions and product feature updates.
• Provide diverse stakeholders in Product, Design, Engineering, and Data Science with insights into market opportunities and work backward from the customer to understand features, detailed functional requirements, and end‑user needs.
• Manage a queue of multiple simultaneous studies and projects—some led by you, others led by designers, PMs, engineers, and collaborators.
• Mentor and assist others in implementing portions of the end‑to‑end research process (e.g., forming objectives, observing sessions, analysis, reporting).
• Raise UX and research fluency throughout the organization and grow knowledge in additional strategic research areas (e.g., generative AI, pricing, brand trust).
• Travel to conduct in‑person customer research meetings or telecommute to connect with customers and stakeholders distributed across the United States.

• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Human‑Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Information Science, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in the job offered, applied user research, or a related occupation, with all aspects of the UX research lifecycle (study design, stakeholder involvement, planning, recruiting, moderation, analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, reporting, communication, visualization, and knowledge management).
• 3+ years of experience with core usability tools and platforms and research methods, including qualitative and quantitative, attitudinal and behavioral, and generative and evaluative techniques.
• 3+ years of experience managing and analyzing medium‑to‑large quantitative datasets using tools such as Excel or Tableau.
• 3+ years of experience synthesizing literature reviews in academia or market research.
• 3+ years of experience partnering with design, product, and/or engineering teams to identify user needs and research opportunities that improve the customer experience.
• 3+ years of experience communicating research insights to executive leadership or director level and above to drive impact.
• 2+ years of experience leading research for consumer‑facing digital products, web and mobile.
• 1+ year of experience providing research mentorship and guidance to fellow researchers, designers, product managers, and cross‑functional partners through office hours, workshops, or other facilitation.

• USA, VA, Arlington
• Corporate Operations

Hours per week: 40;

Schedule:

8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Standard U.S. Hours)

Salary Range: $130,100 – $176,000

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