UX Researcher (Enterprise Research)
Job Description
Overview
We are not just offering a job but a meaningful career! Come join our passionate team!
As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. State Farm embraces diversity and inclusion to ensure a workforce that is engaged, builds on the strengths and talents of all associates, and creates a Good Neighbor culture.
We offer competitive benefits and pay with the potential for an annual financial award based on both individual and enterprise performance. Our employees have an opportunity to participate in volunteer events within the community and engage in a learning culture. We offer programs to assist with tuition reimbursement, professional designations, employee development, wellness initiatives, and more!
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Location(s): Dunwoody, GA; or Bloomington, IL
**Qualified candidates may be considered for 100% remote work arrangement**
Responsibilities
State Farm Insurance is seeking a User Experience Researcher to join a team of existing User Experience (UX) professionals. In this role you will be responsible for designing and conducting user research for a wide range of software and non-software products. User research areas include customer usage of Statefarm.com® and mobile apps, as well as business tools used by our sales force and employees for the purpose of selling and maintaining insurance and financial services products. In addition, you could be asked to evaluate and provide input into Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems, business processes, and hardware and software purchase decisions. You will collaborate with other UX practitioners, software developers, and business leaders across the organization. This position is currently working in a Hybrid model with some WFH included.
- Works under moderate direction on projects of moderate scope and impact
- Handles routine requests/projects and contributes to the resolution of more complex user experience/business/research issues and studies
- Communicates results to project teams and develops or provides input on communications to leadership
- Applies foundational knowledge of Human Factors/UCD/UX research concepts and techniques to a broad range of products and processes
- Prepares and manipulates data for use in user experience analyses
- Serves as an advocate for State Farm product customers and associates, particularly with respect to the user experience
- Conducts user-centered research (e.g., ethnography, concept testing, marketing research, user and task analysis, conceptual design, iterative usability testing, and assessment usability testing) to guide the design, selection, and refinement of products and processes throughout the product development lifecycle
- Communicates the benefits of customer and associate research to the Enterprise
- Establishes and maintains relationships with business areas to align strategic goals, strategy, and tactical plans
- Conducts novel research on customer and associate experience topics
Qualifications
We Are Looking for Candidates With
- An advanced degree in User Experience Research, Human Factors, HCI, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, or a related field.
- Ideal candidates should have excellent research skills including the ability to analyze large and small sample quantitative and qualitative data sets.
- Proficient in client-facing presentations and communications.
- Experience supporting UX in a large corporate environment is a plus.
What’s in it for You?
- Competitive Benefits, Pay and Bonus Potential: Who doesn’t want money, right?
- Volunteer opportunities: Get involved and give back to the community!
- Tuition Reimbursement: We support opportunities for you to learn and grow!
- A Learning Culture: Mentoring, Professional Designations, Employee Development, and more!
- 401k Savings Plan
- Dress Code: We trust our employees to dress for their day. That's right, we trust you...
- We embrace Diversity and Inclusion: We are one team and it is simply the right thing to do!
- Learn more about our benefits at State Farm Careers!
What You Can Expect
Next Steps: Competitive candidates may be invited to participate in the interview process. This is where the excitement begins!
*****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity*****