Senior User Researcher - Agentic AI/QuantitativeResearch Outside IR35: £475 - £525 5 month initial contract, likely to extend ASAP Start Once a week/once every 2 weeks to London We are seeking an experienced Senior User Researcher to support a government department on a high-profile programme of work. The role will involve leading user research … requirements are embedded into solutions at scale. You must either hold or be eligible for SC for this position. Key Responsibilities Lead the planning, design, and execution of user research activities for AI/LLM-powered services. Apply mixed-methods research (qualitative and quantitative) to capture user needs, behaviours, and expectations in complex, high-transaction environments. Evaluate … user-centred perspective. Test and assess AI/LLM model outputs against user requirements, accessibility standards, and regulatory frameworks. Collaborate with AI engineers, designers, and product teams to translate research findings into actionable design and development decisions. Prototype and test new human-AI interaction patterns , ensuring transparency, oversight, and trust. Champion inclusive research practices, ensuring accessibility, safeguarding, and More ❯
Research Manager 4 days in office Up to £50,000 We're working with a high-tech, forward thinking research agency to find a Research Manager to join their team. Working with clients across consumer, social, and political, they use AI innovation and top class methodologies to bring research to the next level. The Role In … this role, you will be responsible for: Owning and delivering multiple quantitativeresearch projects in B2C, political, and multi-market research Leading on client calls and managing communications throughout the project lifecycles Managing and growing client accounts, acting as the first point of contact Creating data tables with custom outputs through DisplayR Partnering with consulting and analytics … teams on large-scale projects Scoping client research needs Ensuring high quality across survey design, sampling, and data outputs About You If you have: 3-5 years of experience in quantitativeresearch A strong knowledge of the full research cycle Confidence scripting and designing excellent surveys A track record of delivering quality research across multiple More ❯
Research Manager 4 days in office Up to £50,000 We're working with a high-tech, forward thinking research agency to find a Research Manager to join their team. Working with clients across consumer, social, and political, they use AI innovation and top class methodologies to bring research to the next level. The Role In … this role, you will be responsible for: Owning and delivering multiple quantitativeresearch projects in B2C, political, and multi-market research Leading on client calls and managing communications throughout the project lifecycles Managing and growing client accounts, acting as the first point of contact Creating data tables with custom outputs through DisplayR Partnering with consulting and analytics … teams on large-scale projects Scoping client research needs Ensuring high quality across survey design, sampling, and data outputs About You If you have: 3-5 years of experience in quantitativeresearch A strong knowledge of the full research cycle Confidence scripting and designing excellent surveys A track record of delivering quality research across multiple More ❯
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Randstad Technologies
strategic role where you will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) , driving optimal user experience across our digital products. You will be responsible for defining, executing, and synthesizing research that directly informs design and product strategy. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days per week in our Newcastle office, working within a dynamic cross-functional environment. Contract … holiday entitlement of 33 days (pro-rata) . Key Responsibilities As a Senior User Researcher, you will operate independently and champion the user voice by: Conducting End-to-End Research: Independently design, plan, and execute research using a wide array of methodologies, including in-depth user interviews, contextual inquiries, and usability testing. Applying Mixed-Methods Mastery: Utilizing Advanced … Proficiency in both Qualitative Research and QuantitativeResearch (e.g., surveys, analytics, A/B testing) to deliver holistic, actionable insights. Creating Strategic Deliverables: Creating and maintaining critical user-centered artifacts, including detailed user personas and comprehensive journey maps , to align product strategy. Providing Design Guidance: Offering expert guidance to cross-functional teams, ensuring all design concepts and More ❯
provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients. Lombard Odier Investment Managers ("LOIM") is the asset management business of the Lombard Odier Group. In order to strengthen our Systematic Research team, we are looking for a London based: Quantitative Analyst We are seeking a hands on quantitative researcher with strong software/DevOps/MLOps capability to … develop, productionise, and scale systematic investment models and sustainability analytics. You will own the end to end research to production lifecycle : automating data operations, building and validating quant models, and integrating them into scalable platforms, while providing timely responses to internal and external client queries. The role is a key contributor to our forward looking research roadmap, including … the build out of new systematic franchises in nature, biodiversity, adjacent sustainability thematics and beyond. YOUR ROLE 1) QuantitativeResearch & Model Development Design innovative new quantitative models and metrics, extend, and maintain quantitative models, metrics and investment frameworks, with rigorous back‐testing, scenario design, and attribution . Integrate new indicators and alternative datasets; formalise feature engineering More ❯
