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Jelena Senour

Senior UX Researcher, Meta

Jelena Senour is a Senior UX Researcher at Meta. With over 10yrs in tech and a background in Engineering Psychology from Tufts, she brings a unique cross-functional and pragmatic perspective to her research, a strong believer in bringing partners along for the ride. Her breadth of experience spans enterprise products, e-commerce, telecom with a focus in call centers/agent experiences, mapping coverage data, and Wi-Fi consumer products, collaborating with companies such as Walmart, T-Mobile, HTC, Cisco, and Google. When she’s not storytelling, she may be sighted hiking in the Pacific Northwest of WA state.

My Sessions

Hidden skills of the senior researcher: reflections on what “senior” really means beyond job descriptions.

Pacific Jewel Ballroom

Researchers are faced with a dizzying variety of job titles and expectations for similar “senior researcher” roles. From one company to the next, the level descriptions may be different or overlap, making it hard to know where you fit in or how to get promoted. So, what are some of the qualities that truly define […]

Career Development and Management Deep dive
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