Lead User Experience Researcher

Job overview

The Lead User Experience Researcher is an onsite role based in Gardner, KS, with a compensation range of $134,900 - $224,900 per year. This position supports the product development ecosystem at Cox Automotive. This role exists to set research strategies and guide programs across multiple products or portfolio areas. The Lead Researcher develops portfolio-level roadmaps, coordinates multi-team initiatives, and shapes long-term product direction through evidence-backed insights and advanced AI-supported research workflows.

What you'll do

• Define portfolio-level research strategies with measurable success criteria.
• Lead multi-team, multi-method research programs.
• Develop advanced personas, journey architectures, and ecosystem maps.
• Apply advanced agentic AI to develop repeatable insight pipelines.
• Partner with Research Operations on governance and tooling decisions.
• Facilitate alignment workshops with senior leadership.
• Mentor senior researchers and serve as a method-of-record reviewer.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

gardner ks

cox automotive

$134.9k-$224.9k/yr

ux research

lead

ai-supported

product strategy

onsite

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible vacation with pay, seven paid holidays, up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually, bereavement leave, parental leave, and volunteer time off.

Why this role

Focuses on portfolio-level strategy, multi-team coordination, and advanced AI-supported insight systems.

About the employer

Cox Automotive is hiring for this role. Industry: Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals. Sector: 33.