Senior User Researcher (Hybrid)

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with safety. It’s the constant that empowers people to confidently move forward. It can fill a flight or sell out a stadium. It can care for a patient or graduate a class.

As a global leader in public safety and enterprise security, we create and connect the technologies that help to keep people safe where they live, learn, work and play. Our integrated technology ecosystem unifies critical communications, video security and access control, and command center software, enabling collaboration in more powerful ways.

At Motorola Solutions, we’re ushering in a new era in public safety and security. Bring your passion, potential and talents to a career that matters.

Department Overview

Want to design products that actually matter? Do you believe that the challenges facing public safety today can be solved by a thoughtful and holistic approach to user experience design? At Motorola Solutions, we help people be their best in moments that matter. We help firefighters see into burning buildings and police officers see around street corners. We are making schools, airports, hospitals and other public spaces safer by envisioning new technology for the future. The DESIGN & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE TEAM at MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS is seeking a Senior User Researcher who is passionate about the same things we are: Future-facing technology, tackling complex problems, and the power of Design to make a difference in the lives of an incredible Mission Critical user group including Police, Fire, Security, and EMS, as well as in business essential commercial markets. Come work with our award winning design team.
Job Description

Do you have a passion for really understanding why our users work as they do and how they get their jobs done? Do you want to uncover ways to make them safer and more effective in what can be challenging work environments? If so, you’ve come to the right place.

As a Senior User Researcher, you will be part of a community of researchers and designers tasked with overcoming complicated user challenges, transforming them into meaningful and critical experiences. You should already have a strong foundation in qualitative and quantitative research methods and a demonstrated ability to observe users and evaluate system performance across a range of roles, tasks and environmental conditions. You will work with a small, distributed and highly collaborative team to investigate user needs, behavior and workflows, and use research insights to help envision new design solutions that demonstrate sound physical, cognitive and social human factors practices.

***Must include portfolio, personal website, or work samples demonstrating user-centered research experience to be considered for the position***

Scope of responsibilities:

• Independently plan, create and execute research plans that leverage a range of exploratory and evaluative methods to help define innovative products, applications and services.

• Create test materials and rigorous test plans for the measurement of individual and team performance across a variety of public safety and commercial products and applications.

• Contribute to the development and implementation of design concepts, providing guidance on user interface design considerations, with emphasis on desktop and portal applications for complex network management and device configuration.

• Effectively communicate research insights through a variety of methods, from rich narrative through measurable design requirements, contributing to organizational knowledge and improving end user experiences.

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Demonstrated experience planning and executing short- and long-term research projects addressing complex user problems.

• Demonstrated written and verbal communications skills, including techniques to present research findings, and communication and persuasion through rich user stories.

• Prior experience with B2B user research on network management tools and other enterprise-grade applications is highly desired.

Soft Skills:

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, demonstrating strong empathy and a passion for understanding user needs.

• Ability to collaborate effectively and work with the full range of user experience design professions as well as product management and software development.

• A rich appreciation for culture and end user work practices should complement your strong knowledge base in research and design.

Technical Skills:

• Experience with design and prototyping tools such as Adobe CC or Figma, as well as user data analysis and testing tools are a plus.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelors degree and 5+ years of experience or Masters degree and 3+ years of experience

Vaccine Requirement

Motorola Solutions has implemented a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Motorola Solutions' customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Motorola Solutions and maintain compliance with these requirements.

Travel RequirementsUnder 10%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanYes

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave
• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.