Job title: Design Researcher - Financial Wellbeing Location: London - 2 days per week onsite Contract: 6 Months - potentially for extension Salary : Circa 600/Day Hours: 35 hours, full time About this opportunity 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. We're looking for someone who can work collaboratively alongside a full design team and take full ownership of their design output. You'll be confident when presenting your work to stakeholders, and able to adapt designs to reflect your feedback and feedback from user research and usability testing. Our Financial Wellbeing team craft human-centred end-to-end experiences for all customers in financial difficulty. Using behavioural insights and behavioural design, we place empathy and the human experience at the heart of all we do. Across human and digital channels, we support our customers in their moments of need. With our work we aim to transform moments of worry into moments of hope to help them back on their feet. This non-aspirational experience context often differs from other parts of financial services and the ideal candidate will have desired experience with health, mental health, behavioural design or similar. If you want to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable customers, why not apply? Find out more about what we're looking for. Required Skills & Experience Strong UX Research, User Research or Design Research experience. Expertise in qualitative research methods. Experience conducting customer interviews and research moderation. Usability testing and concept testing experience. Discovery research experience. Ability to synthesise complex findings into clear insights. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Experience working within multidisciplinary teams. 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 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 Responsibilities Plan and conduct end-to-end user research activities. Deliver discovery, evaluative and generative research. Conduct customer interviews, observations and moderated research sessions. Facilitate usability testing and concept validation. Analyse qualitative and quantitative data. Generate actionable insights and recommendations. Collaborate closely with Service Designers, Product teams and stakeholders. Present findings to senior stakeholders and influence decision-making. Working in a multi-disciplinary design, product, and engineering team, you'll develop and lead the research strategy for a key area of our business. 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. Working on varied research across the product development lifecycle, from generative to evaluative research. Desirable Experience Mixed-methods research (qualitative and quantitative). Behavioural Research, Behavioural Science or Psychology exposure. Experience researching vulnerable customers or sensitive customer journeys. Healthcare, health-tech, financial services or customer-focused industry experience. Familiarity with behavioural design principles 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 Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
Jun 27, 2026
Contractor
Job title: Design Researcher - Financial Wellbeing Location: London - 2 days per week onsite Contract: 6 Months - potentially for extension Salary : Circa 600/Day Hours: 35 hours, full time About this opportunity 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. We're looking for someone who can work collaboratively alongside a full design team and take full ownership of their design output. You'll be confident when presenting your work to stakeholders, and able to adapt designs to reflect your feedback and feedback from user research and usability testing. Our Financial Wellbeing team craft human-centred end-to-end experiences for all customers in financial difficulty. Using behavioural insights and behavioural design, we place empathy and the human experience at the heart of all we do. Across human and digital channels, we support our customers in their moments of need. With our work we aim to transform moments of worry into moments of hope to help them back on their feet. This non-aspirational experience context often differs from other parts of financial services and the ideal candidate will have desired experience with health, mental health, behavioural design or similar. If you want to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable customers, why not apply? Find out more about what we're looking for. Required Skills & Experience Strong UX Research, User Research or Design Research experience. Expertise in qualitative research methods. Experience conducting customer interviews and research moderation. Usability testing and concept testing experience. Discovery research experience. Ability to synthesise complex findings into clear insights. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Experience working within multidisciplinary teams. 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 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 Responsibilities Plan and conduct end-to-end user research activities. Deliver discovery, evaluative and generative research. Conduct customer interviews, observations and moderated research sessions. Facilitate usability testing and concept validation. Analyse qualitative and quantitative data. Generate actionable insights and recommendations. Collaborate closely with Service Designers, Product teams and stakeholders. Present findings to senior stakeholders and influence decision-making. Working in a multi-disciplinary design, product, and engineering team, you'll develop and lead the research strategy for a key area of our business. 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. Working on varied research across the product development lifecycle, from generative to evaluative research. Desirable Experience Mixed-methods research (qualitative and quantitative). Behavioural Research, Behavioural Science or Psychology exposure. Experience researching vulnerable customers or sensitive customer journeys. Healthcare, health-tech, financial services or customer-focused industry experience. Familiarity with behavioural design principles 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 Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
