Principal Ux Researcher

Autodesk Autodesk · Enterprise · Portland, OR +5

This role focuses on understanding and improving complex operational ecosystems by leading research into how various stakeholders collaborate across systems, workflows, and data. The goal is to define future personas and shape experiences for more efficient, resilient, and data-driven operations.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead research to identify and define emerging and future personas across the operations lifecycle
  2. Map how roles such as facility managers, production leaders, engineers, operators, contractors, and partners collaborate across systems and organizational boundaries
  3. Clarify how work gets done today and how it should evolve to support more connected, outcome-driven operations across an ecosystem of stakeholders
  4. Analyze how multiple stakeholders interact across tools, systems, and industry solutions throughout the lifecycle
  5. Identify breakdowns caused by fragmented systems, siloed data, and misaligned workflows across teams and organizations

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of experience in UX, product, or experience design research
  • Expertise in qualitative and quantitative methods, with a strong mixed-method approach
  • Proven ability to lead research in complex, ambiguous, and cross-functional environments
  • Experience influencing strategy across multiple teams or product areas
  • Strong communication and storytelling skills, including experience engaging senior stakeholders

Nice to have

  • Experience working on platforms, ecosystems, or enterprise-scale systems
  • Background in operations, industrial workflows, or service design
  • Experience researching multi-stakeholder environments or complex user ecosystems
  • Familiarity with industries such as AEC, manufacturing, or facilities management
  • Experience defining personas, journeys, and systems-level experience frameworks