Senior UX Researcher, Grindr
$134.1-178.8k
+ Equity & company bonus program
More information about location
2 days a week in office
Social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people
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Social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$134.1-178.8k
+ Equity & company bonus program
More information about location
2 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make the world where the lives of our global community are free, equal, and just.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of product research experience, with a track record of independently owning research within a complex, fast-moving product environment
- Strong mixed-method foundation with demonstrated quantitative depth - surveys at scale, conjoint analysis, statistical analysis, or equivalent
- 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
- 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
- Experience working on consumer products with a large and diverse user base, ideally in social, dating, health, or community-driven contexts
- Clear, compelling communication of research findings to both working teams and senior stakeholders - you translate complexity into clarity
- Thrive with real ownership and a wide aperture - you're energized by broad scope, not slowed down by it
- 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
- 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
- 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
What the job involves
- The Design team at Grindr is a small, high-ownership function embedded at the center of the product - working across Core, Growth, Monetization, International, and an expanding Health portfolio. Research here isn't a support queue
- It's a strategic voice that shapes product direction, informs business decisions, and connects the team to the lived experiences of our community
- You'll join a lean UXR team with real breadth across the product portfolio, partnering daily with Product, Design, and Data Science to bring user evidence to the decisions that matter most
- His is a rare opportunity to do consequential research on topics that genuinely affect people's lives - including sexual health, identity, and community - at a company that is uniquely positioned and deeply motivated to get it right. Talent forged at Grindr will stand out anywhere
- At Grindr, we operate in Grindr Mode. Moderately hardcore day to day, truly hardcore when it counts. It's about doing great work without burning out. Outcomes over outputs. Smart, driven people who raise your bar, with room to live full lives
- 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
- Partner closely with Product, Design, and Data Science as a peer strategic voice - shaping roadmaps, surfacing risks, and challenging assumptions with user evidence
- Lead research on sensitive and personal topics - including sexual health, men's wellness, and LGBTQ+ experiences - with the trust-building and methodological care these areas demand
- Expand the team's quantitative research capabilities, introducing scalable methods and frameworks that raise the bar for how UXR operates at Grindr
Our take
Grindr stands out as one of the foremost dating platforms, recognized for its role in fostering connections within the LGBT+ community. Initially conceived as a dating app tailored to gay men - an innovative concept at its inception - the company has evolved to embrace a broader spectrum of identities, proudly positioning itself as "the world's largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people".
Offering a complimentary version alongside premium subscription tiers like "Grindr Xtra" and "Grindr Unlimited", Grindr follows the familiar model of many social and dating applications, Despite facing competition from platforms such as Jack'd and Scruff, Grindr maintains its prominence within the market.
In the dynamic landscape of digital connections, Grindr's evolution from a niche dating service to a comprehensive LGBT+ networking hub underscores its enduring relevance. As it navigates fierce competition, Grinder remains a space for individuals to forge meaningful connections and cultivate community, all while iterating on its product - for example with its newest AI-powered premium features.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
32% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2016
$93m
LATE VC
Total funding: $93m
Company benefits
- 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees
- 401k Matching (up to 6%)
- Flexible PTO, sick-time, holidays, and two company wide shut-down weeks + an annual travel and leisure stipend
- Equity for all employees
- Monthly lifestyle stipend for food and wellness as well as fully catered onsite breakfast, lunch, and snacks
- Community projects and charitable giving stipend to support LGBTQ+ non-profit organizations alongside Grindr for Equality
- Gender Affirmation Fund for transgender and gender non-conforming employees
- Queer-inclusive health benefits including LGBTQ consultative healthcare and expanded HRT shipped directly to employees in eligible states
- Monthly commuter stipend to get you to and from the office on in-person collaboration days
Company HQ
Central LA, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
George Arison
(CEO)Former Product Manager at Google. They are a founding member of Shift. They took over the role of CEO at Grindr from Jeff Bonforte in October 2022.
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