Lead Researcher

Summary

Join Glassdoor as a Lead Researcher, Worklife Trends and leverage user-generated content to analyze workplace culture trends. You will translate data into compelling stories, collaborate with marketing and PR teams, engage with media and thought leaders, and contribute to community building strategies. This role requires 5-7+ years of experience in a related field, expertise in worklife topics, strong technical skills (SQL and Python/R), excellent communication skills, and experience with social media. Glassdoor offers a competitive salary ($128,400 - $170,500), a 10% bonus, generous RSUs, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, paid time off, a 401(k) plan, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• A commitment to add to our culture of DEI
• 5-7+ years of experience in a related field, with a strong background in analyzing and interpreting workplace culture and organizational behavior trends
• Expertise in and ability to speak to worklife topics e.g., experience in organizational behavior, workplace culture, sociology, organizational psychology, or a related field
• Strong technical skills to operate as a “full stack researcher.” Ability to synthesize large datasets using SQL and Python/R and extract meaningful insights. Possess good intuition around balancing generating novel insights and being grounded in our data
• Excellent oral and written communication and data storytelling abilities, with a proven track record of creating engaging and impactful content. Experience in communicating data or technical content to lay audiences
• Experience with social media content creation and interest in representing Glassdoor on social media
• Passion for understanding and influencing workplace culture and employee experience

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth analysis of company ratings, reviews, and community conversations to identify emerging trends in workplace culture, employee satisfaction, and organizational behavior
• Translate complex data and trends into compelling stories and insights that resonate with the media, social audiences, and Glassdoor users
• Collaborate with marketing, PR, and social media teams to create content that showcases Glassdoor’s unique insights into workplace trends, helping to build the brand's reputation as a thought leader in the space
• Engage with media, industry analysts, and thought leaders to share Glassdoor’s insights, contributing to external narratives about workplace culture and employee experience
• Use insights to contribute to strategies that encourage community engagement on Glassdoor, fostering a sense of belonging and participation among users

Benefits

• Base Salary Range*: $128,400 - $170,500
• Bonus: 10%
• Generous Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
• Health and Wellness: 100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, select well-being programs, along with 80% employer-paid premiums for all dependents
• Generous paid time off programs for birthing and non-birthing parents are provided, along with paid injury/illness leave and paid family emergency leave
• Work/Life Balance: Open Paid Time Off policy, in addition to 15-20 paid company holidays/year
• Investing in Your Future: 401(k) plan with a company match up to $5,000 per year, subsidized fertility and family planning services, and discounted legal assistance services
• Flexible hours and a where-to-work policy
• Remote work