Our well-established client is currently looking for an experienced Senior User Researcher, to join their delivery team on a 6 month initial contract, based in Exeter on a hybrid basis.

A Senior User Researcher works with agile teams to create and evolve multiple or complex products and services. A Senior User Researcher represents the voice of our diverse range of users by defining user-centred design methodologies to deeply understand their needs. A Senior User Researcher will form part of the dedicated User Experience team, championing UX best practice within projects to help build a user focused culture.

A Senior User Researcher will:

•              Work with minimal support and can influence and mentor others

•              Recruit participants for user research and schedule research for a product/service

•              Plan and lead user research activities across multiple or complex products and services

•              Conduct user research to provide insights that inform the creation or iteration of Met Office products and services

•              Lead the analysis and synthesis of user research findings using a range of methodologies and techniques

•              Present findings and user insights to wide varieties of senior stakeholders, teams and users to help align and inform decision-making

•              Support Product Managers with insights to prioritise UX resources efficiently

•              Build user-centred practices in multidisciplinary agile teams

•              Supervise and develop other user researchers to assure and improve research practice

•              Align user research activities with business needs to inform service propositions

•              Recommend the best tools and approaches to understand the user needs

•              Be an active member of the UX practice to help embed and grow a user-centred culture across the organisation

•              Mentor other UX colleagues who have an interest in user research

•              Support the UX Lead in helping to drive a user-focused culture

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large organisation on an initial temporary basis with the opportunity for potential long term opportunities to develop.

If you feel you have the right skills and experience, please apply straight away!