User Research Intern Jobs

MyDataProduct is a boutique data engineering consultancy and data product development shop.

Leveraging best-in-class talent, technologies, and techniques—we partner with ambitious clients to engineer data-enabled solutions to mission-critical business problems.

We are looking for an undergraduate User Research Intern for a paid, 100% remote, 8-week internship. The expected weekly time commitment for this opportunity is 10 to 20 hours per week.

Please note that this internship is a 1099 contract opportunity, not a W2 opportunity.

This opportunity may be a good fit if

• You have studied Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD), as defined by Tony Ulwick / Strategyn, and put it into practice
• Your aptitude, mindset, and ability to learn quickly make up for shortcomings in your current skill set
• You have an online portfolio of user research and/or market research work
• You are comfortable working 100% remotely as part of a distributed team

This role may require you to

• Collaborate with teammates using Slack, Trello, Google Workspace, and other software
• Conduct and document customer interviews using Jobs-to-be-Done Theory and Outcome-Driven Innovation
• Leverage Jobs-to-be-Done to discover, define, and prioritize customer needs and customer segments
• Drive market selection and market research initiatives for MyDataProduct's portfolio of products and services
• Produce slide decks, blog posts, canvases, and other written/visual communication assets

An ideal candidate has

• Demonstrated experience in a UX research, product strategy, UX strategy, or product design role
• Excellent written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills
• Effective modular thinking skills as evidenced by the ability to break down large, intricate undertakings into a series of smaller self-contained tasks
• Emotional intelligence and coachability