Gabriella Hirsch🇺🇸
UX Research Manager at JPMorgan Chase & Co
About Gabriella Hirsch
UX Research Manager at JPMorgan Chase & Co
For those transitioning to UX Research and/or UXR beginners Our time together will be much more fruitful if you first read Simon Taylor's google doc "UX Research Resources for Beginners" . This contains curated resources like books, media, people to follow and much more to get you started in the field.
About me I am a PhD-trained mixed-method UX Research Manager at JPMorgan Chase, based in the Chicago office. Currently, I support the “Employee Experience” organization at JPMC, working to create customer-grade experiences for internal-facing digital products and services.
In my spare time, I enjoy trying new restaurants in the city, and taking my German Shorthair Pointer, Lira for long walks in the park!
I’m happy to chat about all things UX, including (but not limited to):
-Transitioning to UXR from academia -Resume development and interviewing -UXR career planning and development -Stakeholder management -Project scoping and planning -Research for products vs services -Research-Design relationships -People management & mentoring
Expertise
What mentees say
“It was a pleasure connecting with Ella and receiving valuable advice on my endeavors. I genuinely appreciate her taking time out of her busy schedule to answer my questions.”
“Ella was super easy to talk to, supportive, and transparent about the current state of the UX market and what it may be like to get an entry-level position. She also inquired thoughtfully and provided me with several handful ideas for positioning myself better within the market, based on where I currently am. I would highly recommend speaking with her to anyone transitioning to the UX field.”
“It was such a pleasure to speak to Gabriella. I truly appreciated her approachability and kindness. Our discussions felt more like an engaging conversations, and I thoroughly enjoyed learning from her experience about the current job market. Her advice was not only insightful but also practical. Her ability to give encouragement, deliver actionable and constructive feedback was so helpful to me.”