RESEARCH DIRECTOR (QUANTITATIVE) UP TO £80,000 HYBRID - LONDON (4 DAYS PER WEEK) Please note, you must be a UK resident and citizen to apply. THE COMPANY This fast-growing creative consumer consultancy partners with major brands to help them uncover possibilities and bring bold ideas to life. Blending quantitative and qualitative research with strategic and … creative thinking, the business delivers high-impact insight that inspires smarter decisions and stronger brands. Having seen significant growth in its quantitative offer, the consultancy now works with leading names across FMCG, travel, media, and consumer goods, helping them challenge convention and make confident commercial moves. With a small, senior-led team and a culture that values curiosity, collaboration … and creativity, this is an opportunity to join a business that's defining what modern research looks like. THE ROLE As a Senior Quantitative Insight Consultant, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering strategic, data-driven insight to clients while shaping the continued growth of the consultancy's quantitative capability. In this hands-on and varied More ❯
provide NHS Futures - a secure collaboration environment for national and international partners to share resources, manage programmes, and build communities beyond IT restrictions. Main duties of the job Write research plans for, and conduct user research for a specific product, service or programme Undertake quantitativeresearch activities such as questionnaire design and analysis of quantitative data. Undertake qualitative research activities such as interview design, moderation, usability testing, facilitating workshops, contextual enquiry, co-design, ethnographic research. Synthesize and present research findings to non - research colleagues. About us Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers. Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms … achieve their potential Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation Delivering value for money Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full More ❯
White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, LondonSenior UX Researcher We are looking for a Senior User Researcher to join our Research team. Our Research team is at the heart of driving customer centricity in the business, helping Capital One identify and translate our customer needs into opportunities we can invest in. We work across the organisation on … to assessing the impact of our decisions, investing in monitoring and tools that allow us to gauge our impact and evaluate how well we are meeting our mission. The Research team is critical to this. Our team combines quantitative and qualitative measures, mixing methods and creatively designing new forms of enquiry to suit our customers and our business … agenda. The research team helps drive tactical insight to help us optimise and improve existing products and service offerings, but also underpins our long-term view, working very closely with product, business, and design strategy in bringing behavioural insights into our planning and future goals. What you ll do Develop a roadmap of work across your dedicated areas of More ❯
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Ntrinsic Consulting
are recruiting for a User Researcher to help our client understand their users and create experiences that truly meet their needs. In this role you'll plan and conduct research, analyse findings and work closely with designers and stakeholders to turn insights into practical improvements. Your work will ensure that every product and service delivered is intuitive, accessible and … trends and best practices to enhance user experience strategies. Develop and present design concepts and prototypes to stakeholders for review and approval. Key Skills: Advanced proficiency in User Experience Research Tools and Techniques Advanced proficiency in User Research Additionally, advanced proficiency in Qualitative Research, QuantitativeResearch, and Responsive and Adaptive Design Please note, BPSS checks More ❯
Quantitative Developer | Algo Trading Desk | London | £160k + bonus I'm partnered exclusively with a commodities trading firm who are looking for a Quantitative Developer to join their algorithmic trading desk in London. This is an opportunity to work across quantitativeresearch, software engineering and trading teams - helping to shape the next generation of technology that … powers trading strategies across global energy and commodities markets. What you'll be doing Working very closely with the CEO, the role involves developing and deploying scalable quantitative systems, contributing to a greenfield pricing and signal-generation platform and applying advanced mathematics and optimisation to real trading problems. Design and implement mathematical and statistical solutions to drive trading performance. … Transform research prototypes into high-quality, production-ready code. Build and maintain components of a pricing and alpha-generation platform. What you need Proven ability to write clean, efficient code in Python, with additional experience in at least one compiled language - ideally C++, Rust, or Java. Strong grasp of mathematical reasoning, including applied statistics, probability and numerical methods. Educated More ❯
