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Join us as a UX Researcher where you’ll play a key role in understanding our customer’s needs, behaviours and pain points to inform design decisions and encourage insight led product development. You will be responsible for leading the creation and execution of research projects utilising both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. This role sits within the Barclays Insight and Experience Design (BiXD); a multidisciplinary design team made up of UX Researchers, UX and UI Designers, Copywriters and Design Ops holding a unique position, working on projects pan- bank. We are looking for someone that is a self-starter, can independently run research end to end and shines within a team of researchers.
Job Responsibility
Play a key role in understanding our customer’s needs, behaviours and pain points to inform design decisions and encourage insight led product development
Lead the creation and execution of research projects utilising both qualitative and quantitative methodologies
Delivery of end to end research programmes which are highly synergistic with other research and analytics activities conducted by the business including Design/UX Research, Colleague research, quantitative research and CX tracking
Collaboration with various departments including Design, Product, Channel, Marketing, Transformation and Technology, to brainstorm innovative design concepts, ensuring that research findings are integrated into all stages of the innovation cycle
Development and testing of prototypes, mock-ups, or value propositions to support the analysis of concept development and usability feedback from customers and internal stakeholders
Monitoring of emerging technologies, industry trends, design best practices, societal changes, and economic trends that may impact the Customer landscape and influence Barclays strategic decisions
Utilisation of data analytics tools to extract insights from market research, customer surveys, and feedback sessions to identify new opportunities and understand evolving customer needs
Management of all risk relating to the Insight process
Management of all Research programmes, including oversight of colleagues and their performance, implementation of departmental goals and objectives, oversight of department efficiency and effectiveness
Requirements
Hands-on experience and strong research craft knowledge covering a range of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, to be used in both discovery research and design concept/ prototype research
Strong experience in analysis and triangulation of insights, bringing together in a logical and engaging way that marries both AI automation and human judgement and expertise
Strong collaborator, building positive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and external third parties, gaining their trust and creating research advocates
Strong communication, storytelling and presentation skills to inspire and influence those around you
Keen eye for detail and open to feedback, learning from others around you and seeking ideas to evolve own thinking and outputs
Research recruitment experience and tactics, particularly in B2B or challenging to recruit industries
Nice to have
Strong communication, storytelling and presentation skills to inspire and influence those around you
Keen eye for detail and open to feedback, learning from others around you and seeking ideas to evolve own thinking and outputs
Research recruitment experience and tactics, particularly in B2B or challenging to recruit industries
What we offer
Unique initiatives to enhance your wellbeing like our colleague allotment, helping to build community through getting closer to nature
You can experience a wealth of diverse and surprising career paths right here in Northampton, across Barclays UK or even globally
Our building is environmentally friendly and people-friendly too, with excellent facilities designed to make work a pleasure