Amazon
Quantitative Research Manager, GREF
Amazon, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Job ID: 2780211 | Amazon.com Services LLC
This is a unique opportunity to help shape the workplace experience for Amazonians around the world. The Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) organization is responsible for creating the spaces that inspire Amazonians to make history. The globally diverse team manages Amazon’s corporate offices in more than 60 countries. GREF provides real estate transactions expertise, business partnering, space and occupancy planning, design and construction, capital investment program management, facility maintenance, and operations all contributing to the employee experience and leveraging places and programs to enable culture to thrive at Amazon.
Within GREF, the Global Customer Insights team represents the voice of the Amazonian throughout the workplace journey. We surface insights that help GREF deliver a workplace experience that enables Amazonians to do their best work while at the office.
We are seeking an experienced quantitative user research professional to join our growing Global Customer Insights team. As a UX Research Manager in GREF, you will lead high-impact, large-scale research programs that directly impact business strategies, experience and program designs, and corporate communications campaigns. You will build and sustain programs for collecting, synthesizing, and communicating foundational insights across a variety of workplace dimensions. As a UX Researcher, you are a customer-obsessed leader who is deeply curious and constantly strives to ask better questions. You are adept at leveraging a range of research methods and deploying a variety of analytical approaches to understand the current state as well as uncover future customer needs and opportunities.
If you are passionate about developing and applying research methods to answer challenging questions, enjoy collaborating closely with highly skilled cross-functional partners, and like seeing your efforts translated into real world impact, we want you on our team.
Key job responsibilities
Lead and maintain the global Workplace Experience Sentiment (WES) program, developing and continuously refining program strategies and approaches to meet business needs and evolving ways of work. Own complex, high-impact research initiatives, including the project roadmap, the design and execution of the questionnaire, the synthesis and analyses of big data sets, and the socialization of resulting insights and opportunities. Guide a team of cross-functional partners on the execution of research programs and the delivery of results. Manage vendor relationships and research partners on large-scale, ad-hoc, and recurring quantitative research projects. Continuously evaluate and improve existing research programs to ensure consistent delivery of actionable and relevant insights. Inspire decision makers to take action based on research findings, helping them internalize opportunities to delight customers and continuously improve the workplace experience. Serve as a subject matter expert, responsible for coaching and mentoring teams and stakeholders on best practices in quantitative user research methods and techniques, as we continue to grow the Customer Insights capability within GREF. Present research findings and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels, from individual contributors to senior leadership. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
7+ years of quantitative research experience. Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Math, Psychology, Behavioral Economics, or 4+ years of quantitative field research experience. Deep experience in a range of research methods, including experience managing research tracking studies and global research. Experience communicating quantitative research methods and findings to non-quantitative researchers and stakeholders. A portfolio that illustrates how your research informed decision-making, showcasing deliverables, and your ability to extract actionable insights from quantitative data. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Ability to independently drive multiple concurrent projects in an agile environment. 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. Experience independently designing and running original research on a range of product types, including physical and digital products and services. Solid understanding of the innovation, design process and how research is appropriately integrated at each phase. Strategic, business-building approach to user research with a passion for translating data into bottom-line impact. Passion for understanding the latest learnings and innovations in behavioral science, research methods, and UX design and applying these to your work. Experience in the utilization of behavioral data and the design and analysis of A-B tests a plus. Advanced Excel knowledge and capabilities. Skilled in use of statistical analysis tools a plus (e.g., SPSS, R). Vendor management experience. Research agency experience a plus. MS or PhD in human computer interaction, human factors, psychology, sociology, anthropology, or related discipline. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Posted:
September 16, 2024 (Updated 2 days ago)
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Lead and maintain the global Workplace Experience Sentiment (WES) program, developing and continuously refining program strategies and approaches to meet business needs and evolving ways of work. Own complex, high-impact research initiatives, including the project roadmap, the design and execution of the questionnaire, the synthesis and analyses of big data sets, and the socialization of resulting insights and opportunities. Guide a team of cross-functional partners on the execution of research programs and the delivery of results. Manage vendor relationships and research partners on large-scale, ad-hoc, and recurring quantitative research projects. Continuously evaluate and improve existing research programs to ensure consistent delivery of actionable and relevant insights. Inspire decision makers to take action based on research findings, helping them internalize opportunities to delight customers and continuously improve the workplace experience. Serve as a subject matter expert, responsible for coaching and mentoring teams and stakeholders on best practices in quantitative user research methods and techniques, as we continue to grow the Customer Insights capability within GREF. Present research findings and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels, from individual contributors to senior leadership. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
7+ years of quantitative research experience. Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Math, Psychology, Behavioral Economics, or 4+ years of quantitative field research experience. Deep experience in a range of research methods, including experience managing research tracking studies and global research. Experience communicating quantitative research methods and findings to non-quantitative researchers and stakeholders. A portfolio that illustrates how your research informed decision-making, showcasing deliverables, and your ability to extract actionable insights from quantitative data. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Ability to independently drive multiple concurrent projects in an agile environment. 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. Experience independently designing and running original research on a range of product types, including physical and digital products and services. Solid understanding of the innovation, design process and how research is appropriately integrated at each phase. Strategic, business-building approach to user research with a passion for translating data into bottom-line impact. Passion for understanding the latest learnings and innovations in behavioral science, research methods, and UX design and applying these to your work. Experience in the utilization of behavioral data and the design and analysis of A-B tests a plus. Advanced Excel knowledge and capabilities. Skilled in use of statistical analysis tools a plus (e.g., SPSS, R). Vendor management experience. Research agency experience a plus. MS or PhD in human computer interaction, human factors, psychology, sociology, anthropology, or related discipline. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Posted:
September 16, 2024 (Updated 2 days ago)
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