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Senior UX Researcher, Core Pillars
$162K–$202K
New York, New York, USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- New York, New York, USA
New York, NY, United States
About the job
Build and lead a mixed-methods UX research program for Core Pillars, initially focused on Agent Console, to inform product strategy, design, implementation, and measurement.
What you'll do
- Own ongoing foundational, evaluative, and post-launch research across Core Pillars.
- Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to investigate consequential decisions using qualitative and quantitative evidence.
- Develop evidence-based recommendations, influence product decisions, and advance research practices with AI-assisted workflows and behavioral data.
What they ask for
- Deep qualitative research skills and ability to use product telemetry, surveys, and other quantitative evidence.
- Ability to independently own research from opportunity identification through execution, decision-making, and follow-through.
- Ability to connect research to product decisions and business outcomes, and assess results after implementation.
- Ability to learn complex technical domains and research effectively with enterprise and technical users.
Nice to have
- Experience researching AI products, developer tools, observability, infrastructure, or other complex B2B software.
Pay
$161,600–$202,000 USD yearly base salary
Tools
AI agents, product telemetry, surveys
AI focus
Research AI agents and use AI-assisted workflows in research, explaining how AI improves the speed, scale, quality, or impact of the work.
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