Job Description

This role will be based in Mountain View, San Francisco or New York.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. 

LinkedIn’s vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our global User Experience Research (UXR) team advances this vision by discovering actionable insights to inform and inspire the design of quality, inclusive products. We’re passionate about designing an equal, fair, and accessible platform that’s modern, engaging, and responsible.

Our products help professionals all over the world stay connected, informed, and productive. The LinkedIn ecosystem is about more than just job hunting. We create and support active communities and enterprise products around sales, marketing, learning, and recruiting. Our team uses a wide range of research methods across the product development lifecycle. We pride ourselves on the rigor of our work, and also encourage experimentation as we connect the dots between user insights, design patterns, and business goals.

Why join the User Experience Research team at LinkedIn?

• We have an impact. We are strong partners to Design and Product, influencing at every level, from shaping early strategy, to launching new features, to measuring usability. 
• We are creative. We value and encourage a mixed-method approach to addressing the most important and most human questions facing our teams.
• We are inclusive. We insist on centering trust, ethics, justice, and equity in every aspect of our work.
• We are supported. We have a dedicated operations team to cover scheduling, vendor onboarding, and more
• We thrive on feedback. We’re an eclectic and experienced team--some of the best in the industry! We also love to learn with and from each other as we strive to be our best and grow in our careers.
• We are a strong team. We enjoy a trusting, open environment and a healthy culture of gratitude…and we have fun together!

We’re looking for a passionate and strategic UX Research Manager to lead the Talent Marketplace UX Research (UXR) team—our largest revenue-driving product suite. In this role, you will manage research initiatives for innovative hiring tools (designed for both enterprise and SMB customers), job seeker agents, and AI-powered learning tools.
 

Responsibilities

Strategic Research Leadership:

• Partner with design, product, marketing, and sales leaders to understand business needs and define research strategies that generate user-focused insights.
• Develop and execute research studies—including surveys, in-depth interviews, field studies, focus groups, and concept/prototype testing—to inform innovative product development.
• Lead and mentor a team of researchers (from Staff to IC levels), enhancing research practices and outcomes within the Talent Marketplace.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate closely with other researchers and data analytics teams to triangulate insights across diverse methods and data sources.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with VP-level stakeholders to ensure research insights are effectively integrated into business strategy and product decisions.

Communication & Advocacy:

• Translate complex research findings into compelling narratives and clear, actionable recommendations for leadership and product teams.
• Evangelize a user-centered design and design thinking approach across the organization, advocating for long-term, impactful research that anticipates future market needs.

Immediate Initiatives:

• Drive research for key projects including LinkedIn’s hiring solutions (for both enterprise and SMB), job seeker agents, and learning tools.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Experience:

• 10+ years in user or design research, including at least 5 years managing research teams.

Education:

• Degree in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Human Factors, Anthropology, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or a related field—or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering high-impact research initiatives that have shaped product strategy.
• Expertise in managing complex, cross-functional dynamics and building relationships with VP-level stakeholders.
• Extensive experience with mixed-method research and a deep passion for design thinking and innovation.
• Exceptional storytelling skills, with the ability to distill complex research into clear, compelling narratives.
• Demonstrated thought leadership in user-centered design, with a focus on long-term, strategic problem solving.
• Advanced degree in a relevant field is a plus.

Suggested Skills:

• Management
• Research Skill
• Relationship-building
• Communication
• Influence

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.  

The pay range for this role is $146,000 to $238,000. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.    

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For additional information, visit: https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.