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HireArt

Sr. UX Researcher

On site

Los altos, United states

Freelance

14-09-2025

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Skills

Statistical Analysis Research Literature review Needs Assessment Motivation benchmarking

Job Specifications

Expected compensation: 85.00 - 105.00 USD Per Hour

HireArt is helping TRI hire a Senior UX Researcher to join its team in building a much more intelligent vehicle that places humans at the center of a more evocative and safer driving experience.

In this role, you'll lead the effort to define user needs and use cases and evaluate prototypes at various levels of design fidelity, including with HMI HW installed in a vehicle.

We're looking for someone with a Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Human factors, or a related field, or equivalent experience. The ideal candidate has experience in mixed methods and is proficient in statistical analysis methods.

As a UX Researcher, You Will

Design and conduct user studies to gather insights to guide iterations of multimodal interaction designs and HMIs.
Propose and own the timeline of UX studies and work with the project owner, design team, engineering team, and TPM to ensure timely delivery of relevant insights to drive feature decisions.
Conduct a needs assessment of customers, including competitor benchmarking, literature review, contextual inquiries, vehicle ride-alongs, interviews, and questionnaires.
Work closely with the project owner and design team to prioritize use cases and features to meet customer needs.
Conduct usability studies at various levels of fidelity depending on HMI SW/HW maturity and modality (i.e., online studies, clickable/paper prototypes, bench HW setups, full vehicle HW).
Learn how to use all HMI SW/HW to independently execute user studies without significant technical support.
Recruit and compensate internal TRI participants and work with a recruiter to bring in external participants.
Work with and delegate tasks to a research assistant to aid in the preparation and execution of user studies.
Present quantitative and qualitative user study results and insights via written reports and presentations to stakeholders.

Requirements

Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Human factors, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Experience with mixed-methods approaches
Proficiency in statistical analysis methods
Proven ability to work both independently and with a diverse team including designers, researchers, engineers, and managers
Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly across different audiences
Have a high level of initiative and self-motivation, work without direct supervision

Desired Qualifications

Experience conducting UX research in industry
Familiarity with multimodal interaction systems
Familiarity conducting studies with HMIs deployed on complex hardware in the field
Familiarity working with AI systems

Benefits

PTO and paid holidays!
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Employer (HireArt) Subsidized healthcare benefits
Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
HireArt covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
401k package

Commitment: This is a full-time, 1-year contract position staffed via HireArt. This position will be onsite and available to candidates based in the Los Altos, CA area.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.

About the Company

HireArt is the first platform that gives companies all of the tools they need to manage their own contract workforces. Global employer of record, direct sourcing, vendor management, and freelancer compliance are all embedded into a single, unified contract workforce platform. Come and learn how HireArt has achieved an employee NPS of +75 and client NPS of +94, both the best in the industry. What makes HireArt different? - Employer of record (EOR) built with self-serve in mind - onboard new hires in minutes - Integrated Ven... Know more