Creative Circle

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Our client, a cloud storage company, is looking for a Staff Design Researcher to support their team through December 31, 2025, 40 hours/week, fully remote! The Ideal Staff Design Researcher Should Have • Minimum 10+ years of experience in UX Research, with a proven track record of driving product and strategic decisions at scale. • Deep fluency in a broad range of research qualitative and qualitative methodologies across the product lifecycle, from early generative to evaluative and longitudinal. • Demonstrated experience in shaping product vision, working across complex product ecosystems or B2B/enterprise environments. • Skilled at operating in 0->1 contexts, rapidly synthesizing ambiguity into clarity and direction. • Strong executive presence and storytelling ability, and able to influence through insight and empathy across diverse stakeholder groups. • Actively mentor peers, contribute to team rituals, hiring, and foster a collaborative research culture Preferred Qualifications • Advanced degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Psychology, or a related field. • Familiarity with emerging research practices (e.g., AI-integrated research, simulation testing, metrics-driven validation). • Experience building research functions or leading strategy in fast-scaling orgs or innovation labs. • Background in complex industries such as AI, knowledge management, SaaS platforms, or data systems. Responsibilities • Lead complex, multi-quarter research initiatives and programs that influence product and business strategy • Drive strategic thinking across product, design, and leadership teams, using research to shape vision, goals, and product architecture. • Identify foundational and emergent research opportunities that align with company priorities and fuel long-term innovation. • Own and evolve research practices, mentoring other researchers, championing methodological excellence, and elevating research quality across the org. • Deliver high-signal insights through rigorous triangulation across qual, quant, and behavioral data. • Proactively influence decision-making at the executive and cross-functional leadership levels through compelling synthesis and narrative craft. • Build enduring partnerships across product, design, engineering, sales, and marketing, fostering alignment and shared understanding. • Represent Research externally, contributing to thought leadership and helping attract and retain top research talent. Zone 1- Max Pay Rate: $109.33 New York City metro, San Francisco metro, Seattle metro Zone 2- Max Pay Rate: $93.81 Austin (TX) metro, California (outside SF metro), Chicago metro, Colorado, Connecticut (outside NYC metro) Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York (outside NYC metro), Oregon, Pennsylvania (outside NYC or DC metro), Washington DC metro Zone 3- Max Pay Rate: $80.19 Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois (outside Chicago metro), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (outside DC metro), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey (outside NYC metro), New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (outside Austin metro), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (outside DC metro), West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. Benefits Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service. Email Your Resume In Word To Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also: marie.hanan@jobalert.creativecircle.com • Please do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: linkedin : MH18-1877182 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered.*** Marie Hanan - Recruitment Manager For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States. This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 09/12/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed. Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. 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