Design Researcher
- Location: Toronto, ON – Hybrid (4 days on-site is a must—flex on picking the one day from home)
- Contract Length: 12 months
We at Raise are hiring a Design Researcher for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand. We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with 3 squads of designers on the online team.
- Help the team identify and define client needs via multiple research methods and tools.
- Analyze the competitive landscape, to identify business opportunities
- Facilitate workshops at various parts of the design process
- Work with the product team to map product strategy to client needs
- Propose and participate in user testing of designs
- Present their work to the wider team
- Take and give feedback frequently.
Must-have skills :
- Minimum 5–6 years of experience in strong Agile methodology.
- Fluent in English, written and verbal – required.
- Positive attitude and team-oriented mindset
- Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and people skills.
- Research background with strong academic and theoretical foundation.
- Expérience using user testing software or platforms to conduct and analyze user testing sessions.
- Ability to clearly articulate the client and the business problem, and to craft questions based on our blind spots
- An understanding of what research and testing methods are appropriate for which types of questions.
- An ability to evaluate the competitive landscape to identify opportunities
- Ability to identify what we need to research, test and measure in production, and what the metrics mean
Nice to have skills:
- Financial basics like how revolving credit works.
- Fluent in French, written and verbal – nice to have, not required.
Looking for meaningful work? We can help!
Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.
We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.
We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer, and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/
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