Job Description JOB SUMMARY Responsible for driving the research and testing of award-winning, functional design across multiple media platforms within the cable TV industry from mobile and tablet applications to television and web interfaces. Collaborate with user experience experts and product specialists to define the newest multimedia research and testing requirements for millions of customers as a member of a talented and fast-paced product design team. Focused on solving customer focused problems and driving for outcomes that prioritize value over features. Lead and mentor members of the Research Team to define business and product strategy through research and data analysis/synthesis including all channels of customer feedback and a mixed method research approach (including but not limited to: stakeholder interviews, surveys, card sorts, tree tests, A/B testing, usability testing, literature review, competitive analysis, current state competitive analysis, benchmarking and user journey analysis). Work with leadership to establish lean user testing processes during all design phases and analytic review post launch of all products. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience. Deeply understands industry best practices in product development process specific to the Cable or telecommunications space and translate appropriate steps for unique organization and market position. Advocate for the end user customer by evangelizing that research should identify the problems to solve through an iterative, design thinking approach that includes empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test. Mentor team members to support team culture, skill and knowledge development, career growth, job satisfaction, work/life balance, collaboration, and extend the overall leadership philosophy Manage high performing teams by leading, developing, training and providing effective coaching to attract and foster talent. Identify business processes/functions supported by existing process enablers vs. manual. Redesigns business processes where applicable to leverage available or new technologies. Function as the liaison and facilitates collaboration between the Product Management team and the other supporting functional organizations (Experimental Design, UX Design, Product Development and 3rd Party suppliers, etc.) to properly interpret and deliver the research story. Gather collaborative information to translate high level process goals into specific sub-processes with appropriate documentation. Develop communication plan for stakeholders and process participants. Proactively identifies analysis to support the effort and conduct with deep analytics when appropriate while maintaining an eye toward the bigger picture. Support the development and communication of Product Strategies dependent on new services/features to drive financial results. Works with engineering, product management peers, marketing stakeholders and key market areas on implementing strategy. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE Ability to read, write, speak and understand English Ability to manage and function as a change agent Ability to lead large, cross-functional teams in order to achieve business goals and results Excellent analytical skills Strong business sense and sense of urgency to achieve business results Proven, motivated and energetic Interaction Designer User interface design and user experience creation Product Management and/or Product Development Experience Required, preferably in Cable, Telecommunications, Software or Web Services Aptitude and eagerness to learn from a new environment and make an impact quickly REQUIRED EDUCATION Bachelor's degree in business or related field, or equivalent experience REQUIRED RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE AND NUMBER OF YEARS User research, individual contributor - 8 Related industry experience (Cable, Telecommunications, Software/Online Services) - 8 Experience leading and growing teams - 3 PREFERRED EDUCATION Technical degree related to the telecommunications field or operational/process optimization WORKING CONDITIONS Office environment #LI-RC1