Autodesk is looking for a Principal Experience Design Researcher to be based remotely in Canada's West Coast. In this role, you will shape critical decisions about what the Autodesk Construction Cloud builds and how, by developing a deep understanding and empathy for the construction industry. You will inform and influence product direction through rich insights about user behaviors and motivations, working closely with cross-functional stakeholders to scope, plan, and execute user research.
What You'll Do
- Create and execute research studies across multiple phases of product development, including both generative and evaluative research.
- Deliver research strategy that balances business and customer needs.
- Lead analysis and synthesis in ways that incorporate multiple data sources.
- Create compelling deliverables and artifacts that effectively communicate research insights.
- Work closely with product and design stakeholders in an agile environment.
- Socialize research best practices with cross-functional partners.
- Manage a research roadmap for your domain space, prioritizing research that minimizes product development risk.
What We're Looking For
- A proven record of impacting user experience through user research findings.
- Ability to produce exceptional user research deliverables expressed in a portfolio of your work.
- Advanced skills in user research methodologies like interviews, usability studies, contextual inquiry, and generative workshopping.
- Proficient with quantitative research skills like survey writing and data analysis.
- Strong facilitation skills to help teams navigate the end-to-end design and development process.
- Strong conceptual intuition: identifying the core concepts of a problem or opportunity, guiding teams to focus on what matters.
- Ability to effectively influence stakeholders at various levels of the organization, including senior directors.
- Excellent visual and oral storytelling skills.
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in user research and usability.
- Must be able to work PST hours.
Nice to Have
- Experience re-imagining and re-designing large, complex enterprise products.
- Experience with architecture, engineering, construction, or adjacent problem-spaces.
- Business and product acumen.
- Embraces learning and curiosity about Autodesk tools and markets.
Benefits & Compensation
- For Canada-BC based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $111,200 and $152,900.
Work Mode
This is a remote position for candidates located in Canada's West Coast region.
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