Staff UX Researcher (100% Remote)

The Mom Project is excited to support Etsy with their search for a Staff UX Researcher to join their team on a contract basis. What's

? Etsy is looking for an experienced Staff UX Researcher to join our Inventory team as a leave coverage contractor . As a Staff UX Researcher on Etsy’s Product Research team, you will work in partnership with product managers, designers, engineers, and alongside other researchers and data scientists to deliver insights that will craft the future of human commerce on Etsy. You know how to conduct professional-quality user experience research and understand when to incorporate both qualitative and quantitative methods. You work well with others, and have proven instincts about when to hold the line on methodological rigor and when to adapt to the changing demands of a project. Most importantly, you approach your work with a genuine sense of curiosity and empathy, and you’re willing to challenge conventional wisdom to find the right answer! What’s this team like at Etsy? Etsy’s Inventory team supports the heart of our marketplace: our sellers. We create thoughtful tools that help them manage, share, and grow their one-of-a-kind shops. From simplifying listing workflows to helping sellers showcase their work beautifully, our mission is to make selling and buying on Etsy easier, more rewarding, and more joyful. You'll work on experiences addressing critical and complex marketplace challenges — ensuring that buyers can easily evaluate if an item is right for them, expressing and affirming Etsy's brand, powering search and recommendations algorithms with critical data, and more. What does the day-to-day look like? • Partner with team members to guide product development and refinement, drawing on expertise in user research and UX standards • Independently define project scope and apply appropriate methodologies to manage a research "portfolio" of foundational and evaluative insights • Conduct user research studies with Etsy buyers and sellers • Share tangible findings and prioritized recommendations on a regular basis, to encourage marketplace health and drive Etsy’s business goals • Manage additional tasks and

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