52117 – UX Researcher

UX Researcher
Location: UK Remote
Length: 9 Months
Rate: From £ + PAYE (Approx. £99k)
Hours: 9am-6pm

This client is a top 5 tech giant and owner of some of the world’s most popular social media platforms and instant messaging apps, connecting billions of people across the globe.

Job description:

This organisation is seeking a highly motivated and experienced UX researcher to join our team and help us revolutionize the future of work . As a key member of our research team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to multiple research initiatives across the organization, encompassing both foundational and tactical research. Your primary focus will be on understanding the needs and challenges of organizations worldwide and identifying opportunities to enhance their work processes and outcomes.

We are looking for excellent communicators who are knowledgeable about research devoted to understanding people, and curious about the relationship between technology and work. They will also need to be comfortable in a fast moving organization, open minded about learning new research methods, committed to high quality and rigorous research and focused on influencing the future of work.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years’ of relevant experience in user experience, applied research and/or product research and development or a Master’s degree and 5+ years’ relevant experience, or PhD and 2+ year relevant experience

Relevant experience within user experience, applied research setting and/or product research and development

Experience conducting In-Depth Interviews or Focus Groups and Concept Testing or Usability Testing

Interest in and experience executing hands-on, primary research
Experience translating research findings into strategic narratives

Responsibilities:

Work closely with product and business teams to identify research topics
Act as a thought leader in the domain of research, while advocating for the people who could use our products

Design and execute end-to-end custom primary research using a wide variety of methods

Design studies that address both user behaviour and attitudes

Ability to work independently and autonomously

Effectively manage and prioritize research plans through ambiguous and fast-changing environments, align and efficiently execute critical insights and work with a large group of stakeholders

Communicate results and illustrate suggestions in compelling and creative ways
Work cross-functionally with design, product management, content strategy, engineering and marketing

Generate insights that both fuel ideation and evaluate designs

Preferred qualifications:

Experience with consumer products, consumer insights, or product development

Degrees in a human behaviour related field, such as Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Sociology, Communication, Information science, Media studies, Computer Science, or Economics