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About Salesforce
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.
The Experience
Slack Research partners with Product, Design, and Engineering to ground decisions in customer evidence. Rolling Research is our rapid research program for fast customer evidence at the pace product teams ship. It replaces guesswork with validated insight, protects revenue-critical roadmap decisions, and raises launch confidence and adoption.
You'll help expand Slack's established Rolling Research program, leading rapid, primarily evaluative studies across product areas. You'll partner with Product, Design, Engineering, and fellow researchers to turn time-sensitive questions into focused studies with clear recommendations. Beyond executing studies, you'll prioritize competing needs, exercise judgment about what rapid research can (and cannot) answer, and connect findings across studies. You'll also partner with Research Operations and recruiting to improve the program's methods, participant experience, and tooling.
You'll help teams learn quickly through focused studies, clear prioritization, and close partnership, making customer evidence useful before decisions are locked in, and helping partners act on what they learn.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
- Plan, run, and synthesize short-cycle studies across multiple product areas
- Triage incoming requests from PDE partners. Prioritize and route segment-specific questions to the correct audiences
- Write discussion guides
- Deliver insights fast, in formats that product teams can act on in the moment
- Partner with Research Operations and recruiting to manage screener profiles, panel health, and participant quality
- Improve the program's methods, templates, and tooling, including AI-assisted analysis and synthesis Keep studies consistent and compliant (consent, privacy, data handling)
You're Our Person If...
- 7-8+ years of relevant experience in UX or user research, ideally in very fast-paced product environments
- Strong command of qualitative methods, with comfort in mixed methods and lightweight quant
- A track record of influencing product decisions with time-sensitive research
- Skill at synthesizing quickly and communicating clearly to executives and cross-functional partners
- Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Experience with B2B/enterprise products, collaboration tools, or AI-powered workplace products (preferred)
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best , and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best . Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.
Accommodations
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form .
Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options.
Posting Statement
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.

The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $178,900 - $285,800 annually.

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.
Job Category
User ExperienceJob Details
About Salesforce
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.
The Experience
Slack Research partners with Product, Design, and Engineering to ground decisions in customer evidence. Rolling Research is our rapid research program for fast customer evidence at the pace product teams ship. It replaces guesswork with validated insight, protects revenue-critical roadmap decisions, and raises launch confidence and adoption.
You'll help expand Slack's established Rolling Research program, leading rapid, primarily evaluative studies across product areas. You'll partner with Product, Design, Engineering, and fellow researchers to turn time-sensitive questions into focused studies with clear recommendations. Beyond executing studies, you'll prioritize competing needs, exercise judgment about what rapid research can (and cannot) answer, and connect findings across studies. You'll also partner with Research Operations and recruiting to improve the program's methods, participant experience, and tooling.
You'll help teams learn quickly through focused studies, clear prioritization, and close partnership, making customer evidence useful before decisions are locked in, and helping partners act on what they learn.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
- Plan, run, and synthesize short-cycle studies across multiple product areas
- Triage incoming requests from PDE partners. Prioritize and route segment-specific questions to the correct audiences
- Write discussion guides
- Deliver insights fast, in formats that product teams can act on in the moment
- Partner with Research Operations and recruiting to manage screener profiles, panel health, and participant quality
- Improve the program's methods, templates, and tooling, including AI-assisted analysis and synthesis Keep studies consistent and compliant (consent, privacy, data handling)
You're Our Person If...
- 7-8+ years of relevant experience in UX or user research, ideally in very fast-paced product environments
- Strong command of qualitative methods, with comfort in mixed methods and lightweight quant
- A track record of influencing product decisions with time-sensitive research
- Skill at synthesizing quickly and communicating clearly to executives and cross-functional partners
- Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Experience with B2B/enterprise products, collaboration tools, or AI-powered workplace products (preferred)
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best , and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best . Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.
Accommodations
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form .
Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options.
Posting Statement
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.

The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $178,900 - $285,800 annually.

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.Staff Researcher Jobs by Experience Level
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in staff researcher jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field such as psychology, human-computer interaction, or social science
- Proficiency in both qualitative and quantitative research methods including interviews, surveys, and usability testing
- Experience synthesizing research findings into clear, actionable reports for non-research stakeholders
- Familiarity with research tools such as survey platforms, statistical software, or qualitative analysis tools
- Ability to manage multiple research projects simultaneously and deliver on defined timelines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for presenting insights to cross-functional teams
Tips for Your Staff Researcher Job Search
Tailor your resume to research methods
Staff researcher roles vary widely by methodology. Highlight whether you work primarily in qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods, and name specific techniques like diary studies, conjoint analysis, or ethnographic fieldwork so hiring managers know exactly what you bring.
Build a portfolio of sanitized case studies
Most research work is confidential, so create anonymized case studies that walk through your process from research question to recommendation. Emphasize decisions your findings influenced, not just the methods you used.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists staff researcher openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target job titles that match your domain
Staff researcher postings use inconsistent titles. Search for user researcher, UX researcher, insights analyst, and research scientist alongside staff researcher to avoid missing openings that match your skills and seniority level.
Prepare a concise research presentation
Many staff researcher interviews include a live research review where you walk through one past study. Practice presenting your reasoning, tradeoffs, and stakeholder impact in under fifteen minutes without relying on jargon or dense methodology slides.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
When you receive an offer, ask about research infrastructure, participant recruiting support, and cross-functional access. These conditions shape what you can actually accomplish, and they are often more negotiable than the base salary itself.
Staff Researcher Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most staff researchers?
Google, DeepMind, and Scale AI are hiring the most staff researchers right now, with openings concentrated in California, New York, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Technology and healthcare companies account for a large share of active postings.
How many staff researcher jobs are remote?
About 59% of staff researcher openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the field's heavy reliance on digital tools and remote participant sessions. Roles focused on generative qualitative research and desk-based insight work tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions requiring lab sessions or in-person ethnographic work are more likely to require on-site presence.
How do you become a staff researcher?
Start by earning a degree in a field that develops analytical and behavioral skills, such as psychology, sociology, human-computer interaction, or a related discipline. Build hands-on experience through internships, academic research projects, or independent studies that let you practice recruiting participants, running sessions, and communicating findings. Develop a portfolio of case studies that shows your research process end to end, then apply to junior research roles and grow into the staff level by demonstrating independent project ownership and cross-functional impact.
How do you get hired as a staff researcher with little experience?
Focus on demonstrating research thinking rather than a lengthy resume. Conduct original studies on a topic you care about, document your process clearly, and present the findings publicly or in a portfolio. Contract and freelance research projects are another way to build verifiable experience quickly. Highlight transferable skills from adjacent roles like data analysis, program evaluation, or academic research, and frame every example around the decision your work informed.
What does the staff researcher interview process look like?
Most staff researcher interviews include an initial screening call focused on your background and research philosophy, followed by a portfolio review where you walk through one or two past studies in depth. A take-home exercise or live research challenge is common, asking you to design a study, analyze a dataset, or critique a research plan. Final rounds typically involve cross-functional stakeholders who evaluate how well you communicate insights to non-researchers and collaborate across teams.
Where can I find and apply to staff researcher jobs?
You can find and apply to staff researcher jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level, methodology focus, and preferred location, then apply directly to each opening that fits.
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