# UX Research Manager at Retool

- Company: Retool
- What the company does: Build, deploy, and manage internal tools with Retool's unified engine. Connect to any database, API, or LLM. Leverage AI throughout your business. Backed by Sequoia and Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://retool.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $194K to $260K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-05
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.gem.com/retool/am9icG9zdDqpN76c-U8seAk_DVqZ_1d8
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/retool-ux-research-manager/

## About the role

In this role, you’ll own research initiatives to inform product strategy and design, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver insights that shape Retool’s future. You will: As an early member of the research team, you’ll also collaborate with your teammates to shape our research practice, evolve our processes, and help embed user-centered thinking across everything we do.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience in UX research, product research, or a related field, ideally in Enterprise Saas or technical platform environments
- Proven ability to own research projects end-to-end, from scoping through to execution and analysis, leveraging a range of qualitative and quantitative methods
- Strong synthesis and storytelling skills, with an ability to distill ambiguity into clarity and make insights resonate with diverse audiences
- Experience shaping product direction through early-stage generative research and iterative usability testing
- Comfort working in ambiguous problem spaces and a bias toward action—you're as strategic as you are scrappy
- Deep curiosity about how complex systems work, especially technical workflows or developer tools