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December 30, 2025
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User Researcher, US - Global Payment

San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
$102K/yr - $223K/yr
Entry, Mid Level
ByteDance is a global technology company committed to inspiring creativity and enriching life. They are seeking a talented User Researcher to execute diverse research initiatives, enhance product value, drive innovation, and support data-informed decision-making within the Global Payments team.
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Responsibilities

  • Responsible for executing diverse research initiatives for the global payment team, encompassing user experience measurement, customer insight extraction, and product conversion analysis
  • By conducting in-depth analysis of user needs and behaviors, this role aims to enhance the value of products and services, drive innovation, and support data-informed decision-making
  • Define and measure UX metrics and develop programs for tracking user experience over time
  • Design and implement research, gather insights, and synthesize findings into actionable insights that enable stakeholders to make business-critical decisions
  • Leading mixed methods research endeavors designed to further our knowledge of user and creator experience relating to e-commerce onboarding, payments, transactions, and related topics
  • Proactively identify research needs and gaps and develop and implement solutions for scaling our research practice
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to identify critical research questions and understand user and creator needs in the North American market and other global markets

Qualification

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or above in Psychology, Business, Statistics, Marketing Research, Human-Computer Interaction, or other related fields
  • 2+ years experience in user experience research, consulting, or marketing research
  • Proven experience using and appropriately selecting different research methodologies, including but not limited to: surveys, interviews, focus groups, diary studies, usability studies
  • Ability to analyze data sets with statistical tools (SPSS, SQL, Python, R) and present findings clearly to influence product direction and business decisions
  • Excellent written and spoken communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage multiple research projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment and take initiative to solve problems independently

Preferred

  • Experience in fintech or related industries
  • Flexibility to collaborate with global teams
  • Demonstrated ability to learn new skills quickly and adapt to evolving research needs

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • 10 paid holidays per year
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)
ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
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10001+ employees
http://bytedance.com