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full-timeSenior UX Researcher, Consumer Product
Reddit · Remote - United States
Reddit operates a vast network of online communities centered on shared interests and authentic user conversation. As a Senior UX Researcher for the Consumer Product team, you will be responsible for investigating the motivations, behaviors, and barriers that define how users discover and engage with content across the platform. Your day-to-day work will involve designing and executing both foundational and evaluative research, including usability studies, interviews, and diary studies. You will collaborate extensively with cross-functional partners in product, design, engineering, and data science to translate complex user insights into actionable product strategies. This role requires a researcher who can synthesize qualitative findings with quantitative behavioral data to influence high-impact product decisions. The position is well-suited for an experienced professional with a strong background in human-computer interaction or behavioral science who has a proven track record of driving product direction through rigorous research. You should be comfortable navigating ambiguous problem spaces and communicating findings effectively to leadership to help shape the future of the platform's consumer experience.
Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com . As a Senior UX Researcher, Consumer Product, you will lead research that helps shape Reddit’s core consumer experiences. You will study how people discover, consume, participate in, and contribute to communities across Reddit, uncovering the motivations, behaviors, barriers, and opportunities that influence meaningful engagement. In this role, you will partner closely with product, design, engineering, data science, and other cross-functional teams to identify user needs, inform product strategy, and guide high-impact product decisions. Your work will help teams better understand how people experience Reddit today and where there are opportunities to make the platform more useful, engaging, and welcoming. The ideal candidate is a senior product researcher with strong qualitative expertise, mixed-methods fluency, and a track record of influencing product direction in complex consumer product areas. You should be comfortable leading foundational and evaluative research, connecting insights to product and behavioral signals, and translating ambiguous user needs into clear, actionable recommendations. Responsibilities Lead high-impact foundational, generative, and evaluative research that informs strategy for Reddit’s consumer product experiences. Investigate user behaviors, motivations, and needs across key discovery, consumption, engagement, and contribution experiences. Design and execute rigorous qualitative research, including interviews, usability studies, concept testing, diary studies, and other methods appropriate to the product question. Integrate qualitative insights with quantitative signals, behavioral data, surveys, experimentation, and product metrics to develop a holistic understanding of user behavior. Partner closely with product, design, engineering, data science, and other cross-functional teams to shape roadmaps, identify opportunities, and influence product direction. Communicate research findings through clear narratives, actionable recommendations, and compelling storytelling tailored to cross-functional partners and leadership audiences. Proactively identify research opportunities across a broad product area and help teams connect user insights to product impact. Required Qualifications Master’s degree, Ph.D., or equivalent experience in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Behavioral Science, Sociology, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field. 6+ years of experience conducting consumer-focused UX research, preferably as an embedded researcher on a product team. Deep expertise in qualitative research methods and strong judgment about when to apply different methods across the product development lifecycle. Fluency with mixed-methods research, including the ability to connect qualitative insights with quantitative data, product metrics, survey findings, or experimentation results. Demonstrated experience influencing product strategy and driving product or user experience impact through research. Strong product sense, including comfort working with engagement metrics, experimentation, tradeoffs, and ambiguous product questions. Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to synthesize complex findings into clear recommendations for cross-functional and leadership audiences. Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and adapt as product and business needs evolve. Benefits: Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs 401k with Employer Match Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support Family Planning Support Gender-Affirming Care Mental Health & Coaching Benefits Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off Generous Paid Parental Leave Pay Transparency: This job posting may span more than one career level. In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/ . To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location,
| Role | Senior UX Researcher, Consumer Product |
|---|---|
| Company | |
| Location | Remote - United States |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-01 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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