Knowledge of software delivery process and methodologies. UNIX OS knowledge. Desirable skills to have added value Clear communication & systematic reasoning. Have front office knowledge of the FX business or quantitative finance. Knowledge of data visualisation tools like Altair Panopticon or Power BI would be a distinct advantage KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Work closely with the FX front office team by taking … Africa. Since 2007, our 800 consultants provide major clients (Corporate & Investment Banks, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Brokers and Insurance Companies) with expertise in several projects such as Financial Engineering, QuantitativeResearch, Regulatory Implementation, IT Transformation & Innovation. The firm mainly takes part in: Business consulting: Quantitativeresearch, Risk management (e.g. Market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk), Banking More ❯
Knowledge of software delivery process and methodologies. UNIX OS knowledge. Desirable skills to have added value Clear communication & systematic reasoning. Have front office knowledge of the FX business or quantitative finance. Knowledge of data visualisation tools like Altair Panopticon or Power BI would be a distinct advantage KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Work closely with the FX front office team by taking … Africa. Since 2007, our 800 consultants provide major clients (Corporate & Investment Banks, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Brokers and Insurance Companies) with expertise in several projects such as Financial Engineering, QuantitativeResearch, Regulatory Implementation, IT Transformation & Innovation. The firm mainly takes part in: Business consulting: Quantitativeresearch, Risk management (e.g. Market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk), Banking More ❯
Ideal attributes Clear communication & systematic reasoning. Deep experience with Java working in a similar environment. FIX and other market protocols Have front office knowledge of the FX business or quantitative finance. UNIX OS knowledge. Knowledge about software delivery process and methodologies. Key responsibilities Work within the eFX Algo team by taking requirements and developing user analytics and solutions to … Africa. Since 2007, our 800 consultants provide major clients (Corporate & Investment Banks, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Brokers and Insurance Companies) with expertise in several projects such as Financial Engineering, QuantitativeResearch, Regulatory Implementation, IT Transformation & Innovation. The firm mainly takes part in: Business consulting: Quantitativeresearch, Risk management (e.g. Market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk), Banking More ❯
City of London, London, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Quanteam UK
Ideal attributes Clear communication & systematic reasoning. Deep experience with Java working in a similar environment. FIX and other market protocols Have front office knowledge of the FX business or quantitative finance. UNIX OS knowledge. Knowledge about software delivery process and methodologies. Key responsibilities Work within the eFX Algo team by taking requirements and developing user analytics and solutions to … Africa. Since 2007, our 800 consultants provide major clients (Corporate & Investment Banks, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Brokers and Insurance Companies) with expertise in several projects such as Financial Engineering, QuantitativeResearch, Regulatory Implementation, IT Transformation & Innovation. The firm mainly takes part in: Business consulting: Quantitativeresearch, Risk management (e.g. Market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk), Banking More ❯
User Researcher to support a major Central Government digital programme focused on improving public-facing services and digital products used across the UK. You will conduct high-quality strategic research with citizens, service users, and local government teams to shape user-centred design, product direction and organisational decision-making. This role requires someone with strong expertise in end-to … end user research and a background working with local authorities or councils to understand how public services operate at a local level. What You'll Do As a Senior User Researcher , you will: Lead and deliver a wide range of user research projects (discovery through to evaluative) involving local government officers and end users Plan, design and conduct … research using both qualitative and quantitative methods Run research activities end-to-end: designing, recruiting, conducting sessions, analysing data and presenting insights Translate findings into clear, actionable insights that influence product, service and strategic decisions Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams including product managers, designers, policy specialists and developers Engage and involve stakeholders across local and central government More ❯
GBP + commission Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Graduate Financial Recruitment Consultant Anson McCade is a leading global talent search firm specializing in QuantitativeResearch, Quantitative Trading, and Technology. We work with many top-tier investment banks, hedge funds, proprietary trading houses, asset managers, financial technology firms, as well as a … for the role • Job Matching: Match candidates with opportunities based on experience, qualifications, and client needs • Offer Negotiation: Facilitate salary negotiations and employment terms between clients and candidates • Market Research: Stay on top of industry trends, salary benchmarks, and talent availability • Consultation: Provide expert career advice to both clients and candidates • Client Engagement: Build lasting relationships with clients to More ❯
