Lead UX Researcher
Motability Operations
- London Bristol Area
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Work with the wider organisation to evolve and mature our research ethics/principle and methodology.
- Experienced with many types of research techniques and is able to mentor others about these approaches.
- Help to align user research working practices across the wider business, striving to develop the maturity of UX research at MO.
- Play a lead role in continuously improving our research methodology and keeping abreast of new tools and processes.
- Work with UX researcher day-to-day on the responsibilities outlined for them and help them improve.
- You are able to lead and coach other UX researchers.
- Plan, facilitate and synthesise research to better understand users.
- Participate in a culture of open-sharing, collaboration, constructive critiquing, and shared learning.]
- Help product/delivery teams understand the outcomes/goals of the mission or problem to be solved, as opposed to having a 'feature-led' mindset.
- Lead on sharing actionable research insights that help product owners make better decisions to the programme.
- You should be able to present your understanding of users in ways such as user journey maps, personas screen flows and service blueprints.
- Measure success of implemented solutions from a user experience perspective.
- Advocate and provide guidance on how to use customer insights and data to inform the user experience.
- You have experience using a 'service design mindset' which involves researching beyond the digital interactions, you are considering the whole user journey, other people/processes that support the user journey and how people interact with it in the real world.
- Plan and facilitate research with our users including customers, dealers and staff.
- Manage multiple levels of research activities - strategic discovery and user testing.
- You are able to design within constraints and where necessary challenge the validity of constraints.
- Experienced in using research to create customer journey maps and personas.
- Hands-on experience in roles such as Senior or Lead user researcher.
- Strong portfolio of design work/case studies focusing on your principles, methodologies, and approaches.
- Experience using a test and iterate approach through usability studies, and collaborating on early UX research methods.
- Enjoys working in a collaborative, team-oriented, cross-functional environment,
- Able to form strong trust-based relationships with team members, peers, managers and stakeholders.
- Very strong communication skills, able to present and communicate to different types of audiences using a variety of artifacts and methods.
- Ability to actively listen, hear and understand what is said and not said, and with nuanced comprehension of meaning and intent.
- Previous experience as a Senior or Lead UX Researcher
- Experience and knowledge of various research techniques
- Experience working with senior stakeholders
- Strong communications and presentation skills
- Managing a UX research Team
- Mentorship
- Strategic user research experience
- We find solutions
- We drive change
- We care
- An annual discretionary bonus
- 15% non-contributory pension (9% non-contributory pension during probation period)
- Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary to give you peace of mind that your loved ones will receive some financial help
- Employee Discount Scheme with a huge number of retailers and an app to save on the go
- Discounted Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme (we have showers, changing rooms and secure bike sheds on site)
- 28 days annual leave with option to purchase and sell days
- Funded Private Medical Insurance cover
- Critical illness insurance
- Free access to healthcare apps, such as Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP
- Funded health screening for over 50s
- 1 day per year to volunteer - Staff can support a local charity or do a sponsored event whilst being paid for it
- Access to Prayer room and quiet spaces whilst working in the office
- Dental Insurance
- Health and cancer screenings for you and your partner
- Discounted gym memberships
- Charitable giving