UX Research Specialist (AI)

Location: Dearborn, Michigan, United States; hybrid with onsite work required four days per week

Company

hirify.global provides technology services and offers collaboration with clients and experts across emerging technologies.

What you will do

• Coordinate participant recruiting, scheduling, communications, consent, incentives, session preparation, recording, transcription, file organization, and study closeout.
• Review research evidence across tools and repositories, identify gaps, and communicate concise findings and implications.
• Support qualitative research sessions through preparation, note-taking, observation, probing, tagging, synthesis, and reporting.
• Manage assigned tasks and workstreams while communicating priorities, progress, capacity, blockers, and next steps.
• Organize insights into reusable guides, templates, checklists, prompts, repository entries, and process improvements.
• Explore AI-assisted tools and workflows, investigate APIs and Model Context Protocol options, and support surveys, structured data organization, and basic quantitative pattern identification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2–5 years of UX research experience.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, dependable follow-through, and clear, concise, proactive communication.
• Ability to review research evidence and summarize findings into actionable insights.
• Foundation in qualitative research execution, with an interest in developing moderation skills and research judgment.
• Familiarity with quantitative data collection and analysis, including surveys or structured data.
• Willingness and ability to learn research tools and workflows such as Dovetail, Figma, Miro, Excel, Teams transcripts, survey tools, and research repositories.
• Collaborative approach, ownership of assigned responsibilities, and willingness to support both visible and behind-the-scenes work.
• Technical aptitude or an IT, data science, or similar technical background, with an interest in AI integrations and emerging workflows.

Nice to have

• Experience with quantitative testing.
• Familiarity with AI integration methods, including APIs and MCP.
• Experience with UX research tools and research repositories.
• Interest in exploring, testing, and documenting new tools and workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment at 40 hours per week in a hybrid arrangement with four onsite days per week.
• Opportunities to collaborate with experts and clients and develop skills in emerging technologies.
• Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k) matching, life and disability insurance, professional development, and wellness programs.
• Inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunity and freedom from discrimination and harassment.