[Sigia-l] Job: Director of User Research Irvine, CA

[Laura Hunter]

My client is a legend in their field.  They set the standard in the
automotive industry over 80 years ago and after creating their first web
site 10 years ago, they became and continue to be one of the most visited
web sites on the net.  Due to tremendous and continued growth, they are
seeking a new Director of User Research to be located in Irvine CA.  This is
an exciting new position and will be responsible for overseeing the creation
of their first usability lab!  

 

The Director of User Research is responsible for building and leading the
user research/usability practice. The Director of User Research will take an
active role in all user research activities across the site and products
including the planning, scoping, conducting of the research and the analysis
of findings. In addition, this person will be responsible for managing a
direct report, developing research service offerings and managing the
evolving user research lab.


Position Responsibilities:
- Building and leading the User Research/Usability practice, team and
service offerings
- Taking the leadership role in all user research/usability activities:
planning, scoping, conducting and analysis
- Running and maintaining the Usability Lab
- Conducting a variety of user research projects including: focus groups,
interviews, card sorting excises, usability testing, etc.
- Identify activities and deliverables necessary to execute user reach
projects on time and on budget
- Taking the leadership role in developing the user research portion of the
project plan
- Working with the rest of the User Experience and Design team in
understanding target audiences' needs, tasks, and goals and translating them
into creative concepts 
- Translating user needs into meaningful interactive experiences 
- Driving User Research thought leadership in the company

Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years of user research experience 
- At least 3 years of management experience
- College and/or advanced degree(s) in Computer Science, HCI, Cognitive
Science, Cognitive Psychology, Anthropology, Information Science or related
field 
- Expert understanding of the role of research in web design 
- Expert understanding of strengths and shortcomings of different research
methods, and when to use which 
- Must understand and evangelize the role of research in user-centered
design 
- Ability to use insights from user research to drive requirements 
- Experience mentoring and training practitioners in research methods 
- Deep understanding of all aspects of interactive design including
information architecture, graphic design, usability, and web technologies
- Demonstrated ability to develop big ideas, and execute flawlessly against
them in a highly collaborative environment 
- Demonstrated experience conducting user research and translating user
research into design decisions 
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills 
- High tolerance for ambiguity matched only by your desire to organize it

Interested parties will please submit a resume with accompanying work
samples to this email address.  

 

Thank you,

Laura

Laura Hunter

Vivid Resources

office-559-684-1070

cell-559-303-9018

fax-559-684-0820

laura.hunter at vividresources.com

www.vividresources.com

 

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