Job title: Design Researcher - Financial Wellbeing Location: London - 2 days per week onsite Contract: 6 Months - potentially for extension Salary : Circa - 84k - 86k Annual Hours: 35 hours, full time About this opportunity 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. We're looking for someone who can work collaboratively alongside a full design team and take full ownership of their design output. You'll be confident when presenting your work to stakeholders, and able to adapt designs to reflect your feedback and feedback from user research and usability testing. Our Financial Wellbeing team craft human-centred end-to-end experiences for all customers in financial difficulty. Using behavioural insights and behavioural design, we place empathy and the human experience at the heart of all we do. Across human and digital channels, we support our customers in their moments of need. With our work we aim to transform moments of worry into moments of hope to help them back on their feet. This non-aspirational experience context often differs from other parts of financial services and the ideal candidate will have desired experience with health, mental health, behavioural design or similar. If you want to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable customers, why not apply? Find out more about what we're looking for. Required Skills & Experience Strong UX Research, User Research or Design Research experience. Expertise in qualitative research methods. Experience conducting customer interviews and research moderation. Usability testing and concept testing experience. Discovery research experience. Ability to synthesise complex findings into clear insights. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Experience working within multidisciplinary teams. 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 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 Responsibilities Plan and conduct end-to-end user research activities. Deliver discovery, evaluative and generative research. Conduct customer interviews, observations and moderated research sessions. Facilitate usability testing and concept validation. Analyse qualitative and quantitative data. Generate actionable insights and recommendations. Collaborate closely with Service Designers, Product teams and stakeholders. Present findings to senior stakeholders and influence decision-making. Working in a multi-disciplinary design, product, and engineering team, you'll develop and lead the research strategy for a key area of our business. 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. Working on varied research across the product development lifecycle, from generative to evaluative research. Desirable Experience Mixed-methods research (qualitative and quantitative). Behavioural Research, Behavioural Science or Psychology exposure. Experience researching vulnerable customers or sensitive customer journeys. Healthcare, health-tech, financial services or customer-focused industry experience. Familiarity with behavioural design principles 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 Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
Jun 26, 2026
Contractor
Job title: Design Researcher - Financial Wellbeing Location: London - 2 days per week onsite Contract: 6 Months - potentially for extension Salary : Circa - 84k - 86k Annual Hours: 35 hours, full time About this opportunity 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. We're looking for someone who can work collaboratively alongside a full design team and take full ownership of their design output. You'll be confident when presenting your work to stakeholders, and able to adapt designs to reflect your feedback and feedback from user research and usability testing. Our Financial Wellbeing team craft human-centred end-to-end experiences for all customers in financial difficulty. Using behavioural insights and behavioural design, we place empathy and the human experience at the heart of all we do. Across human and digital channels, we support our customers in their moments of need. With our work we aim to transform moments of worry into moments of hope to help them back on their feet. This non-aspirational experience context often differs from other parts of financial services and the ideal candidate will have desired experience with health, mental health, behavioural design or similar. If you want to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable customers, why not apply? Find out more about what we're looking for. Required Skills & Experience Strong UX Research, User Research or Design Research experience. Expertise in qualitative research methods. Experience conducting customer interviews and research moderation. Usability testing and concept testing experience. Discovery research experience. Ability to synthesise complex findings into clear insights. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Experience working within multidisciplinary teams. 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 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 Responsibilities Plan and conduct end-to-end user research activities. Deliver discovery, evaluative and generative research. Conduct customer interviews, observations and moderated research sessions. Facilitate usability testing and concept validation. Analyse qualitative and quantitative data. Generate actionable insights and recommendations. Collaborate closely with Service Designers, Product teams and stakeholders. Present findings to senior stakeholders and influence decision-making. Working in a multi-disciplinary design, product, and engineering team, you'll develop and lead the research strategy for a key area of our business. 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. Working on varied research across the product development lifecycle, from generative to evaluative research. Desirable Experience Mixed-methods research (qualitative and quantitative). Behavioural Research, Behavioural Science or Psychology exposure. Experience researching vulnerable customers or sensitive customer journeys. Healthcare, health-tech, financial services or customer-focused industry experience. Familiarity with behavioural design principles 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 Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
