User Researcher

Stealth iT Consulting; London; Remote; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Stealth iT Consulting is seeking a User Researcher for a permanent role focused on enhancing user experiences for their public sector clients. The ideal candidate will lead research initiatives, employ both qualitative and quantitative methods, and collaborate with diverse teams to solve real user problems. Applicants should possess strong GDS qualifications and experience in agile environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience of leading user research using various methodologies.
• Experience working with Government Digital Service (GDS) service standards.
• Background in multi-disciplinary agile teams with user research focus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-impact user research to understand client users.
• Lead research methodologies and communicate findings to teams.
• Help embed user-centered design practices across teams.

Skills

User research

Communication

Stakeholder management

Storytelling

Facilitation

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Stealth iT Consulting

IT Delivery Consultant - Currently Looking to speak with UCD Professionals (Service Design & UX Design)

User Researcher!

• Permanent role!
• Paying up to £55,000 per annum
• Remote Role with occasional client visits!

On behalf of our client, a leading and global IT consultancy, we are looking for User Researchers to work for them on permanent basis. You will be working with one of their public sector clients. It is essential you have GDS experience. Our client is passionate about user centred design, critical thinking, problem solving and designing and building digital services and products.

As a User Researcher you'll:

• Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, developers, and other User Researchers to plan and conduct high-impact research that helps develop a better understanding of our clients’ users.
• Contribute to creating better products and services that solve users’ problems and meets their needs.
• Lead the research for your team, suggesting the best approaches and methodologies to use to capture the right user insights.
• Plan and run qualitative studies, including remote and in person interviews, observations, diary studies, concept testing and usability studies.
• Use quantitative methods such as surveys to identify actionable insights and collaborate with the analytics team to enhance qualitative insights.
• Consider the end-to-end user journey and external factors that may impact the user experience including business, policy, and technical constraints.
• Communicate research findings and involve your team in analysis and synthesis to develop empathy with the users and enable evidence-based design decisions.
• Help to embed user-centred design and user research best practices into teams and the wider business.

What skills and experience you'll bring:

• Hands-on experience of leading user research, using behavioural and attitudinal methods and knowing when to apply them appropriately.
• Experience across multiple phases of a product or service lifecycle, from discovery and exploration through to design and delivery.
• Experience working with Government Digital Service (GDS) service standards, using GDS design principles
• Strong storytelling, communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary, agile teams where you’ve led the user research and influenced the design of a product or service through the insights you’ve gathered.
• Familiarity with using prototypes to test hypotheses, assumptions and validate user journeys.
• Understanding of a range of tools and practices for in-person and remote research

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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