Lead User Experience (UX) Researcher

Job overview

The Lead User Experience (UX) Researcher is an onsite role based in North Decatur, GA, with a salary range of $134,900.00 - $224,900.00 per year. This position supports the Engineering and Product Development department at Cox Automotive, focusing on setting research strategies and guiding programs across multiple products. The role exists to define portfolio-level research roadmaps, coordinate multi-team initiatives, and shape long-term product direction. It involves establishing standards, driving methodological consistency, and applying advanced AI techniques to build repeatable insight systems.

What you'll do

• Define portfolio-level research strategies, lead multi-team research programs, develop personas and journey architectures, apply agentic AI for insight pipelines, partner with Research Operations, facilitate alignment workshops, and mentor senior researchers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

north decatur ga

cox automotive

$134.9k-$224.9k/yr

ux research

lead

strategy

onsite

no on-call

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible vacation, seven paid holidays, up to 160 hours of paid wellness time, bereavement leave, voting leave, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

Why this role

Requires 6-10 years of applied research experience and proven success leading large, multi-team programs.

About the employer

Cox Automotive is hiring for this role. Industry: Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling. Sector: 54.