Senior User Experience Researcher

Salary: $120,000 - 160,000 per year Requirements:

• At least five years of related work experience
• An undergraduate degree, or an equivalent combination of training and experience in a creative or technical field
• Familiarity with user testing or Qualtrics/Medallia is preferred

• Provide usability services to business and IT teams working on mid-scale web and mobile application projects across multiple platforms, recommending suitable quantitative or qualitative research approaches
• Plan and conduct user research, usability studies, and heuristic evaluations, and review human factors research relevant to our business, technology, and processes
• Interview users and conduct contextual inquiries to understand their needs and gather feedback, maintaining privacy and conducting sessions professionally
• Analyze and present findings to design teams and mid-level decision makers, and recommend strategies for building business support
• Offer actionable guidance informed by target users and usability best practices, and explain the value of usability to project teams and crew members
• Identify usability opportunities, share findings and recommendations with project teams and leaders, and support adoption of key recommendations with guidance from senior user experience crew
• Help develop our usability principles and practices, and train and mentor junior staff in user experience research best practices
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned

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• Mobile
• Web

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We are collaborating with hackajob to connect exceptional professionals with this role at Vanguard. You will design and conduct complex user experience research to support interface design and recommend usability improvements. We are on a mission to improve clients long-term financial wellbeing, transform their lives through our products and services, and help our people and teams continue learning and developing. This role follows our hybrid work model, with three days onsite each week at our Malvern, Pennsylvania; Charlotte, North Carolina; or Scottsdale, Arizona office; fully remote work is not available. Our hybrid approach supports flexibility alongside in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven, collaborative culture helps deliver long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience. We are not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

last updated 42 week of 2026