London, UK
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As a UX researcher on WhatsApp, you’ll have the opportunity to partner directly with cross functional team members to conceive, build and launch brand new products. Research is paramount to WhatsApp Business team's success - formative research is needed to identify the right latent needs or problems in the world to tackle with product solutions, iterative design research is needed to mould early product ideas into testable prototypes, and creative evaluative research is needed to improve and prepare those products for market.
Work closely with product teams to identify research initiatives
Design hypotheses and lead studies that examine both user behaviour and attitudes
Generate actionable insights that both fuel ideation and evaluate product experiences
Conduct research using a wide variety of qualitative methods and a subset of quantitative methods, such as surveys
Communicate results and illustrate suggestions in compelling and creative ways
Act as a thought leader in the domain of research, while advocating for the people who could use our products
Work closely with cross-functional partners (product management, data science, analytics, business, design, engineering, etc.) to identify and prioritize knowledge gaps in our understanding of the WhatsApp Business experience and design research that uniquely contributes to solving for those knowledge gaps
Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in human behaviour related fields (Computer Science, HCI, Experimental Psychology, Sociology, Information Science, Political Science, etc.)
2+ years experience in applied product research
Ability to create a research plan including logical formulation of a research hypothesis.
Basic understanding of quantitative, behavioral analysis and statistical concepts
Ability to ask, as well as answer product and user experience related questions
Experience with a range of qualitative methods including but not limited to interviews, contextual inquiry, concept testing, and diary studies
Ability to handle complex information and adapt to a changing environment
Ability to communicate research results to cross-functional stakeholders with data storytelling, presentation slides, and storytelling
Research experience from emerging markets
Visual storytelling and design
Some knowledge of survey is useful
WhatsApp is trots om ’n Gelyke-werksgeleenthede-en-regstellende-aksie-werkgewer te wees. Ons diskrimineer nie op grond van ras, geloof, kleur, nasionale oorsprong, geslag (insluitend swangerskap, bevalling, reproduktiewe gesondheidbesluite, of verwante mediese toestande), seksuele oriëntasie, genderidentiteit, genderuitdrukking, ouderdom, status as ’n beskermde veteraan, status as ’n individu met ’n gebrek, genetiese inligting, politieke oortuiging of -aktiwiteit, of enige toepaslike wetlik beskermde eienskappe nie. Jy kan ons Gelyke-werksgeleenthede-kennisgewing hier bekyk. Ons oorweeg ook gekwalifiseerde aansoekers met kriminele geskiedenisse, in ooreenstemming met toepaslike federale, staat- en plaaslike wetgewing. Ons kan jou inligting gebruik om die veiligheid van Facebook, sy werknemers en ander te handhaaf soos vereis of toegelaat deur wetgewing. Jy kan Facebook se Betalingdeursigtigheidsbeleid enGelyke Werksgeleenthede is die Wet-kennisgewing bekyk deur op hul ooreenstemmende skakels te klik. WhatsApp neem ook deel aan die E-Verify -program in sekere liggings, soos vereis deur die wet.
In ons werwingsproses is WhatsApp daartoe verbind om redelike bystand aan kandidate met gebreke te verleen. As jy enige bystand benodig weens ’n gebrek, laat ons weet by accommodations-ext@fb.com .