Robert Half Technology are assisting a rapidly growing hedge fund to recruit a Quantitative Developer on a contract basis A leading hedge fund with a strong track record in systematic and quantitative trading. The firm combines advanced research, technology, and data to deliver market-leading performance across multiple asset classes. They are seeking a Quantitative Developer … on a 6-month contract to support the ongoing development of research tools, trading models, and infrastructure enhancements within their core systematic strategies team. Role The Quantitative Developer will collaborate with researchers to implement, test, and deploy quantitative trading strategies and risk models. Build and enhance data pipelines and backtesting frameworks for large-scale market data. Integrate … new data sources and ensure data quality and reliability across research environments. Refactor and optimise existing code for performance and maintainability. Contribute to tooling and automation that accelerate research and deployment cycles. Support production systems and ensure smooth handover of deliverables. Profile Proven experience as a Quantitative Developer within a hedge fund, prop trading, or systematic trading More ❯
Research Manager (Consumer) Location: Old Street, London (4 days/week in office – usually WFH Fridays) Salary: £50,000–£60,000 + strong benefits About the Company Harnham have exclusively partnered up with a high-growth research and technology scale-up on a mission to close the “understanding gap” between what organisations believe about people and reality. Using … proprietary technology, they deliver faster, more accurate insights for political, social, and commercial clients. Our research is trusted by leading global brands and non-profits, and regularly features in major media outlets. They combine the expertise of seasoned researchers with innovative engineering talent to reimagine how market and opinion research is conducted. The Role As a Research … relationships. This role involves working across commercial, consumer and some social sectors, with the opportunity to use emerging tools such as AI to enhance project delivery. Key Responsibilities Manage research projects end-to-end: client liaison, survey design, fieldwork, analysis, reporting, and presentations Lead client communications, ensuring insights are actionable and meaningful Build and maintain strong client relationships, identifying More ❯
City of London, London, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Harnham
Research Manager (Consumer) Location: Old Street, London (4 days/week in office – usually WFH Fridays) Salary: £50,000–£60,000 + strong benefits About the Company Harnham have exclusively partnered up with a high-growth research and technology scale-up on a mission to close the “understanding gap” between what organisations believe about people and reality. Using … proprietary technology, they deliver faster, more accurate insights for political, social, and commercial clients. Our research is trusted by leading global brands and non-profits, and regularly features in major media outlets. They combine the expertise of seasoned researchers with innovative engineering talent to reimagine how market and opinion research is conducted. The Role As a Research … relationships. This role involves working across commercial, consumer and some social sectors, with the opportunity to use emerging tools such as AI to enhance project delivery. Key Responsibilities Manage research projects end-to-end: client liaison, survey design, fieldwork, analysis, reporting, and presentations Lead client communications, ensuring insights are actionable and meaningful Build and maintain strong client relationships, identifying More ❯
Quantitative Researcher £150,000 GBP + £100,000 Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent My client is a global investment management firm that utilizes a diversified portfolio of systematic and quantitative strategies across financial markets that seeks to achieve high quality, uncorrelated returns for their clients. They have deep expertise in trading, technology … analysis and compute farms. With offices around the globe, they emphasize true, global collaboration by aligning their investment, technology, and operations teams functionally around the world. Building on their quantitativeresearch platform and process-driven approach, they also run discretionary strategies to augment their systematic approach and monetize opportunities which may not be suitable to be traded in … a systematic strategy. Role/Responsibilities: Perform rigorous and innovative research to discover systematic anomalies in equity markets End-to-end development: alpha idea generation, data processing, strategy backtesting, optimization, and production implementation Identify and evaluate new datasets for stock return predictions Maintain and improve the portfolio trading in the production environment Requirements: MS or PhD in physics, engineering More ❯
