Product Design Researcher

• Execute research. Design, plan and conduct face-to-face engagements using human-centered principles to uncover latent needs.
• Analyze findings. Lead the processing of research materials, synthesis of insights, preparation and communication of research reports.
• Explore new processes and frameworks. Seek and create new methods that enable the discovery of latent needs, including development of best practices.
• Craft compelling stories. Collaborate with colleagues and outside partners to translate insights into provoking stories and potent strategies for innovative products and services.
• Employ a flexible mindset.
• Work on multiple parallel projects, in various roles, in a non-hierarchical fast paced environment.
• Be willing to try, fail and adapt in a quick cycle.

• An experienced professional possessing an inquisitive nature and the self-confidence to experiment in approach and method to explore and uncover people’s latent needs.
• Seasoned research expert with 5+ years of practical work experience in the field of design research or human-centered research.
• Project Management experience including directing external agencies and translating project objectives into requirements and tasks for those agencies.
• Ability to see the big picture and balance that vision with a detail-oriented, organized delivery-oriented approach.
• Experience working in a variety of industries preferred

Originally posted on Himalayas