User Research Consultant

Job Description: This role would be for a User Research that would support projects in the Azure Edge Platform Research & Design team.
The activities would include both qualitative and quantitative user research across future Edge HW, products, and services.
Qualitative user research experience.
Proven record of having an impact on products with research activities.
Experience with a broad range of research methodologies (usability studies, interviews, site visits, surveys, user modeling, card sorting, etc.).
Comfortable and enthusiastic about working in a complex product space with ambiguous challenges.
Experience generating annual research plans.
Ability to work independently through ambiguous situations, and in undefined product areas andfeatures.
Ability to scope and estimate efforts accurately and prioritize tasks and goalsindependently.
Ability to define and track user experience metrics.
Coordinating work on multiple products/releases.
Ability to effectively communicate rich customer data and articulate the implications of research findings in clear and compelling ways.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work within tight timelines and with excellent project management skills.