inclusive place to work. As a Lead User Researcher in our Digital Customer Experience team, you'll help Sky better understand our customers and their needs. You'll lead research initiatives within Agile teams, collaborate across Sky to inform the transformation of digital journeys on and the My Sky app, and contribute to building a thriving research culture. … outstanding customer experiences. What you'll do Lead within a team of user researchers to analyse, define, and improve end-to-end journeys across multiple channels. Plan and run research activities including usability testing, field studies, card sorting, tree testing, ethnography, diary studies, and surveys. Champion the customer voice in strategic conversations, ensuring needs and behaviours drive prioritisation and … design outcomes. Shape research practices and operations, promoting the value of user research across the organisation Champion AI-enhanced research tools , analytics integration, and data-driven processes to improve efficiency, quality, and insight scalability. Ensure accessibility , representation, and inclusive practices are embedded across all our digital experiences. What you'll bring Proven experience leading user researchMore ❯
Middlesex, south east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Sky
inclusive place to work. As a Lead User Researcher in our Digital Customer Experience team, you'll help Sky better understand our customers and their needs. You'll lead research initiatives within Agile teams, collaborate across Sky to inform the transformation of digital journeys on sky.com and the My Sky app, and contribute to building a thriving research … outstanding customer experiences. What you'll do Lead within a team of user researchers to analyse, define, and improve end-to-end journeys across multiple channels. Plan and run research activities including usability testing, field studies, card sorting, tree testing, ethnography, diary studies, and surveys. Champion the customer voice in strategic conversations, ensuring needs and behaviours drive prioritisation and … design outcomes. Shape research practices and operations, promoting the value of user research across the organisation Champion AI-enhanced research tools , analytics integration, and data-driven processes to improve efficiency, quality, and insight scalability. Ensure accessibility , representation, and inclusive practices are embedded across all our digital experiences. What you'll bring Proven experience leading user researchMore ❯
bring clarity where there is little framework or direction, and ensure the voices of users are always at the centre. What you'll do Champion the value of user research and build shared ownership of insights across the team. Work closely with Service and Product Managers to design research strategies that deliver actionable insights for service development. Create … inclusive recruitment briefs to ensure representation from all user groups, including those who experience barriers to digital services. Plan, design and carry out research activities such as interviews, usability testing, prototype testing, guerrilla research, and surveys. Manage and analyse both qualitative and quantitativeresearch projects, including customer experience mapping and proposition development. Share findings and recommendations … improvement of products and services, helping to deliver a consistent, high-quality user experience across digital platforms. Mentor and support junior User Researchers, while contributing to the wider user research community by sharing best practice. What we're looking for You'll bring a strong background in Human Factors and User-Centred Design , along with: Experience planning and conducting More ❯
City of London, London, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Verdantix
Who we are... Verdantix’s mission is to deliver independent, accurate, and actionable research and advisory services. We empower the world’s most innovative corporations, technology and services vendors, and investors with granular insights and data-driven analysis. Our team is a curious, collaborative group of expert analysts, data engineers, commercial specialists, creative professionals, and thought leaders working together … to help clients achieve their most important goals. The role... The Senior Analyst will undertake strategic research covering how AI is applied in practice in enterprises; analysis of major and emerging AI market trends; and technical reviews of vendor offerings and AI concepts. Success in the role requires a strong interest and knowledge of the world of AI in … best practices for their implementation and the wider technology ecosystem needed for their operation. The successful candidate will have the ambition to undertake a wide range of qualitative and quantitativeresearch, write high quality written reports, keep up to date with the latest AI news and present research findings to client executives. Our analysts benefit from our More ❯
Who we are... Verdantix’s mission is to deliver independent, accurate, and actionable research and advisory services. We empower the world’s most innovative corporations, technology and services vendors, and investors with granular insights and data-driven analysis. Our team is a curious, collaborative group of expert analysts, data engineers, commercial specialists, creative professionals, and thought leaders working together … to help clients achieve their most important goals. The role... The Senior Analyst will undertake strategic research covering how AI is applied in practice in enterprises; analysis of major and emerging AI market trends; and technical reviews of vendor offerings and AI concepts. Success in the role requires a strong interest and knowledge of the world of AI in … best practices for their implementation and the wider technology ecosystem needed for their operation. The successful candidate will have the ambition to undertake a wide range of qualitative and quantitativeresearch, write high quality written reports, keep up to date with the latest AI news and present research findings to client executives. Our analysts benefit from our More ❯