Manager, User Research

TL;DR

Manager, User Research: Leading user research efforts to deeply understand modern work dynamics and inform product strategy, with an accent on translating raw insights into actionable product recommendations. Focus on exploring how teams plan and ship work in an AI-native world, turning ambiguous problem spaces into sharp, opinionated workflows.

Location: Based in our New York City office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Salary: $234,000 - $275,000

Company

hirify.global is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration, helping millions of teams worldwide achieve their most important goals faster.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end UXR roadmap, identifying and prioritizing research needs in partnership with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership.
• Lead foundational, generative, and evaluative research to ensure hirify.global is usable, desirable, and meets core user needs.
• Build and manage a Design Partner Group, including recruiting members, planning feedback sessions, and creating insights reports.
• Drive future-looking research to understand the evolving developer landscape, including AI-native workflows, and translate insights into strategic product recommendations.
• Partner with cross-functional teammates to inform pre- and post-launch strategy, synthesizing qualitative and quantitative learnings.
• Champion durable research frameworks as foundations for product thinking and innovation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience practicing UX Research for digital products, with 2+ years of experience managing or mentoring a team of researchers.
• Experience building a strategic talent engine and ensuring the team is an influential partner in the product-shaping process.
• Deep expertise in a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Comfortable navigating the transition from raw foundational insights to sharp, opinionated product strategy.
• Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation package including equity, sales incentive pay, and benefits.
• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits.
• Career coaching & support.
• Inclusive family building benefits.
• Long-term savings or retirement plans.
• In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences.