UX Research Manager Jobs
UX Research Manager jobs are open across tech, healthcare, fintech, and e-commerce, from senior individual contributor to director level, with specializations in mixed-methods research, usability testing, and strategic insights programs. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Job Overview
Arm is shaping the software foundations that bring intelligence from cloud to edge. As part of the AI & Developer Platforms team, you will lead a global UX research function focused on how developers build, optimize and deploy AI-enabled software across Arm's ecosystem.
This role sits at the intersection of developer experience, AI platforms and hardware-aware software. Your team will study the surfaces developers use every day, including tools, GUIs, CLIs, APIs, documentation, runtimes, workflows and agent-mediated experiences. The goal is to help Arm define what developer experience should mean when developers are setting intent, supervising automation, evaluating confidence, debugging failures and making tradeoffs across performance, deployment and ecosystem constraints.
This is a management role for a research leader who can build talent, set vision for research excellence and turn insight into product direction. You will partner across engineering, product, design, go-to-market, ecosystem, business teams and leadership to ensure developer and partner insight shapes platform priorities, product strategy and externally credible developer experiences.
Responsibilities
- Set the vision and operating model for UX research across AI & Developer Platforms, ensuring clear priorities, high-quality execution and measurable product impact.
- Manage, mentor and develop UX researchers, strengthening the team's technical fluency, research craft, judgment, confidence and influence.
- Help define the future of AI-native developer experience as it rapidly reshapes how developers work across tools, GUIs, CLIs, APIs, documentation, runtimes and agent-mediated workflows.
- Partner with product, engineering, design, ecosystem, go-to-market and business leaders to identify high-value research questions and inform key platform decisions.
- Bring external developer, customer and partner insight into Arm's decision-making.
- Represent developer needs in planning, roadmap and leadership forums, especially where hardware targets, runtimes, deployment environments, performance tradeoffs and ecosystem complexity shape the experience.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Proven experience leading UX researchers, design researchers or multidisciplinary UX teams in complex product or platform environments.
- Strong command of qualitative and quantitative research methods, with the judgement to choose approaches that fit the ambiguity, risk and decision at hand.
- Experience defining research strategy, standards and operating models that improve product decisions.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders through clear insight, sound judgement and business-relevant recommendations.
- Technical fluency in developer tools, AI platforms, enterprise software or related ecosystems.
- Strong systems thinking, with the ability to connect developer needs, workflows, platforms, automation and ecosystem constraints.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for leadership, customer or partner-facing discussions.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, UX Design, Engineering Design or a related field, or equivalent practical background.
- Background researching or defining AI-native user experiences, including how people set intent, supervise progress, evaluate confidence, recover from errors and collaborate with agentic systems.
- Familiarity with developer platforms, AI frameworks, runtimes, APIs, performance tooling, enterprise software or technical ecosystems.
- Track record of using external research, market signals, partner input or community engagement to shape product strategy.
- Ability to represent research externally through customer engagements, partner studies, industry forums, publications or conference talks.
- Hands-on use of AI to improve the speed, quality or scale of user research, including research planning, analysis, synthesis, insight generation, repository management or participant workflow support.
In Return
We offer a collaborative and inclusive culture, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to shape developer experiences that influence how AI moves from software ideas into real-world systems.
Additional Information
We will only consider candidates who submit a cover letter and portfolio, management case studies, or an equivalent summary of work showing research leadership, people management, stakeholder influence, external research impact and measurable product outcomes. Please note that a relocation package, including visa sponsorship support, is available for this role for candidates who require it.
Salary
Seattle and Austin: $207,000 - 281,200
San Jose: $211,600 - $286,200
Salary Range:
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We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.
Accommodations at Arm
At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email accommodations@arm.com. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.
Hybrid Working at Arm
Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.
Equal Opportunities at Arm
Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Job Overview
Arm is shaping the software foundations that bring intelligence from cloud to edge. As part of the AI & Developer Platforms team, you will lead a global UX research function focused on how developers build, optimize and deploy AI-enabled software across Arm's ecosystem.
This role sits at the intersection of developer experience, AI platforms and hardware-aware software. Your team will study the surfaces developers use every day, including tools, GUIs, CLIs, APIs, documentation, runtimes, workflows and agent-mediated experiences. The goal is to help Arm define what developer experience should mean when developers are setting intent, supervising automation, evaluating confidence, debugging failures and making tradeoffs across performance, deployment and ecosystem constraints.
This is a management role for a research leader who can build talent, set vision for research excellence and turn insight into product direction. You will partner across engineering, product, design, go-to-market, ecosystem, business teams and leadership to ensure developer and partner insight shapes platform priorities, product strategy and externally credible developer experiences.
Responsibilities
- Set the vision and operating model for UX research across AI & Developer Platforms, ensuring clear priorities, high-quality execution and measurable product impact.
- Manage, mentor and develop UX researchers, strengthening the team's technical fluency, research craft, judgment, confidence and influence.
- Help define the future of AI-native developer experience as it rapidly reshapes how developers work across tools, GUIs, CLIs, APIs, documentation, runtimes and agent-mediated workflows.
- Partner with product, engineering, design, ecosystem, go-to-market and business leaders to identify high-value research questions and inform key platform decisions.
- Bring external developer, customer and partner insight into Arm's decision-making.
- Represent developer needs in planning, roadmap and leadership forums, especially where hardware targets, runtimes, deployment environments, performance tradeoffs and ecosystem complexity shape the experience.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Proven experience leading UX researchers, design researchers or multidisciplinary UX teams in complex product or platform environments.
- Strong command of qualitative and quantitative research methods, with the judgement to choose approaches that fit the ambiguity, risk and decision at hand.
- Experience defining research strategy, standards and operating models that improve product decisions.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders through clear insight, sound judgement and business-relevant recommendations.
- Technical fluency in developer tools, AI platforms, enterprise software or related ecosystems.
- Strong systems thinking, with the ability to connect developer needs, workflows, platforms, automation and ecosystem constraints.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for leadership, customer or partner-facing discussions.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, UX Design, Engineering Design or a related field, or equivalent practical background.
- Background researching or defining AI-native user experiences, including how people set intent, supervise progress, evaluate confidence, recover from errors and collaborate with agentic systems.
- Familiarity with developer platforms, AI frameworks, runtimes, APIs, performance tooling, enterprise software or technical ecosystems.
- Track record of using external research, market signals, partner input or community engagement to shape product strategy.
- Ability to represent research externally through customer engagements, partner studies, industry forums, publications or conference talks.
- Hands-on use of AI to improve the speed, quality or scale of user research, including research planning, analysis, synthesis, insight generation, repository management or participant workflow support.
In Return
We offer a collaborative and inclusive culture, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to shape developer experiences that influence how AI moves from software ideas into real-world systems.
Additional Information
We will only consider candidates who submit a cover letter and portfolio, management case studies, or an equivalent summary of work showing research leadership, people management, stakeholder influence, external research impact and measurable product outcomes. Please note that a relocation package, including visa sponsorship support, is available for this role for candidates who require it.
Salary
Seattle and Austin: $207,000 - 281,200
San Jose: $211,600 - $286,200
Salary Range:
undefined
We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.
Accommodations at Arm
At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email accommodations@arm.com. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.
Hybrid Working at Arm
Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.
Equal Opportunities at Arm
Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Who's Hiring
- Amazon1
- Arm1
- Meta1
- Starbucks1
- Zoox1
Top Industries Hiring
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- Automotive1
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- Food & Beverage1
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in UX research manager jobs.
- 5 or more years of UX research experience with at least 2 years managing researchers
- Proficiency in mixed-methods research including both qualitative and quantitative approaches
- Experience with tools such as UserTesting, Dovetail, Qualtrics, or Lookback
- Demonstrated ability to build or scale a research practice within a product organization
- Strong communication skills translating research findings for product, design, and executive stakeholders
- Bachelor's or master's degree in human-computer interaction, psychology, cognitive science, or a related field
Tips for Your UX Research Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to research operations
Hiring managers for ux research manager roles want to see how you built or scaled a research practice, not just conducted studies. Highlight team size, research cadence you established, and how your work changed product decisions.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists ux research manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Show your cross-functional influence
Ux research manager candidates often lose out by documenting research outputs rather than product outcomes. In your portfolio or case studies, connect each study directly to a design, roadmap, or strategy decision your insights drove.
Target postings by research maturity level
Some companies are hiring their first research manager to build a practice from scratch, while others need someone to scale an existing team. Read job descriptions carefully for phrases like 'establish' versus 'grow' to match your actual experience.
Prepare for a research challenge or live session
Many ux research manager interviews include a take-home study design exercise or a live prioritization scenario. Practice scoping a research plan under constraints, explaining your method choices, and presenting findings to a mixed product and design audience.
Negotiate using research impact, not tenure
When discussing compensation, anchor to the business outcomes your research enabled, such as reduced churn, faster discovery cycles, or avoided engineering waste. This framing resonates more with product-led organizations than years of experience alone.
UX Research Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most ux research managers?
The companies hiring the most ux research managers right now include Amazon, Arm, and Meta, with the largest share of openings in California, Illinois, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is strongest at companies with dedicated product design teams actively scaling their research operations.
How many ux research manager jobs are remote?
About 33% of ux research manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, making it one of the more flexible roles in the product and design org. Sub-areas focused on strategic or generative research tend to offer the highest share of remote arrangements compared to roles requiring in-person lab or usability facility access.
How do you become a ux research manager?
Start by building several years of hands-on UX research experience across both qualitative methods, such as interviews and usability testing, and quantitative methods, such as surveys and analytics. Take on informal team lead responsibilities, mentoring junior researchers and owning research roadmaps. From there, move into a lead or principal researcher role where you manage projects and cross-functional relationships, then apply for manager positions where you formally own hiring, career development, and research strategy.
Can I get a ux research manager job with limited management experience?
Yes, if you can demonstrate informal leadership through your existing work. Employers hiring first-time managers often accept candidates who have mentored junior researchers, led research planning across a product area, or owned stakeholder relationships end to end. Frame your portfolio around decisions you influenced and researchers you supported, even without a direct reporting relationship, to show readiness for the role.
What does the ux research manager interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter or hiring manager screen focused on your research background and team experience. That leads to a portfolio or case study presentation where you walk through past projects, highlighting how you managed a team or research program. Later rounds usually include cross-functional interviews with product managers and designers, and often a take-home exercise asking you to scope a research plan, prioritize a backlog, or evaluate a study design under realistic constraints.
Where can I find and apply to ux research manager jobs?
You can find and apply to ux research manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and research focus, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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