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Job Category
User Experience
Job Details
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About the Role
Salesforce is looking for User Experience Researchers to join our Product Research and Insights team in Hyderabad & Bangalore, India. The ideal candidates will have extensive experience in carrying out generative/foundational research for enterprise SaaS and/or technology products. Expertise in Qualitative research will be key to succeed in this role. Candidates from B2B, Enterprise SAAS & IT industries are highly desired.
About the Team
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Automation and Integration Cloud - In this role you will work on our core products which include Flow Builder, Flow Orchestration, RPA and the entire suite of MuleSoft products. Engineering background is desired for this cloud. See the product and take a free demo here.
Desired experience
Lead Researcher: 9 - 15 years
*Grade/Level offered will depend upon the performance in the interviews.
About You
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You love working in a fast-paced, ever dynamic environment.
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You are enthused about leading product direction with your research insights and find cool new avenues to engage with the product team to infuse user-centric insights into product planning.
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You distill sophisticated problems into insights that inform design, development, and business decisions.
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You’re passionate about technology. You’re even more passionate about technology users and buyers.
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You have deep empathy for their everyday struggles and challenges.
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You always put their needs first, and you’re unwavering in your desire to provide the best experiences for users.
Responsibilities
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Scope and drive research projects that inform product strategy, design, and development, in collaboration with our cross-functional partners across the Automation and Integration space.
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Create relationships with stakeholders and demonstrate the skill to identify gaps in product thinking to recommend appropriate research.
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Conduct generative and evaluative research using a mixture of large-scale research methods (surveys, un-moderated testing, behavioral data analysis, etc.) and small-scale research methods (interviews, moderated concept testing, etc.)
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Synthesize research findings into insights and recommendations and work with collaborators to socialize these findings
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Partner fully with product owners, designers, engineers, competitive intelligence, and other researchers to provide the best possible experience for our users and customers
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Create narratives to frame problems and highlight the business value of potential solutions
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Be a strategic business partner to key executives, helping shape their long-term vision
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Work on fast-paced projects, requiring attention to detail and working within constrained timelines
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Willing and able to work across globally distributed teams
Required Experience / Skills
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For Senior Researcher, minimum 6 years of full time work experience conducting research in user experience, product design, or technology contexts for IT product based companies.
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For Lead Researcher, minimum 10 years of full time work experience conducting research in user experience, product design, or technology contexts for IT product based companies.
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Proven track record influencing user experience and/or product direction and strategy with actionable insights
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Ability to plan, design, complete and communicate both strategic and tactical research engagements
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Ability to structure and lead internal and external workshops or design studios and analyze the outcomes to provide insight for partners
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Expert understanding of research methods (qualitative and quantitative) and standard processes
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Experience working in cross-functional teams (e.g. product management, design, engineering)
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Comfortable with basic statistical methods and concepts, and experience working with behavioral signals data
Preferred but not required
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Previous research experience in enterprise iPaaS and/or automation technologies and services
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People management experience
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Experience leading research independently for entire products rather than features
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Flexible to work with global teams across varied timezones
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