UX Researcher

Overview:

• We’re looking to hire a UX Researcher to help in the development of our new, and rapidly evolving online tutoring platform. This is a chance to make an impact in a totally new space.
• The successful candidate has experience in defining problems, selecting the appropriate research methods, synthesizing insights, evaluating prototypes and assisting with the building and releasing of projects.

Your Impact:

• Help plan research so we can better understand our users and reveal new opportunities.
• Guide research activities to define current customer pain points and map ideal future experiences.
• Moderate workshops, in-person interviews, and remote sessions.
• Facilitate research through collection, analysis and producing insights to lead the team towards user outcomes.
• Prepare recommendations and deliver presentations to influence and guide key stakeholders to better understand

Who You Are:

• 1-3 years of UX research experience
• Passion for learning about people, their motivations, and their behaviours
• Experience in conducting qualitative research with various research methodologies
• Familiar with quantitative research methods, comfortable with metrics and A/B tests, able to synthesize quantitative data with qualitative user research
• Technically proficient with design research methods, techniques, and tools

Bonus Points For:

• Experience conducting research with children
• Experience conducting remote research
• Experience in education and/or gaming industriesExperience with customer service

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to build a career of value and witness first hand the impact Prodigy has as the most engaging math platform in the world!
• A culture of transparency, where team members are involved in important conversations
• No micromanaging here! We believe in our employees skills and abilities, we encourage you to bring new innovative ideas to your team
• Full health benefits from day one (1)  for you and your family, fully covered! Nothing is ever taken off your pay cheque 
• We are a profitable company, with eligibility to participate in stock options for all employees
• Late or early riser? We understand! We offer flexible working hours that allow you to schedule your 8 hour day with a bit more flexibility. We do have core office hours, to ensure team members can be present for important meetings and department needs. Our core office hours are 10:30am - 3:00pm


While we operate 100% remotely for the time being, our company culture and values remain at the core of everything we do. We are offering a number of remote-friendly activities such as:
• Virtual trivia 
• Zoom meditation, stretching, and fitness sessions
• Daily remote challenges via Slack 
• Virtual “Prodigy Prepares” cooking series featuring our very own employees!
• Remote work employee budget for things like home office equipment etc. 


When this pandemic comes to an end and it is safe to be back in the office. Here's a glimpse into what you can expect: 
• Feel like a different work environment? Work from home 1x a week!
• Team building events that not only include you as a Prodigy employee, but your significant other and children as well
• Company pizza lunch every second week for ‘All Hands’, where we discuss important Prodigy milestones
• Do you need some fun to help break up your day? We have that covered! Join in some Ping Pong games, Smash Bros competitions or board games!