Senior UX Researcher, Consumer Product

Details

Reddit is seeking a senior product researcher to lead research that shapes core consumer experiences. The role focuses on understanding how people discover, consume, participate in, and contribute to communities across Reddit, including the motivations, behaviors, barriers, and opportunities that influence meaningful engagement.

The researcher will partner with product, design, engineering, data science, and other cross-functional teams to identify user needs, inform product strategy, and guide high-impact product decisions. The ideal candidate has strong qualitative expertise, fluency with mixed methods, and experience influencing product direction in complex consumer product areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact foundational, generative, and evaluative research that informs strategy for Reddit’s consumer product experiences.
• Investigate user behaviors, motivations, and needs across discovery, consumption, engagement, and contribution experiences.
• Design and execute qualitative research, including interviews, usability studies, concept testing, diary studies, and other methods appropriate to the product question.
• Integrate qualitative insights with quantitative signals, behavioral data, surveys, experimentation, and product metrics to develop a holistic understanding of user behavior.
• Partner with product, design, engineering, data science, and other cross-functional teams to shape roadmaps, identify opportunities, and influence product direction.
• Communicate research findings through clear narratives, actionable recommendations, and compelling storytelling tailored to cross-functional partners and leadership audiences.
• Proactively identify research opportunities across a broad product area and connect user insights to product impact.

Requirements

• Master’s degree, Ph.D., or equivalent experience in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Behavioral Science, Sociology, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience conducting consumer-focused UX research, preferably as an embedded researcher on a product team.
• Deep expertise in qualitative research methods and strong judgment about applying different methods across the product development lifecycle.
• Fluency with mixed-methods research, including connecting qualitative insights with quantitative data, product metrics, survey findings, or experimentation results.
• Demonstrated experience influencing product strategy and driving product or user experience impact through research.
• Strong product sense, including comfort working with engagement metrics, experimentation, tradeoffs, and ambiguous product questions.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to synthesize complex findings into clear recommendations for cross-functional and leadership audiences.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and adapt as product and business needs evolve.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Global benefit programs covering workspace, professional development, caregiving support, and other needs.
• Family planning support.
• Gender-affirming care.
• Mental health and coaching benefits.
• Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off.
• Generous paid parental leave.
• Equity in the form of restricted stock units.

Additional Information

The position may span more than one career level. The base salary range is $167,500–$234,500 USD. Depending on the position offered, the role may also be eligible to receive a commission.

In select roles and locations, interviews may be recorded, transcribed, and summarized by artificial intelligence. Candidates will have the opportunity to opt out before scheduled interviews. Reddit is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.