Design Researcher (6 month FTC) - Retirement Platform
Posted 16 hours ago by Lloyds Bank plc
Design Researcher (6 month FTC) - Retirement Platform page is loaded Design Researcher (6 month FTC) - Retirement Platform Apply locations Edinburgh time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: September 6, 2025 (11 days left to apply) job requisition id 141576
End Date
Friday 05 September 2025Salary Range
£59,850 - £66,500We support flexible working - click here for more information on flexible working options
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JOB TITLE: Design Researcher - Retirement Platform (6 Month FTC)
SALARY: The salary banding for this role is £59,850 - £66,500
LOCATION: Edinburgh
HOURS: 35 hours, full time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.
Duration: 6 Months
About this opportunity
Here at Lloyds Banking Group, we value Design Research. We're a large, experienced team of 40+ researchers. We shape product and service development. Everyone has different strengths and passions maybe you're an expert in accessibility, skilled in quantitative research, or have a solid background in user experience (UX). We'll encourage you to test and learn new ways of doing research and foster a culture of mentoring, collaborating, and learning from other researchers.
What will I be doing?
Develop and lead the research strategy for a key area of our business whilst being supported by our wider Design Research and Analytics community.
Be responsible for managing the research plan and roadmap for your service or product area.
Deliver research to solve customer problems, unlock new opportunities, and guide what is created.
You'll be working on varied research across the product development lifecycle, from generative to evaluative research.
Why Lloyds Banking Group
From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge of our bold ambitions. Who are excited to push boundaries and make change happen. Together, we can grow with purpose.
What you'll need
We'll be looking for these skills and experiences. But we know careers, like life, don't always go in a straight line. So, if you don't have some of these but think you've got what it takes, get in touch. We're hiring for attitude, experience, and expertise in equal measure.
Experience working closely with design and product teams to identify and prioritise the right research questions
Able to create research roadmaps and plans to keep the team on track, helping set both short term objectives and strategic direction
Deep qualitative research experience using techniques such as usability testing (moderated and unmoderated), concept testing, and depth interviews
Synthesise insights in an impactful and actionable manner to generate a shared understanding of user needs and opportunities
Able to communicate and influence wider business stakeholders with clarity and conciseness
Experience combining qualitative and quantitative methods
Ethnographic experience (such as contextual enquiry or diary studies)
Experience triangulating research and data from different sources to tell compelling customer stories
Experience with accessibility research and/or vulnerable customers
Willingness to share your expertise and learn from others
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.
We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.
And it's why we especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know
We also offer a wide ranging benefits package, which includes:
A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual performance related bonus
Share schemes including free shares
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
About UsWith 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.
Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.
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