Senior UX Research and Design Specialist

Senior UX Research and Design Specialist This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior UX Research and Design Specialist based in United States. This role sits at the intersection of UX research, product design, data visualization, and K-12

. You will lead end-to-end qualitative and quantitative research to understand the needs of teachers, instructional coaches, and school administrators. Your findings will directly shape intuitive, accessible, and production-oriented web experiences for

al data and assessment platforms.

combines research rigor with hands-on visual design, allowing you to transform insights into high-fidelity interfaces and interactive prototypes. You will work closely with product, engineering, and other cross-functional teams to connect educator needs with practical technology solutions. A strong understanding of classroom workflows, student data, and assessment practices will help you design experiences that are genuinely useful to educators. This is an opportunity to influence products used in

while advocating for users and improving how complex student data is understood and acted upon. Accountabilities: • Lead end-to-end qualitative and quantitative UX research, including focus groups, structured interviews, surveys, usability testing, and educator panels involving teachers, instructional coaches, and school administrators. • Conduct market and competitive research to identify industry trends, benchmark competing EdTech solutions, and uncover opportunities for product differentiation. • Develop systematic feedback and research loops that capture evolving user needs, measure changes in perception, and support long-term product adoption. • Plan and manage participant recruitment across diverse K-12 populations, including elementary, middle, and high school educators. • Translate research findings, user pain points, and behavioral data into high-fidelity web designs, screen flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes. • Collaborate closely with front-end designers and engineers, providing practical design specifications that align with technical and web-structure