Senior Qualitative Product Researcher (Search & Home Personalization)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Qualitative Product Researcher (Search & Home Personalization)
• Focus: Qualitative research to improve how people discover, explore, and return to ideas

Description

Lead qualitative research on ambiguous, strategically important questions across Pinterest Search and personalized Home experiences. Partner with Product, Design, Engineering, Data Science, and other researchers to turn insights into clear product direction. Influence strategy and prioritization while improving research quality through mentorship and adoption of emerging AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize key user and product questions across a broad problem space
• Scope and conduct qualitative research end-to-end (framing, recruiting, analysis, synthesis, communication)
• Select appropriate research methods and make tradeoffs based on question, timeline, and decision context
• Synthesize findings with existing evidence and partner inputs into actionable insights and frameworks
• Influence product strategy, design direction, and prioritization using research
• Communicate results to cross-functional teams and leaders to shape decisions and next steps
• Contribute to research quality via mentorship and knowledge sharing
• Onboard and apply emerging AI tools in the product development process with focus on decision quality, craft, and efficiency

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of qualitative user or product research in cross-functional environments
• Strong qualitative research toolkit and method-selection judgment
• Ability to translate ambiguous questions into research plans and actionable insights
• Proven ability to influence product or organizational decisions
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills
• Curiosity, self-awareness, sound judgment, and comfort with ambiguity
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience