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Jason Gaylord

Bringing clarity to complex products and decisions

I am a UX Researcher who enjoys untangling complex problems - especially in tools and systems that people rely on every day. My work has focused on enterprise and data products, where things are rarely simple and decisions often need to be made quickly.

I help teams understand how people actually navigate that complexity, and turn those insights into clear, practical direction for what to build next.

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Projects

Navigating a Complex Product Transition

I evaluate evolving experiences and guide product direction

Redefining Enterprise Data Discovery

I turn complex, ambiguous spaces into clear product direction

Measuring Product Experience at Scale

I establish benchmarks and drive product improvement

Rebuilding Information Architecture

I bring structure to complexity

Defining a Developer Persona

I uncover and define users needs to guid product and ecosystem growth

Skills

Research Methods
  • Mixed-Methods Research
  • User Interviews
  • Usability Testing
  • Generative & Evaluative Research
Quantitative & Testing
  • Survey Design & Analysis
  • Benchmarking & A/B Testing
  • Statistical Data Analysis
Analysis & Metrics
  • Thematic Analysis
  • Affinity Mapping
  • Task Success & PMF tracking
  • SUS Benchmarking
Specialized Methods
  • Information Architecture Analysis
  • Card Sorting & Tree Testing
  • Heuristic Evaluation

Tools

Qualtrics

UserZoom

User Interviews

EnjoyHQ

Lucidspark

Zoom

ChatGPT

Experience

UX Researcher

Oct 2021 - Present

  • Sole researcher for flagship analytics products, owning research strategy across the product lifecycle.
  • Led generative research to define data discovery and retention strategy for a unified platform ecosystem.
  • Led strategic research validating new workflow models, shaping product direction and long-term platform architecture.
  • Co-led product benchmarking program, increasing SUS from 14% to 36% and PMF from 19% to 23% (2023–2025).
  • Developed company-wide developer persona, advancing segmentation maturity and enabling Alteryx Marketplace growth.
  • Drove research to rebrand Alteryx Exchange as Alteryx Marketplace, clarifying ecosystem positioning and user value proposition.
UX Research & Design Associate

Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

  • Executed UX research for enterprise clients (Google, Philips, Frontier), leading usability studies and delivering recommendations informing product decisions.
  • Supported a mixed-methods benchmark study comparing Google Local Services vs. Thumbtack, identifying a significant experience advantage for Google and key UX gaps (search, filtering, vendor details).
Assistant Property Manager

Mar 2016 - Jul 2020

  • Managed client-facing operations and coordinated cross-functional projects in a commercial real estate environment.
  • Streamlined tenant communication and operational workflows to improve service delivery and efficiency.
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