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Black Stories/32: Amber Davis

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Director of UX Research for Audible, Amber Davis, meet producer, Justin James Lopez, to discusses the importance of knowing your worth and how to negotiate effectively. Let’s hear her story...

Amber Davis currently works as a UX Research Director at Audible where she manages a team and bridges business goals with design research. She has been a key contributor to Audible’s global growth and new business strategies. Before joining Audible, Amber spent four years at McKinsey as one of the first team members on the design and innovation team, and she played an early role in scaling and growing their UX research team.

As a UX research leader, Amber believes in the importance of staying curious about customers to see around corners. She helps companies and product teams leverage research insights to inform their decisions. Amber has experience in product strategy, behavioral design, and mixed methods research across a variety of industries.

Amber went to college at Stanford and completed her graduate degree at Johns Hopkins. After finishing graduate school, she worked in public policy and then moved into tech.

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