Sr. Research Manager, Design Research

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across design research, ensuring alignment with hardware, product, and organizational priorities.
• Scale early-stage research initiatives, working closely with cross-functional leaders to identify opportunities for research and set expectations for mixed-methods research, ensuring research is positioned as a critical input to decision-making.
• Partner closely with Program Management and team members to intake research needs, assess tradeoffs, and guide prioritization and research direction.
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of senior researchers, fostering strong research craft, clear communication, and professional growth.
• Serve as a senior individual contributor on complex, high-impact research initiatives, particularly those adjacent to physical product and hardware development.
• Own relationships with external research vendors, including scoping projects, defining success criteria, and ensuring high-quality execution.
• Communicate research insights clearly and credibly to cross-functional partners and leadership, positioning research as a critical input to decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as human factors, design research, user experience research, design anthropology, psychology, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience conducting user research for physical products, ideally within hardware, health, or consumer product environments.
• 2+ years of people management experience, including coaching, feedback, and performance development.
• Strong mixed-methods research background, with demonstrated application of qualitative and quantitative approaches to real-world products.
• Experience working within or alongside hardware development lifecycles (not software-only).
• Experience managing or partnering with external research vendors, including project scoping and execution.
• Able to manage multiple workstreams, navigate ambiguity, and influence without direct authority across cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex insights to executive audiences.
• Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same high-quality standards as personal contributions.

Benefits

At WHOOP, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive base salary ranging from $120,000 - $160,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.
• Equity compensation to align employees with the long-term success of the company.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Annual paid time off.
• Employee assistance program.
• Generous parental leave.
• Discounted gym memberships.
• Company-sponsored wellness programs.
• Regular team-building activities.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Comprehensive employee resource groups.
• Access to mental health resources.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness center.
• Seasonal events and celebrations.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Community involvement programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work options.
• Parental leave.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development workshops.
• Peer mentoring programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness center.
• Seasonal events and celebrations.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Community involvement programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work options.
• Parental leave.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development workshops.
• Peer mentoring programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness center.
• Seasonal events and celebrations.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Community involvement programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work options.
• Parental leave.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development workshops.
• Peer mentoring programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness center.
• Seasonal events and celebrations.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Community involvement programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work options.
• Parental leave.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development workshops.
• Peer mentoring programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness center.
• Seasonal events and celebrations.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Community involvement programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work options.
• Parental leave.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development workshops.
• Peer mentoring programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness center.
• Seasonal events and celebrations.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Community involvement programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work options.
• Parental leave.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development workshops.
• Peer mentoring programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness center.
• Seasonal events and celebrations.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Community involvement programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work options.
• Parental leave.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development workshops.
• Peer mentoring programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness center.
• Seasonal events and celebrations.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Community involvement programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work options.
• Parental leave.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development workshops.
• Peer mentoring programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness center.
• Seasonal events and celebrations.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Community involvement programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work options.
• Parental leave.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development workshops.
• Peer mentoring programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness center.
• Seasonal events and celebrations.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Community involvement programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work options.
• Parental leave.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development workshops.
• Peer mentoring programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness center.
• Seasonal events and celebrations.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Community involvement programs.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work options.
• Parental leave.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development workshops.
• Peer mentoring programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Subsidized meals.
• Telemedicine services.
• On-site fitness