JPMorgan Senior Associate Researcher 

United States, Ohio, Columbus 

918766447

As an Experience Research Senior Associate in Design and Customer Experience, you will scope and craft research strategy, conduct research, and deliver actionable insights on complex initiatives related to our Firmwide Core Deposit Platform Product. You will work as part of multi-disciplinary teams—including Product Designers and Content Designers—committed to designing the future of banking. Your research will inform prioritization, planning, and design decisions, ensuring customer needs are at the center of our product development.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, content, and research team members to identify areas where user experience research can provide insight and impact; develop research roadmaps for core deposit platform offerings.
• Work cross-functionally with Product Managers, Data Analysts, and Engineers to inform prioritization, planning, and decisions.
• Lead the development and execution of research studies to gather insights on customer needs and preferences.
• Design, administer, and report on research studies, producing materials such as research agendas, discussion guides, and generative exercises.
• Analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative data, providing actionable and easy-to-understand recommendations for user experience design.
• Capture findings and recommendations in compelling reports, translating complex concepts into meaningful insights and visual frameworks.
• Support cross-functional Design Thinking exercises and contribute to product requirements, specifying desired outcomes.
• Present findings to team members and stakeholders from multi-disciplinary backgrounds and varying organizational levels.
• Incorporate business understanding into research framing, findings, and recommendations.
• Support UX leads in improving research methodologies and developing knowledge in additional UX disciplines.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant research or design discipline (e.g., Interaction Design, HCI, Anthropology, Cognitive Science), certification from a credible bootcamp, or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in generative and evaluative user experience research, using methods such as surveys, interviews, diary studies, remote research, and usability testing.
• Proven ability to analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative data to derive actionable insights and recommendations.
• Experience designing and implementing effective surveys and interviews with clear, unbiased, and relevant questions.
• Experience responding to changing research requirements.
• Prior experience collaborating within design teams and with cross-functional partners (Product Management, Data Analytics, Engineering).
• Strong communication skills and comfort presenting findings to multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Project planning and management skills.
• Understanding of Accessibility Guidelines and Inclusive Design practices.