Magentus

UX Researcher

Magentus

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £65,000 - £70,000 per year

About the role

  • Subject matter expert for UX Research in the business
  • Study customers and customer groups to uncover problems, design opportunities, realistic context and other valuable information inform product strategy
  • Contribute to identifying / validating new strategic opportunities for the business based on research findings
  • Adopt a variety of research methods as appropriate based on project requirements and user recruitment constraints
  • Work closely with Customer Support, Marketing and Product Delivery departments to keep the voice of the customer present in decision making and provide expert advice on how to validate assumptions
  • Create low-fidelity visualisations of user journeys, mental models and information architecture using storyboards, user flows and sitemaps
  • Document and present insights clearly to internal teams, mindful to the needs of different audiences
  • Design and distribute periodic customer surveys
  • Own and manage repository of qualitative research data
  • Synthetise quantitative feature release feedback
  • Drive and coordinate 1-on-1 and group interviews that engage with customers
  • Establish, develop and maintain relationships with team
  • Develops and maintains consistent strong operational relationships and utilises feedback from internal and external stakeholders
  • This role may include travel to our client sites; therefore, flexibility and the ability to travel as required is essential.

Requirements

  • University degree in interaction design, psychology, human factors or a research related subject area is preferential
  • In the absence of official qualifications, we’re open to candidates that can demonstrate real-world application of design research methodologies and deep knowledge of the theoretical side
  • Experience in applied product research, preferably for a commercial B2B or SaaS company.
  • Experience with design research - utilising various methods including but not limited to usability studies, contextual inquiry and surveys.
  • Experience with Design Thinking preferred but not essential
  • Technology and/or health Industry experience is a plus
  • Ability to work autonomously, be highly organised, creative, curious and insightful.
  • Familiarity with qualitative or quantitative user research such as contextual enquiries, ethnography, benchmarking, card sorting, group moderation, or survey design.
  • Strong skills in analysis and drawing relevant insights from research
  • Strong and compelling written and verbal communication skills to share insights creatively and persuasively - both in an individual and group setting.
  • Strategic mindset to understand interplay between user needs and business needs.
  • Experience with Figma (not essential)
Benefits
  • Flexible Working Environment: Hybrid working environment from London (Farringdon) – 3 days a week from the Office and 2 from home
  • 25 days (increases with length of service up to 4 days) plus 8 bank holiday
  • Holiday purchase scheme via salary sacrifice
  • An extra day annual leave for your birthday
  • Enhanced Maternity Leave
  • Enhanced Paternity Leave
  • Religious holiday swap programme
  • Up to two days paid Volunteering days
  • Paid time off during the working day to donate blood
  • Pawrental Leave
  • Leadership & Development: Litmos learning Product Training
  • Employee Recognition: Peer recognitions Magentus Values awards Length of service awards Performance Annual Bonus Programme
  • Employee Benefits: Life Insurance (4x annual salary) Private health care (BUPA) plus discounted rates to add your loved ones
  • Salary Sacrifice Pension Income Protection
  • EAP (access to online Healthcare)
  • Employee Referral scheme- £1,000 tax free
  • Branded merchandise starter pack
  • £250 working from home allowance
  • Free Flu Jabs
  • Enhanced Sick Pay
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
UX Researchdesign research methodologiesusability studiescontextual inquirysurveysDesign Thinkingqualitative researchquantitative researchdata analysisuser journey mapping
Soft Skills
autonomous workorganizational skillscreativitycuriosityinsightfulnesswritten communicationverbal communicationstrategic mindsetrelationship buildingpresentation skills
Certifications
university degree in interaction designuniversity degree in psychologyuniversity degree in human factorsuniversity degree in research related subject