Senior UX/ UI Researcher

Date Posted: 10/06/2026

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 508776

Industry: Manufacturing

Job Title: Senior UX/ UI Researcher

Job Location: Chicago, IL, USA, 60661

Work Model: Hybrid

Work Model Details: 3 days in office

Shift: M-F, 8am - 5pm

Employment Type: Temporary

FT/PT: Full-Time

Estimated Duration (In months): 13

Min Hourly Rate($): 70.00

Max Hourly Rate($): 72.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: FIGMA, Sketch, UX DESIGN

Experience Desired:
UI/UX Proficiency (8 yrs),
Adaptive Thinking (8 yrs),
Ability to organize and synthesize both stakeholder and user sentiment (8 yrs)

Required Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree

Job Description
Required Education

B.S. or higher in Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology, or other UX-related field - or substitute additional 2-3 years of experience.

8+ years of experience in UX Research and knowledge of user experience best practices desired, preferably within a corporate environment or B2B environment.

Technical Skills (Required):

8+ years of experience with a focus on:

Empathy - Methods of organization and synthesis of both stakeholder and user sentiment. How much is captured from opportunities to empathize, how it is used, and whether they listen with openness to learn.

Adaptive Thinking - Ability to quickly pivot with changing requirements and understandings of the product. Challenges seen as learning opportunities; works with others with openness to change, but also able to confidently make decisions of their own.

Thorough understanding of UI best practices, UI design, and essential graphic design theory.

Able to produce results independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.

Experience and proficiency in UI layout, spec, and prototyping tools.

Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines.

Portfolio demonstrating expertise and ability to articulate process.

Technical Skills (Desired):

Project management experience.

Outstanding communication, organization, time management, and interpersonal skills.

Exceptional data storytelling capability.

Key Responsibilities:

Translate research and test findings into actionable, prioritized recommendations for UI designs.

Clarify user, customer, and business needs and translate into concepts for compelling interactions and user experience.

Demonstrate understanding of research methodologies and experience facilitating research.

Integrate user research into product designs and design practices.

Communicate with designers on prototype requirements to test and iterate.

Document key goals, themes, elements, and behaviors that must be implemented by downstream UI teams.

Create shareable UX artifacts based on the team's research and activities (such as journey maps, storyboards, and user flows, etc.).

Document the overall UX strategy (UI, physical attributes, guiding principles, and more) that will be leveraged across all downstream partners.

Prioritize research needs/backlog based on product roadmap.

Benefits:
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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

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Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).