Freetrade
Financial Services
UserExperienceResearcher
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“User Experience Researcher at Freetrade. Skills: user research, qualitative research, quantitative research, synthesise behavioural insights, communicate insights effectively. Lead your own end-to-end mixed-method research projects, including interviews, surveys, concept testing and usability studies. Support other members of the research team on larger projects, such as helping with survey analysis and running interviews”
What You'll Achieve.
Synthesise behavioural insights into clear, actionable recommendations that influence product direction; ensure research is well-scoped and aligned with business goals; promoting a customer-centric culture across the organisation, ensuring the customer perspective is embedded throughout the product lifecycle; support fast, confident decision-making; speed up research processes and improve efficiency
Industry & Context.
solving complex problems; A pragmatic, outcome-focused mindset, able to choose the right level of depth for the question and timeline; An adaptive approach to research design, going beyond textbook methods to get to answers.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
experience in user research or a closely associated discipline (2-3 years), ideally across consumer-facing digital or financial products, A track record of converting research findings into meaningful narratives that help stakeholders understand the problems, risks and opportunities., Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods, such as customer interviews, usability testing, and survey data analysis, A pragmatic, outcome-focused mindset, able to choose the right level of depth for the question and timeline, An adaptive approach to research design, going beyond textbook methods to get to answers., Experience using AI tooling to speed up research processes and improve efficiency, Confidence partnering closely with other researchers, product managers and designers to influence discovery, strategy and prioritisation, communication skills, able to make complex insights easy to understand and act upon, Curiosity and empathy: you’re motivated by understanding how people think, feel and behave, Experience working in fast-paced, iterative environments, Experience with user testing tools such as Dovetail, UserTesting. com http: //UserTesting. com, or similar
Nice to Have
experience in R Studio, Python or similar is a bonus
What You'll Do.
Lead your own end-to-end mixed-method research projects
concept testing and usability studies
Support other members of the research team on larger projects
such as helping with survey analysis and running interviews
Shape discovery work with Product and Design
helping teams define the right questions and approach
Synthesise behavioural insights into clear
actionable recommendations that influence product direction
Support the team in promoting a customer-centric culture across the organisation
ensuring the customer perspective is embedded throughout the product lifecycle
Help to maintain accurate documentation around research processes and outputs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with Product, Design, Marketing and Data to ensure research is well-scoped and aligned with business goals; partnering closely with other researchers, product managers and designers to influence discovery, strategy and prioritisation
Communication Scope
communicate insights effectively to a range of stakeholders, tailoring depth and format to support fast, confident decision-making; communication skills, able to make complex insights easy to understand and act upon
Process & Methodology
Lead your own end-to-end mixed-method research projects
Full Job Description
ABOUT FREETRADE Freetrade’s mission is to become the default place to invest. Investing has been too complicated and expensive for too long, keeping millions from making the most of their savings. We’re changing that. We’re building our team and looking for people who are excited to reshape how our customers invest and grow their wealth. If you’re driven by solving complex problems and building innovative products, you’ll fit right in. 2026 is a big year for us. Last year, we announced a game changing deal to become part of the IG Group. We’ll continue to operate as an independent business while gaining access to the resources and support of an established leader in the space. This year, we’re accelerating our roadmap and taking our products to the next level. We’re building new features like mutual funds, bonds, and family investment tools. We’re also exploring how we can leverage AI to deliver an even better experience for our customers. About the role: We’re building out our research team and looking for people who are excited to reshape how our customers invest and grow their wealth. If you’re driven by solving complex problems and building innovative products, you’ll fit right in. While a background in financial services is not essential, this role will require a good level of knowledge and interest in investing, including: UK tax wrappers, common asset types, and strategies for retail investors. You will: - Lead your own end-to-end mixed-method research projects, including interviews, surveys, concept testing and usability studies - Support other members of the research team on larger projects, such as helping with survey analysis and running interviews - Shape discovery work with Product and Design, helping teams define the right questions and approach - Synthesise behavioural insights into clear, actionable recommendations that influence product direction - Collaborate with Product, Design, Marketing and Data to ensure research is well-scoped and aligned wit
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