Lead UX Researcher
Core
Define portfolio-level research strategies, lead multi-team research programs, and apply agentic AI to build repeatable insight systems for automotive product portfolios.
Role type
Senior IC Lead UX Researcher (Strategy & Operations)
Builds
Portfolio-level research roadmaps, scalable insight frameworks, and automated synthesis pipelines for automotive products.
Domain
Automotive / User Experience Research / AI-Driven Insight Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Portfolio research strategy, multi-team program leadership, ethnography, journey mapping, concept testing, insight framework architecture, AI/LLM tooling for synthesis, cross-functional facilitation, senior researcher mentorship, data-backed storytelling, product strategy alignment.
Preferred skills
Advanced degree (Master's/PhD), experience with agentic AI techniques, vendor selection for research tools.
Technologies
Miro, Mural, LLM tools, analytics platforms, experimentation tools.
Responsibilities
Define portfolio research strategies with measurable success criteria; lead multi-team, multimethod research programs; develop and supervise creation of personas, journey architectures, and ecosystem maps; apply agentic AI to build repeatable insight pipelines; partner with Research Ops on governance and tooling; mentor senior researchers; influence roadmaps with evidence-based insights.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic scope