Microsoft Senior UX Researcher - Azure Data 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

273287385

​​Within Azure Data, the messaging and real-time analytics team provides comprehensive solutions and a robust platform that enables users to ingest high granularity signals (real-time & observability) and complex data, converting those into a competitive advantage in real-time for both end users and modern applications.  ​

​​​​As the Senior UX Researcher for the UX Research team you will be responsible for becoming an expert in the motivations, workflows, and habits of data professionals and bring that expertise to the strategy, design, and growth of Real-Time Analytics. Our UX Research team takes a multi-methods approach combining expertise and creativity with both quantitative and qualitative methods with big data analysis to identify emerging patterns and usage, and uncover user insights, unarticulated needs, and new product/service priorities. Our approach to product experience optimization is important, ongoing, and rigorous.

Required/Minimum Qualification

• Advanced degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Computer Science, Information Science, Behavioral Science, Social Sciences, or related technical field AND 5+ year(s) User Experience Research experience

  Preferred/Additional Qualifications

  • Ability to learn complex technologies and understanding the needs of technical users.
  • Excellent communication and project management skills.
  • Experience conducting research globally and working with global stakeholders.

• Other Requirements

  Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check:

  • This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

• ​Collaborate with a high-performing UX Research team withexpertisein all types of research including qualitative, survey, usability, metrics, plus partnering with big data experts for analyses of behavioral data.
• Foster relationships with PM and design teams throughout the Azure Data Organization so youstay close to our cross functional partners and their challenges.
• Conduct a mixture of qualitative and quantitative research activities to inform product design, including but not limited to ethnographic explorations, usabilitystudies, heuristic evaluations, interviews, contextual inquiry, surveys, user journey maps, benchmarks or any method that answers the mostimportant research questions.
• Createinsightsyntheses and connect these to product leaders throughstories and other creative means to incite product growth directions.
• Snap to organization-wide priorities and success criteria to design and execute a research program that meets the organization’s needs.​

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