At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead qualitative user research for cutting-edge AI platforms in high-stakes environments.
- Company: Join a pioneering Sovereign AI Scaleup with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Up to £75K salary, equity options, and a remote-first approach with flexible hours.
- Other info: Enjoy a 4-day work week during summer and December, plus early finishes on Fridays.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in government and defence sectors while shaping the future of AI.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in qualitative user research with hands-on AI experience.
The predicted salary is between 57692 - 70512 £ per year.
Few&Far are partnered with a Sovereign AI Scaleup who are looking to hire a Permanent Qualitative User Researcher to join their team as they continue to scale.
Role Duties:
- Working with at the forefront of sovereign AI platforms for high-assurance, government, and complex enterprise environments - eg clients in the Defence, Government, Public Sector, and other highly regulated industries
- Own and independently execute 0-1 discovery research programs end-to-end (fieldwork, participant recruitment, desk research, user interviews, surveys, workflow mapping)
- Set up scalable ResearchOps (consent frameworks, data handling, repositories, standardised UR workflows)
- Active integration of AI tools (Claude, Miro AI etc) to speed up research velocity without sacrificing methodological rigour
- Deliver qualitative insights for high-touch operational workflows where data access is restricted
Essential Requirements:
- 5+ years' experience / senior-level in qualitative user research
- Mastery of discovery methods: contextual inquiry, depth interviews, JTBD, workflow mapping, synthesis (evaluative-only research backgrounds wont be the right fit)
- Genuine, hands-on AI-in-research workflow experience (not just basic ChatGPT use)
- Self-starter capable of sourcing your own participants and building research ops infrastructure from scratch
- MUST be eligible for SC Clearance and happy to undergo clearance if successful in the role
Desirable Skills:
- Experience in defence / government / national security / public sector
- Active SC Clearance
Salary, Benefits & Logistics:
- Salary up to £75K & eligibility for equity
- Remote-first UK wide with travel to client sites, or Belfast hybrid
- Industry-leading working pattern including 4-day work weeks during summer/December and early Friday finishes (adding ~30 extra days off per year)
If this role is of interest, please apply to this advert!
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