Drimva

Amazon

Principal UX Researcher, AWS Experience Analytics (EXA)

$181K–$245K

Seattle, WA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026

Location
Seattle, WA
Arlington, VA
Experience
12+ years conducting qualitative and quantitative research in a corporate setting.
Education
PhD in HCI, Social Science, or a related field.

About the job

Shapes AWS’s customer-journey research strategy, translating qualitative and quantitative signals into insights that inform product roadmaps and improve customer experiences at scale.

What you'll do

  • Define how AWS measures and interprets customer-journey health, and turn journey signals into actionable insights for service teams.
  • Lead alignment across engineering, science, and product teams; strengthen research quality and scalable methods, and mentor researchers.
  • Develop generative-AI prototypes and proof-of-concept tools to surface customer insights or scale research.

What they ask for

  • PhD in HCI, Social Science, or a related field.
  • 12+ years conducting qualitative and quantitative research in a corporate setting, with demonstrated cross-organizational impact.
  • Track record defining research strategy that influenced product direction across multiple teams or organizations.
  • Experience working with data scientists and engineers to develop models and metrics; mentoring researchers; and conducting B2B research at scale.

Nice to have

  • Experience building and scaling research practices, working with large-scale technology platforms, or researching agent-supported experiences.
  • Experience with customer journey analytics, metrics, behavioral segmentation, or experimentation; proficiency in Python, SQL, or equivalent tools.

Pay

181,100.00 - 245,000.00 USD annually (base salary); 181,100.00 - 245,000.00 USD annually (base salary)

Tools

Python, SQL

AI focus

Develop prototypes and proof-of-concept tools using generative AI to surface and communicate customer insights or scale research; the role addresses changing customer journeys involving agentic AI.

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