Description
Contract opportunity: User Researcher - Manchester (Remote working) - initial 3 months - INSIDE IR35 - £ per day
Please note: This role is INSIDE IR35, please do not apply if you are not happy working inside IR35
Description:
Apply knowledge in human factors, ethnography, and the user-centred design process to product and service design in an iterative development environment.
Use findings of user data to work closely with designers and analysts to iterate the developing service.
Manage business relations with usability and market research agencies to support necessary research processes.
Experience in:
- taking a lead User Researcher role within a team, setting research direction and mentoring junior research colleagues
- managing team dynamics and holding sufficient authority to effectively challenge points of design without alienating individuals
- working within an agile project environment, and maintaining effective performance in difficult and challenging circumstances
- quantitative research methodologies
- Proven experience of gathering user requirements for web based services
- managing, executing and analysing usability test and research sessions
- working in an agile development environment with User Experience teams, designers and developers to create new digital products and services
- audience modelling and developing design personas.
- Degree in HCI/Usability/Cognitive Psychology/Market Research or related field.
- Experience across web content, tools and transactional services, especially those with complex user journeys.
- Experience within a research and digital environment.
Lawrence Harvey is acting as an Employment Business in regards to this position.