UX Researcher

About the role

Bosch is looking for a senior UX Researcher to lead user‑centered research and service design across consumer, industrial and automotive domains. You will work in interdisciplinary teams, turning insights into actionable design recommendations and driving inclusive, cross‑cultural research practices.

Key responsibilities

• Design and plan user research studies, synthesize findings and ensure they impact design decisions (≈75% of time).
• Develop service designs for a wide spectrum of products, applying a user‑centered process and managing related projects.
• Promote state‑of‑the‑art UX research practices within Bosch North America.
• Educate and advocate for inclusive design, accessibility and cross‑cultural research.
• Provide UX instruction, coaching, and workshops to multiple business divisions.
• Facilitate design‑thinking and ideation workshops; act as an ambassador for UX and design thinking.
• Travel up to 25% domestically or internationally as required.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a design discipline, sociology, anthropology, psychology or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in user‑centered design or research, including planning and applying qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Strong project‑management abilities and experience working under time constraints in cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent English proficiency (minimum B2, C1 preferred).
• Preferred: Master’s or PhD, advanced quantitative methods, inclusive design experience, instructional design, AI research integration, or product‑oriented agency background.

Required skills

• Ethnographic interviewing
• Diary studies
• Contextual inquiry
• Concept testing
• Quantitative survey design
• Project management
• Design thinking facilitation
• UX instruction and workshop facilitation