About Target: 

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here

Target UX is a group of design, content, research, and accessibility practitioners and experts, with a passion for improving and innovating our digital experiences for Target’s guests, team members, and partners. Here, we pride ourselves on designing tangible, inspiring, and impactful solutions that serve all aspects of our business– and being a part of the team means you will play a critical role for Target’s digital experience by increasing ease, simplicity, value, and delight for every touchpoint. 

About therole

As a SeniorUXResearchersupportingourMerchandising Toolsexperience,you’llbe at the forefront of evolving Target’s digital experience supporting ourbuyers,plannersand merchandising teams; shaping it with ease,simplicityand growth for businesses to sell their products with Target. You will evolve how we understand ourmerchandising team’sexperience, needs, and pain points with a focus on the end-to-end experience. You will influence the product development process for our digitalmerchandisingtools,working with the cross-functional team toensureour experiences align with team member needs, businessobjectives, and technological feasibility.

The SeniorUXResearcherisresponsibleforplanning, executing, and synthesizing research to create actionable insights for cross functional product development teams You will translate researchdatainto powerful stories that help shapeTarget’s productsThis role is a key partner to several functions in the digital group including product managers, UX product designers, engineers, data scientists, content designers, accessibility consultants, and merchandisers.

Responsibilities:

• Use your skills, experience, and talents toleadresearchin theVendor Managementspace as you conduct and synthesize research projects,such as:in person moderated testing, remote moderated & unmoderated testing, surveys, heuristic reviews, benchmark studies, concept testing, online & in-store intercepts

• Utilizeboth quantitative and qualitative research methods and know when to use one or the other

• Support Lead Researchers with research requests;from scoping initiatives, executing testing needs,and synthesizing findings

• Support product teams (product managers, product designers, engineering) throughout the research project life cycle – recommending appropriatemethodology, scoping, and coordinating the entire process,facilitatingin-field research and post-research synthesis through analysis

• Assistthe broader Product Research team in keeping our ongoing research library up-to-date and comprehensive

About you: 

• 4+years experienceas a product researcher with a strong portfolioshowcasingsuccessful case studies

• Preferred 4-year degree in Anthropology, Social Science, Design Research, Psychology, Human Factors, HCI, or related field.

• Experience in UX Research methods, including remote moderated & unmoderated testing, online & in-context (store) intercepts

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;demonstratedability to effectively communicate complex concepts to cross functional partners

• Genuine curiosity about people and experiences

• Exceptionalinterpersonal and communication skills; comfortable speaking to a diverse group of people and leading conversations to discover research insights

• Astrong ability to tell compelling stories from data

• Comfortable with ambiguityand the ability to prioritize;demonstratedability to manage multiple projects (both small and large) and adjust to changing priorities

• Strong project management skills – experience managing multiple projects at various stages in the product design life cycle

• Experience running, recruiting, moderating and analysis of online panels and thinking strategically about their application

• Proficient inPowerpoint, Outlook,Wordand other MS Office software
  

This position willoperateas a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performedboth onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.