# Principal UX Researcher

**Company**: Microsoft
**Location**: Mountain View
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: USD $163,000 – $296,400 per year
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: MSFT
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2283

**Apply**: https://microsoft.ai/job/principal-ux-researcher-2/
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_6e030602-8fe

## Description

## Summary

Microsoft are looking for a talented Principal UX Researcher at their Mountain View office. This role sits at the heart of strategic decision-making, turning market data into actionable insights for a company that's revolutionising the way people interact with technology. You'll work directly with leadership to shape the company's direction in the tech industry.

## About the Role

As a Principal UX Researcher, you will be responsible for understanding the behaviors, motivations, needs, and aspirations of our customers to create a differentiated advantage in our ability to build relevant and impactful experiences for people across the world. You will drive product strategy through rigorous programs of multi-stage research executed to the highest standards, balancing rigor with scrappiness and the ability to push with a fast-moving team. You will guide teams in creative new directions and help set ambitious goals that stand out from the crowd.

## Accountabilities

- Conduct in-depth market research across tech sectors, identifying emerging trends, competitive threats, and partnership opportunities that directly inform the company's quarterly strategic planning sessions

- Drive cross-team collaborations among all disciplines from early product stages to final implementations

## The Candidate we're looking for

**Experience:**

- Doctorate in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Communications, Information Science, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Behavioral Science, Social Sciences, or related field AND 5+ years User Experience Research experience

**Technical skills:**

- Strong mixed methods researcher comfortable in interviews and with deep data analysis

**Personal attributes:**

- Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling skills

## Benefits

- Competitive salary

- Comprehensive benefits package

- Opportunities for professional growth and development

- Collaborative and dynamic work environment

## Skills

### Required
- User Experience Research
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Human Factors Engineering
- Computer Science
- Technical Communications
- Information Science
- Information Architecture
- User Experience Design
- Behavioral Science
- Social Sciences

### Nice to have
- Mixed methods researcher
- Interviews
- Data analysis
- Communication
- Presentation
- Storytelling