Senior UX Researcher, Speechify

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Hotjar
Senior level
Remote in US
Speechify

AI text-to-speech reader

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Speechify

AI text-to-speech reader

101-200 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceProductivitySaaS

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided
Hotjar
Senior level
Remote in US

101-200 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceProductivitySaaS

Company mission

To empower users to listen to their emails, books, papers, and documents with ease.

Role

Who you are

  • This role requires deep expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Experience: 5+ years of UX research experience, preferably in a senior or lead role
  • Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, or related field
  • Portfolio: A portfolio demonstrating your research impact on product design and development
  • Research Expertise: Strong knowledge of a variety of UX research methodologies, tools, and techniques. Experience conducting both qualitative and quantitative research
  • Technical Skills: Familiarity with tools like UserTesting, Optimal Workshop, Lookback, Hotjar, or similar platforms. Ability to work with analytics tools and translate data into insights
  • Collaboration: Proven ability to work cross-functionally, with strong communication and presentation skills to convey complex findings to diverse audiences
  • Problem-Solving: Strong critical thinking skills, with a passion for solving complex problems through user-centered research
  • Attention to Detail: Ability to design, conduct, and analyze research with precision and attention to detail

Desirable

  • Leadership Experience: Previous experience leading a UX research team or mentoring junior team members
  • Global Research: Experience conducting research in global or cross-cultural contexts is a plus

What the job involves

  • The Senior UX Researcher will lead research initiatives, providing insights that will drive product and design decisions across multiple projects.
  • Lead UX Research Initiatives: Conduct, manage, and lead end-to-end UX research projects, from initial scoping and planning to executing studies and synthesizing findings
  • Develop Research Strategies: Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to create a research roadmap aligned with business goals and user needs
  • Conduct Research: Utilize a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods including user interviews, surveys, usability testing, contextual inquiries, ethnographic studies, and data analysis
  • Synthesize Findings: Translate research findings into actionable insights, presenting results in a clear and concise manner to stakeholders at all levels
  • Advocate for the User: Act as a user advocate within the company, promoting a user-centered design approach and ensuring that user experience is a key driver of product decisions
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, developers, and marketing teams to integrate research findings into product and design decisions
  • Mentor Junior Researchers: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior UX researchers and designers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and user-focused decision-making
  • Stay Current on UX Trends: Stay up-to-date with the latest UX research trends, tools, and methods, and introduce new approaches as appropriate
  • Measure and Track Impact: Collaborate with product and design teams to measure the impact of UX research on product and business outcomes

Our take

Speechify’s AI-powered app and browser extension makes it easy for users to to listen to emails, text documents, e-books, PDFs, online blogs and articles in a variety of voices, languages and speeds.

Text-to-speech technology has been fraught with performance issues for a long time, though in recent years this has begun to change for the better. Products like Amazon Polly, Linguatech Voice Reader, and Natural Reader have made real in-roads on this front. What may set Speechify apart, however, is the insight of founder Cliff Weitzman, who built the app to help people with dyslexia (which he himself has), ADHD, vision impairments and other learning difficulties.

The company’s future growth may depend largely on who it targets and how it does so. Thus far it’s been mostly branded as a learning assistant, lauded by parents, teachers and adult users with reading disabilities. This niche approach is interesting and offers a potentially large market in the education sector. However the technology also has mainstream appeal, with the potential to be branded as a productivity booster or multi-tasking assistant.

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Kirsty

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Insights

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-8% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Work from home opportunities

Leadership

Having studied at Brown University, Cliff founded YumPass, CellArmor, and BoardBrake before working as a Software Engineer at WeMap and StarterPack. In 2018, they founded Speechify in 2018, serving since as CEO.

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