Senior UX Researcher
Company: Independence Pet Holdings
Location: Illinois (Remote)
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-07-07
About this role
Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.
We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.
Pet Placeis a subsidiary of Doubtless. PetPlaceis building a digital first pet e-commerce platform with the aim of connecting key market services such as adoption, lost pet and insurance to make pet care easy.
Job Summary:
Pet Place is seeking a Senior UX Researcherwho will report to the Manager of User Experience. This role is essential in shaping product strategy through deep user insights and delivering intuitive, engaging, and user-centered digital experiences.
This role is primarily research-focused, with an emphasis on driving product decisions through insights, while using design as a tool to communicate and validate ideas.
The Senior UX Researcher will lead end-to-end research initiatives, synthesize findings into actionable recommendations, and partner closely with product, design, and engineering to inform PetPlace’s growing suite of digital products.
The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience in UX research or a related field, a strong portfolio demonstrating impactful research, and a passion for uncovering user needs and translating insights into meaningful product outcomes.
Job Location: Remote – USA
Main Responsibilities:
- **Research Strategy & Execution:**Plan and conduct generative and evaluative research (interviews, usability testing, su...