Senior UX Researcher - Edinburgh

Our vision is to be the universal symbol of trust, bringing consumers and businesses together through reviews. We are well on our way—but there’s still an exciting journey ahead. Join us at the heart of trust. We’re currently looking for a Senior UX researcher to join our team at Trustpilot. Our goal is simple: to become the most trusted reviews platform in the world. We will achieve this by being ready and willing to disrupt ourselves through innovation, data and insight and adding product professionals with ambitions that match our own. You will be responsible for understanding B2B and end users of Trustpilot. This will include conducting foundational and directional research across the product, working with different cross-functional feature teams. As a team, you will frame opportunities, conceptualize, explore and iterate your way to delivering value for the millions of people and businesses using Trustpilot. You will solve challenging and stimulating research problems, as well as identify opportunities to improve our user experience across products. You will be a key member of the UX Research team, collaborating with other researchers to increase the impact of your work, building out research operations and supporting other disciplines to conduct their own directional and validation research. You will also work closely with the wider product design, and design system teams to create a stronger link between understanding user problems and business opportunities in product. This is a great opportunity for an experienced researcher to grow, learn and have an impact at a technology company. What you’ll be doing: Use qualitative and quantitative research techniques to understand our users, represent the customer by being their voice within the company, and work with teams across the business to share insights and enable us to create engaging user experiences. You’ll work on the important here-and-now projects being delivered, as well as some exciting future-thinking projects Develop new approaches for solving a problem, using known methods and anticipating problems Gather and communicate insights that move your research decisions Be instrumental in raising the bar for research and user experience in product development through design feedback sessions and close collaboration with designers, product managers, and engineers across the department Collaborate with product designers on processes to gather, distil, communicate, and create actionable knowledge to influence product decisions Help other researchers grow by serving as an example, guiding their work directly on projects that you are involved in, and coaching as they grow and improve Create well-crafted research proposals that communicate rationale, align stakeholders and teams, and help to clarify scope Lead other researchers and designers to build out a coherent experience across user journeys Who you are: 4+ years of UX research experience working on broad and complicated research projects Wide-ranging experience in creating novel yet implementable research plans to solve complex issues High-quality work that sets the standard for UX research Experience working with product roadmaps to plan advanced research and identify gaps in user knowledge as it relates to new features or improvements, and have worked closely with related disciplines on research strategies for complicated studies A focus on educating colleagues on UX research practices and methodologies Strong case studies displaying your craft and experience with research projects A growth mindset and a willingness to own problems, an enthusiasm for building products, and a desire to make things better An appreciation of a truly agile and team-oriented approach to product development Fluency in English, both written and oral Great communication and interpersonal skills We are: At Trustpilot, we work as a team and deliver as a team. The environment that we cultivate includes working with brilliant people who help each other at every step, while at the same time pushing you to bring your A-game every day. Everyone’s opinion matters and you can help come up with the next big idea, that will bring Trustpilot forward. Join our team and shape the way we work. Are you up for the challenge? We offer: A range of flexible working options to dedicate time to what matters to you Competitive compensation package + bonus 25 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 days after 2 years of employment Two (paid) volunteering days a year to spend your time giving back to the causes that matter to you and your community Rich learning and development opportunities are supported through the Trustpilot Academy, LinkedIn Learning, and Blinkist Pension and life insurance Health cash plan, online GP, 24/7 Employee Assistance PlanFull access to Headspace, a popular mindfulness app to promote positive mental health Paid parental leave Season ticket loan and a cycle-to-work scheme Central office location complete with all the snacks and refreshments you can ask for Regular opportunities to connect and get to know your fellow Trusties, including company-wide celebrations and events, ERG activities, and team socials Access to over 4,000 deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, fitness, cinema discounts, and more. About us Trustpilot began in 2007 with a simple yet powerful idea that is more relevant today than ever — to be the universal symbol of trust, bringing consumers and businesses together through reviews. Trustpilot is open, independent, and impartial — we help consumers make the right choices and businesses to build trust, grow and improve. Today, we have more than 320 million reviews and 70 million monthly active users across the globe, with 140 billion annual Trustbox impressions, and the numbers keep growing. We have more than 1,000 employees and we’re headquartered in Copenhagen, with operations in Amsterdam, Denver, Edinburgh, Hamburg, London, Melbourne, Milan and New York. We’re driven by connection. It’s at the heart of what we do. Our culture keeps things fresh –– it’s built on the relationships we create. We talk, we laugh, we collaborate and we respect each other. We work across borders and cultures to be the universal symbol of trust in an ever-changing world. With vibrant office locations worldwide and over 50 nationalities, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace with diverse perspectives and ideas. Our purpose to help people and businesses help each other is a tall order, but we keep it real. We’re a great bunch of humans, doing awesome stuff, without fuss or pretense. A successful Trustpilot future is driven by you –– we give you the autonomy to shape a career you can be proud of. If you’re ready to grow, let’s go. Join us at the heart of trust. Trustpilot is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive and where different viewpoints and experiences are valued and respected. Trustpilot will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, age, parental or veteran status. Together, we are the heart of trust. 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