Senior UX Researcher

Join Grindr, a leading LGBTQ+ dating app, as a Senior UX Researcher. In this role, you will own end-to-end research for specific product areas, design and execute mixed-method research programs, and partner closely with Product, Design, and Data Science. You will have the opportunity to conduct research on sensitive topics that genuinely affect people's lives, including sexual health and identity. Grindr offers a range of benefits, including 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums, 401k matching, flexible PTO, and equity for all employees.

• Own end-to-end research for a defined set of product areas, from framing the right questions to delivering findings that drive real product and business decisions.
• Design and execute mixed-method research programs, combining qualitative depth with quantitative rigor to produce insights that hold up across scale.
• Proactively identify the highest-leverage research opportunities within your product areas, building a research agenda that gets ahead of the roadmap rather than responding only to incoming requests.

• Clear, compelling communication of research findings to both working teams and senior stakeholders - you translate complexity into clarity
• 5+ years of product research experience, with a track record of independently owning research within a complex, fast-moving product environment
• Proven cross-functional influence - you've shaped product decisions, not just informed them, working as a peer to PM and Design rather than a downstream service
• Move fluidly between strategic framing and hands-on execution - you're as comfortable in a research session as you are in a product strategy conversation
• Experience conducting research on sensitive or personal topics, with a demonstrated ability to build trust, ensure participant safety, protect participant privacy and navigate nuanced subject matter with care
• Care deeply about the communities you research - you bring genuine curiosity and respect to work that touches people's identities, health, and relationships
• Are comfortable operating in a lean, high-trust environment where you define the research agenda, not just execute against it
• Thrive with real ownership and a wide aperture - you're energized by broad scope, not slowed down by it
• Experience working on consumer products with a large and diverse user base, ideally in social, dating, health, or community-driven contexts
• Strong mixed-method foundation with demonstrated quantitative depth - surveys at scale, conjoint analysis, statistical analysis, or equivalent
• Are AI-native or rapidly becoming so - you actively use AI tools in your workflow and are always looking for new ways to leverage them