User Experience Researcher

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience  

Applicants must meet one of the following education and experience requirements:  

* 2+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree HCI, human factors or its equivalent 

Required Skills  

* 2+ years of experience working in UX/UI Design.  

* 2+ years of experience helping advance current UX/UI design best practices.  

* 2+ years planning and executing user research for software, web, or mobile experiences

Desired Skills  

* Demonstrated portfolio of work.  

* Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills; ability to organize and present information on screen and verbally with a team.  

* Experience with enterprise software preferred  

* Experience working with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization  

* Top-notch communication, including excellent writing, storytelling, and presentation skills  

* Analytics and/or data visualization experience a plus   

* Sense of humor and whimsy a definite plus!    

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.