Square builds common business tools in unconventional ways so more people can start, run, and grow their businesses. When Square started, it was difficult and expensive (or just plain impossible) for some businesses to take credit cards. Square made credit card payments possible for all by turning a mobile phone into a credit card reader. Since then Square has been building an entire business toolkit of both hardware and software products including Square Capital, Square Terminal, Square Payroll, and more. We’re working to find new and better ways to help businesses succeed on their own terms—and we’re looking for people like you to help shape tomorrow at Square.

We are looking for an experienced mid-level or Senior UX Researcher to join the Square for Restaurants team.

We know we can only build remarkable products if we have empathy for our customers' lives first and that's where you'll come in. You'll help connect Square with the sellers we serve—learning from their unique stories and challenges as small business owners to ensure our products are relevant, useful and delightful. As a researcher at Square, you'll lead research work on one of the core Square products that help sellers grow their businesses, Square for Restaurants.

The Restaurants team within Square empowers Food & Drink businesses of all kinds to run and grow their business through advanced workflows, specialized products, insights, and inclusion in the greater Square ecosystem. You'll report to the Design Lead for Square for Restaurants and be a part of a community of researchers where you can grow in your craft.

We're aiming to build a research team that mirrors the inclusivity of our Square seller community. We encourage candidates from all different backgrounds and all over the United States and Canada - from big cities to small towns - to apply. We also welcome you to share any personal life experiences that power your empathy for our sellers and desire for this role, particularly if you have firsthand experience in hospitality.

You Will:
Be embedded into a collaborative team of Product Managers, Designers, Data Analysts and Marketers as the "voice of our sellers", focused on creating remarkable seller experiences in one of our product areas. You'll guide and inspire your team by delivering research that uncovers meaningful insights. You'll know you're successful when you've influenced strategic decisions that alleviate our seller's biggest pain points.

• Design and execute research projects, choosing the right mix of quant/qual methods to answer complex questions. You'll bring your team members into your research process to grow their understanding of our sellers and the problems we're trying to solve.
• Shape your team's research roadmap. You'll work with team members, weighing timeline, approaches, and influence to plan and scope research needs from small to large, with guidance from UX Research/Design Leads, and contribute to roadmaps/strategy with your direct team.
• Provide guidance and training on research tools and techniques to help non-researchers to conduct "self-service" research activities.
• Contribute to the Square-wide research community, including creating ways to enhance the visibility of our research, learning from other's skills, sharing your knowledge, and developing helpful tools and templates.
• Find efficient and creative ways to remotely glean comparative insights across Square's growing international markets (Canada, Australia, Ireland, Japan and more).

You Have:

• (3-6) years of experience conducting and leading impactful user research; bonus point for experience in FinTech, financial, mobile or digital companies.
• Empathy, knowledge and a deep desire to improve the lives of business owners.
• Successful collaborator with experience using research to influence decisions across the whole product development process, working with Product Managers, Designers, Data Analysts, Marketers and more.
• Agile approach to building research plans that accomplish wide-ranging team needs under tight timeframes.
• Experience designing and leading qualitative fieldwork using a range of techniques (e.g. 1:1 interviews, concept testing, usability testing, ethnographies, focus groups and co-creation workshops)
• Experience conducting survey research end-to-end including questionnaire development, programming, data analysis, and reporting.
• Project management skills, including planning logistics, coordinating activities with multiple team members and flexibly adapting to changes. A willingness to get hands-on and personally recruit participants.
• Simple and clear style of communicating findings.
• Experience conducting research remotely across multiple markets.
• Expertise in conducting different types of research, which could include exploratory research, segmentation studies, value proposition, customer satisfaction, new product/feature testing, pricing, and more.

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Square is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. 

We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page. 

Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.

Perks

We want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement Plans
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness perks
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• Learning and Development resources

Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) builds tools to empower businesses and individuals to participate in the economy. Sellers use Square to reach buyers online and in person, manage their business, and access financing. Individuals use Cash App to spend, send, store, and invest money. And TIDAL is a global music and entertainment platform that expands Square's purpose of economic empowerment to artists. Square, Inc. has offices in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Ireland, Spain, Norway, and the UK.