Principal UX Researcher

The role

You will lead research across multiple product areas by partnering with product, engineering, and design leads. You will scope strategic projects using qualitative and quantitative approaches and mentor a growing team of researchers.

What you will do

• Lead research across multiple product areas
• Partner with product owners, engineering, design leads, and business counterparts
• Scope and complete strategic projects from early concepts through post-release measurement
• Lead and mentor a growing team of researchers
• Gather insights using client relationships, business partners, vendors, and secondary research
• Build relationships and collaborate with the business team
• Conduct research with clients to understand needs and end-to-end journeys
• Influence and inform product process by defining metrics and generating ideas
• Communicate and share research insights to the larger organization
• Drive building out research infrastructure and operations

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of experience as a user researcher at a technology company
• Leadership skills to drive research programs to strategic impact using mixed method research approaches
• Ability to synthesize data from multiple sources to surface valuable and feasible insights
• Expertise in championing research and data-informed decisions across an organization
• Comfortable working independently on complex or ambiguous problems
• Natural storyteller able to deliver findings to stakeholders and executives
• Passionate about research and staying up to date with trends, best practices, technologies, and tools

Nice to have

• Research experience in B2B and advertising tech

About the company

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising. Its technology helps advertisers reach audiences across the open internet.