Hey Reader,
I hope you’re doing well.
I’ve been seeing more roles start to open up again across UXR, and I wanted to bring you this month’s roundup.
As always, every role here comes from teams I trust or was shared directly through my network, so you’re looking at real opportunities that are actively hiring right now.
As you go through this, I want you to look at it a little differently. Not just as a list of jobs to apply to, but as a way to understand what teams are actually looking for right now.
Because the patterns across these roles will tell you a lot about how to position yourself moving forward.
Here’s this month’s lineup:👇🏽
🌱 Early Career (Entry-Level/Junior Roles):
- Research Intern, Office of the Chief Scientific Officer at Microsoft
- UX Researcher, Quantitative Analysis at Roku
- User Researcher, Growth at Notion
- UX Research Operations Specialist, Product Development at Docusign
If you’re early in your career, it’s easy to get caught up in trying to meet every requirement. But what these roles are really looking for is potential.
Pay attention to how they talk about learning, collaboration, and contribution.
Then ask yourself: Can I clearly show how I’ve supported a project or team, even if it wasn’t a formal UXR role?
That’s what helps you stand out here.
🎯 Mid to Senior Level Roles:
- Staff UX Quantitative Researcher, Search at Google
- UX Researcher, Vehicle Experience at Zoox
- Researcher, Core Product Strategy at Figma
- Staff UX Researcher at SoFi
This is where expectations start to shift. It’s not just about doing good research anymore. It’s about showing how your work drives decisions.
As you review these roles, look for how teams talk about:
Influence, Impact and Cross-functional partnership
Then reflect on your own experience. If someone asked you, “What changed because of your research?”
Would your answer feel clear and specific?
That’s the gap most people need to close at this level.
💼 Senior+ & Leadership:
- Design Research Lead at IDEO
- Sr. UX Researcher at Rakuten
- Sr. UX Researcher at Fivetran
- Sr. UX Researcher, Frame.io at Adobe
- Sr. UX/Product Researcher, User Lifecycle at Strava
At this level, teams are hiring for how you think. Not just your ability to execute, but your ability to guide.
They’re looking for researchers who can:
• Define problems
• Influence direction
• Connect research to business outcomes
As you go through these roles, pay attention to how often strategy and leadership show up in the language. That’s the bar.
If you’re actively job searching, I hope this gives you some strong leads to explore. And if you’re not applying right now, use this as a check-in point.
Look at what’s coming up across these roles.
Notice what’s consistent. That’s your signal for where to focus next.
Because the goal isn’t to rush when the right opportunity shows up. It’s to already be ready for it.
No matter where you are in your journey, I’m rooting for you. 💛
All the best,
Eniola Abioye
UXR Career Coach & Founder, UX Outloud
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👀 PS: If you’ve been looking at roles like these and thinking, “I’m not sure how to position myself for this level yet,” I can help with that.
I have a few spots open for 1:1 coaching.
If you want support refining your resume, strengthening your story, and preparing for interviews, just reply to this email.
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