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UX Program Manager: 26-02292

Akraya Inc.pismo beach, CA

$60 - $65 / hour

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Overview

Remote
On-site
Compensation
$60-$65/hour

Job Description

Primary Skills: Research Projects (advanced), Project Management (advanced), Stakeholder Communication (advanced), Risk Management (intermediate), Process Improvement (intermediate), Recruiting Operations (expert), Lab Management (advance)Contract Type: W2/C2C onlyDuration: 6+ Months Contract (High possibility of extension)Location: Hybrid (3 days in Mountain View/ month & 1 day in SFO/ month) Pay Range: $60 - $65 Per Hour on W2Job Summary:

  • The role is primarily focused on end-to-end research recruiting operations for client's Health user research projects, requiring strong cross-functional communication, SQL familiarity, and stakeholder management.
  • Oversee the App Newsletter pipeline and build internal applications, dashboards, and automations using AI tools (e.g., AI Studio, Sparks, Jetski) to streamline team workflows.
  • 7+ years of experience in UX Research Operations, research recruiting, or lab infrastructure management.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Research Recruiting Operations (~50% of time): End-to-end participant management — identifying participants, drafting communications, tracking responses, scheduling, NDA coordination, and logistics (in-person vs. remote).  SQL query writing used to pull participants from product logs.
  • Physical Lab Management (~15% of time): Weekly visits to labs in Mountain View (~3 days/month) and San Francisco (~1 day/month) to maintain camera/microphone arrays, troubleshoot AV equipment, manage access, and scope/deploy lab changes. 34 Requires tech-savviness and ability to handle real-time support pressure.
  • Vendor/Researcher Support (~22% of time): Onboarding vendorized UX researchers, managing tool access, providing documentation, mentorship, and general operational support. 
  • Program Operations (remaining time): Sending newsletters, maintaining an operational tracker across 6–8 concurrent projects, identifying synergy opportunities across client's Health product teams.
Notable Points
  • Health/wearables knowledge
  • Area of focus: Cross-functional communication, autonomous decision-making, ability to take direction, and clear/concise documentation. 910
  • Top 3 things to highlight: (1) End-to-end participant recruitment experience, (2) stakeholder management and independent working ability, (3) willingness to align with her strategic direction.
ABOUT AKRAYA Akraya is an award-winning IT staffing firm consistently recognized for our commitment to excellence and a thriving work environment. Most recently, we were recognized Stevie Employer of the Year 2025, SIA Best Staffing Firm to work for 2025, Inc 5000 Best Workspaces in US (2025 & 2024) and Glassdoor's Best Places to Work (2023 & 2022)!Industry Leaders in Tech Staffing As Talent solutions provider for Fortune 100 Organizations, Akraya's industry recognitions solidify our leadership position in the IT staffing space. We don't just connect you with great jobs, we connect you with a workplace that inspires!Join Akraya Today! Let us lead you to your dream career and experience the Akraya difference. Browse our open positions and join our team!

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