Senior UX Designer - Consulting (UK-Wide, Hybrid) Overview Our client is seeking Senior UX Designers (Consultants) to join their growing team. In this role, you will champion user-centred design, ensuring services are accessible, intuitive, and effective. You will work closely with user researchers, product managers, and engineers to design people-centred services, leading multidisciplinary Agile teams, and advising clients on best practices in UX. This opportunity is ideal for experienced UX professionals who are looking to grow into leadership roles, influence design direction, and support the development of inclusive, high-impact digital services. Responsibilities As a Senior UX Designer, you will: Advise clients on solving complex problems using UX design, people-centred design, and Agile methodologies. Lead multidisciplinary Agile teams to deliver services that meet user needs. Advocate inclusive and accessible design approaches across diverse user groups. Build supportive relationships with clients and stakeholders, while effectively challenging ideas and managing difficult conversations. Provide line management and mentoring for UX and interaction designers. Support recruitment, training, events, thought leadership, and business development activities. Promote user-centred design approaches internally and externally. Requirements To succeed in this role, you will bring: Advanced UX design expertise applied across varied projects and environments. Experience working in multidisciplinary Agile teams delivering user-centred services. Strong knowledge of designing for accessibility and inclusive digital experiences. Proven track record of championing UX and service design methods. Line management, mentoring, or coaching experience. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including conflict resolution. Good understanding of complementary Agile roles across product and technology. Strong consultancy and leadership skills, with confidence in guiding clients through problem spaces and solution design. Benefits Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: Competitive salary with clear progression opportunities. Contributory pension scheme (6% employer, 2% employee). 25 days holiday plus UK public holidays. Flexible benefits package with options such as: private health and dental cover, additional pension contributions, extra holidays, wellbeing support, charity contributions, and tree planting. Life assurance, death in service cover, and critical illness cover. Cycle-to-Work and salary sacrifice electric vehicle schemes. Season ticket loans and relocation support (up to £8,000, subject to terms). Access to financial and wellbeing support, volunteer days, and Perkbox discounts. Diversity & Inclusion Our client is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Applications are encouraged from underrepresented groups, including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent individuals, and people with disabilities. Adjustments and accommodations will be provided throughout the recruitment process to ensure equity and accessibility. Application Process If you are passionate about leading user-centred design and shaping impactful digital services, we encourage you to apply. Please click "Apply" to submit your CV. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to discuss the next ste
Oct 08, 2025
Full time
Senior UX Designer - Consulting (UK-Wide, Hybrid) Overview Our client is seeking Senior UX Designers (Consultants) to join their growing team. In this role, you will champion user-centred design, ensuring services are accessible, intuitive, and effective. You will work closely with user researchers, product managers, and engineers to design people-centred services, leading multidisciplinary Agile teams, and advising clients on best practices in UX. This opportunity is ideal for experienced UX professionals who are looking to grow into leadership roles, influence design direction, and support the development of inclusive, high-impact digital services. Responsibilities As a Senior UX Designer, you will: Advise clients on solving complex problems using UX design, people-centred design, and Agile methodologies. Lead multidisciplinary Agile teams to deliver services that meet user needs. Advocate inclusive and accessible design approaches across diverse user groups. Build supportive relationships with clients and stakeholders, while effectively challenging ideas and managing difficult conversations. Provide line management and mentoring for UX and interaction designers. Support recruitment, training, events, thought leadership, and business development activities. Promote user-centred design approaches internally and externally. Requirements To succeed in this role, you will bring: Advanced UX design expertise applied across varied projects and environments. Experience working in multidisciplinary Agile teams delivering user-centred services. Strong knowledge of designing for accessibility and inclusive digital experiences. Proven track record of championing UX and service design methods. Line management, mentoring, or coaching experience. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including conflict resolution. Good understanding of complementary Agile roles across product and technology. Strong consultancy and leadership skills, with confidence in guiding clients through problem spaces and solution design. Benefits Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: Competitive salary with clear progression opportunities. Contributory pension scheme (6% employer, 2% employee). 25 days holiday plus UK public holidays. Flexible benefits package with options such as: private health and dental cover, additional pension contributions, extra holidays, wellbeing support, charity contributions, and tree planting. Life assurance, death in service cover, and critical illness cover. Cycle-to-Work and salary sacrifice electric vehicle schemes. Season ticket loans and relocation support (up to £8,000, subject to terms). Access to financial and wellbeing support, volunteer days, and Perkbox discounts. Diversity & Inclusion Our client is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Applications are encouraged from underrepresented groups, including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent individuals, and people with disabilities. Adjustments and accommodations will be provided throughout the recruitment process to ensure equity and accessibility. Application Process If you are passionate about leading user-centred design and shaping impactful digital services, we encourage you to apply. Please click "Apply" to submit your CV. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to discuss the next ste
