Pontoon Solutions
Design Researcher
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Job Title: UX Researcher
Location: London
Contract length: 6 Months (with possible extension)
Working Pattern: 2 days per week in the office
About the Opportunity
Our client, a leading organisation in the banking industry, is seeking a talented and passionate UX Researcher to join their dynamic team. With a commitment to transforming banking through innovative design and research, this role presents an exciting opportunity to shape product and service development for millions of customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and lead the research strategy for a key business area, collaborating with multi-disciplinary design, product, and engineering teams.
- Manage research plans and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with both short-term objectives and long-term strategic direction.
- Conduct generative and evaluative research to uncover customer insights, solve problems, and identify new opportunities.
- Deliver impactful research findings that synthesise qualitative and quantitative data, guiding product development and stakeholder engagement.
- Foster collaboration and influence across teams, ensuring research is a team sport that drives consensus and action.
- Engage in varied research methodologies, including usability testing, concept testing, ethnographic studies, and accessibility research.
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Key Skills and Experience
To thrive in this role, candidates should possess the following:
- Previous experience as a UX Researcher, User Researcher, or Design Researcher.
- Proficient in both generative and evaluative research practises, ideally with experience in financial services.
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders.
- Experience in creating research roadmaps and managing research strategies to achieve desired outcomes.
- Deep qualitative research experience, including usability testing (both moderated and unmoderated), concept testing, and depth interviews.
- Ability to synthesise insights into actionable recommendations, fostering a shared understanding of user needs.
- Familiarity with AI applications in research is advantageous.
- Ethnographic research experience, such as contextual inquiries or diary studies, is a plus.
- A commitment to accessibility research and understanding the needs of vulnerable customers.
Why Work with Our Client
This organisation is dedicated to creating a vibrant and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and empowered. Employees are encouraged to pursue professional and personal development, ensuring everyone can optimise their potential.
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We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.
Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
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