What You Will Do
Design and conduct qualitative studies, including field observations and interviews, remote and in-person usability studies for existing and future products
- Develop and execute quantitative studies to evaluate the impact of product changes and capture insights at scale
- Incorporate internal logs data and, when available, external data sources to provide a more complete understanding of critical issues
- Identify and explore new opportunities through creative research methods and co-design sessions to help define product roadmaps, vision, and strategy
- Synthesize and communicate research findings to advise business decisions
- Adapt and innovate research methods to meet product needs
- Deliver high-quality insights in a fast-paced work environment
- Contextualize use cases across products such as car rides, food delivery, and couriers
- Build insight across the organization to improve the products we build for our users and employees in cities all around the world
Basic Qualifications
- BA/BS degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology, Computer Science, Anthropology, Communications, Information Science, Sociology, or equivalent practical experience
- 2 + years of professional experience conducting user research
Preferred Qualifications
- MS or Ph.D. degree in HCI, Psychology, Human Factors, Computer Science, or a related field
- Track record of demonstrating excellent command of research questions and technical tools for the analysis of data, including statistical analysis and significance testing of quantitative data
- Previous experience driving research programs that have had a lasting impact on product and design decisions
- Familiarity with a programming language commonly used for data manipulation and computational statistics (such as Python, R, SPSS, Matlab, C++, Java or Go), and in SQL
- Previous experience conducting research in other global regions and working on products with global impact
- Previous experience identifying, onboarding, and leading external research, translation, transcription, and tools vendors
- Ability to travel within the United States and abroad
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$152,000 per year - USD$169,000 per year.
You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link .