User Researcher, Viable Data
£46.8-55k
Annual bonus based on company performance
More information about location
Data consulting and advisory services
Job no longer available
Data consulting and advisory services
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
£46.8-55k
Annual bonus based on company performance
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
Viable Data's mission is to help solve complex challenges, transforming businesses and embedding lasting performance improvements.
Role
Who you are
- You are someone who can adapt quickly and easily to the flexible needs of our Central Government customers
- Demonstrable relevant industry experience
- Proven research skills - experience of various user research methods, understanding of how and when to apply them appropriately throughout the different project lifecycle phases
- People skills – empathetic, great listener and have a natural curiosity to understand people, their motivations and thought processes
- Experience and understanding of a range of User Centred Design, Product-centric and Agile delivery practices
- Clear communication and presentation skills - presenting findings and related design/business recommendations and insights clearly that stakeholders can understand and use. Able to manage stakeholders at all levels
- Organisation, time management and collaboration skills – working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, being able to influence and build rapport
- Applying ethical research standards and practices to ensure the safeguarding and wellbeing of participants and researchers
- Contribution to designing accessible systems to the industry standard
What the job involves
- As a User Researcher at Viable Data, you will collaborate with all aspects of our User Centered Design team to ensure that the products and services we are delivering address the needs of the organisation as well as the end user
- You will join one of our high-performing consulting teams where you will play a pivotal role in designing & delivering exceptional digital products and services that directly contribute to the delivery of UK policy, economic growth and security
- Planning, designing, and conducting user research including usability testing to understand user needs and behaviours
- Turning user research findings into actionable insights
- Working as a consultant in a multidisciplinary delivery team, including designers and product owners, to define research questions, plan the research approach and prioritise findings
- Presenting research findings and related recommendations to team members and stakeholders
- Managing logistics of research sessions, including planning and scheduling sessions and recruiting participants
- Identifying and raising any blockers to research activities
- Adapting your consultative approach towards varied Stakeholders
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Data is incredibly powerful in today’s digital business landscape, empowering businesses to produce actionable business insights, AI-driven products, and personalised marketing campaigns. However, the expertise and infrastructure required to achieve this are vast and complicated, leaving many businesses to fall behind in their industry.
Viable Data provides data consulting and advisory services to businesses, helping them to develop data-driven products and solve the complex challenges associated with data-driven infrastructure. The company focuses on offering its services to facilitate AI and machine learning infrastructure and business operation optimisation, ultimately helping to future-proof businesses that lack the necessary expertise of data engineering teams.
Whilst a vast range of startups offer help in various areas of data, Viable Data recognises that the fragmented nature of such startups can be overwhelming and convoluted to navigate. By partnering with data, AI, machine learning, and cutting-edge infrastructure experts, the company aims to help businesses migrate towards data-driven approaches without needing to recruit expensive data teams or use fragmented data tools.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
63% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- 25 days leave
- 5 days dedicated training allowance, with individual budget
- Mentoring system, with 6-month review cycles
- Flexible hours and supportive of remote working
- 5% pension company contributions
- Annual bonus based on company performance
- Choice of company laptop (Macbook, Windows)
Company HQ
Summertown, Oxford, UK
Leadership
Tom Fitzherbert
(CEO)Experience as Managing Consultant for IBM Global Business Services. Founder and CTO of Aker Systems from 2016 to 2019.
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