Design Researcher [AQ-11907]

About the role

Join a team that is not just building products, but defining the future of human-technology interaction. As a pivotal member of a dynamic design research team, your insights will directly influence the long-term strategic direction of innovative devices and services, shaping how people interact with technology for years to come.

Responsibilities

• Analyze primary qualitative and quantitative research data to generate clear, compelling insights, recommendations, or other durable frameworks.
• Craft visually compelling and persuasive presentations using Figma, other visual design programs, or AI platforms.
• Help socialize and activate research findings and their impact within the organization through presentations, workshops, working sessions, or creative artifacts (e.g., speculative concepts, design briefs).
• Collaborate with product and design partners to translate long-term insights and implications into near-term experiences and actions.
• Partner with research teams to learn from existing research and knowledge, identifying opportunities to extend the team’s work into new research questions or topics for product-line research roadmaps.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in the field of research, with a focus on early, generative design research that informs long-term business strategy, ideally within the digital products and services industry.
• Proven experience translating and creatively activating insights via design principles, strategic frameworks, scenarios, design provocations, and immersion workshops.
• Working knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods, with deep expertise in ethnographic, semiotic, co-design, and design research methods.
• Ability to travel internationally to conduct in-context, in-person research (e.g., home, workplace, office) as needed.
• A portfolio that illustrates how your research has informed strategic decision-making, with a focus on innovation initiatives.

Skills

• Excellent written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
• Strong design acumen and comfort working with AI and other design tools to create research outputs (e.g., Figma-based presentations, trend reports) and activation materials (e.g., scenarios, design prompt cards).
• Experience with emerging technologies (e.g., AI, XR) and multimodal device interaction (e.g., touch, voice, and mediated control).

Benefits

Eligible talent get access to amazing benefits including:

• Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans.
• Paid sick leave.
• Retirement plans with a match.
• Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.