UX Researcher II at Microsoft

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Sep, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

UX Research, Human-Centered Design, Evaluative Research, Foundational Research, Collaboration, AI Skills, Growth Mindset, Problem Solving, Product Strategy, User Needs, Empathy, Data Science, Engineering, Product Management, Inclusive Culture, Professional Growth

Industry

Software Development

Description

Microsoft SharePoint is seeking a UX Researcher II who can drive human-centered strategy, help set product direction, and contribute directly to ongoing product development by integrating insights about human behaviors, attitudes, practices, and norms. In this role, you will leverage your skills in evaluative and foundational research to guide near and long-term product strategy. You will work closely with UX designers, product managers, engineering, data science, and engineering to ensure that we are addressing the most critical user needs and opportunities.    We are especially enthusiastic about candidates who are AI skilled and curious, want to learn, grow, and embody new ways of working. If you embrace growth mindset, have a record of accomplishment of delivering results, and you light up collaborating with other researchers, designers, product managers and engineers this is an awesome team to join.   The ideal candidate prioritizes customer needs while solving complex problems that empower our users to be more productive, efficient, and successful. Our diverse research team works on products like Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Viva, and Mesh, offering an environment for professional growth. This role is an opportunity to impact a wide audience as we as we innovate SharePoint for the era of AI and beyond, collaborating across Microsoft to address real customer challenges with empathy and expertise. We are part of the CxD organization which is a diverse team of UX Researchers, Designers, Producers, Content Writers, Creatives, and UX Engineers who partner closely across disciplines, such as Product Management, Data Science, Engineering, and Marketing. The CxD Research team is known for research excellence, collaboration, and our supportive culture. We have a proven track record of delivering strong business results with key metrics to track our successes and failures We are a high-performing team that challenges ourselves to live the Microsoft philosophies around inclusive culture and growth mindset. Local mentoring rings and communities allow us to learn from each other and grow. We focus on having inclusive interactions that foster productive dialog. We are dedicated to the work of creating a strong, inclusive, and transparent culture – a safe place to do our best work! Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

Drive human-centered strategy and help set product direction by integrating insights about human behaviors and attitudes. Collaborate with UX designers, product managers, and engineers to address critical user needs and opportunities.