Design Researcher

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Creative Niche Full time
Our client, who is one of Canada's largest financial services organizations, is hiring a Design Researcher.

This is a full-time contract for a minimum of 12 months in duration and with the idea to convert to full-time permanent.

The team works three days in the office (Toronto) + two days from home.

If you think you are a good fit for this role, please apply now and include your resume and portfolioTHE ROLE:
Design Researchers shape the experiences we create through each of our digital products. You'll work with a cross functional group of designers, product managers and developers.

Embedded in a product, journey or channel, you will identify upcoming decisions that need research inputs, propose methodologies, carry out fieldwork, analyse, and socialize the implications.

We believe that research is not to be a silo or a black box that outputs 'insights', if you believe this as well, we can achieve this together by working closely with the rest of the team to ensure they are participating along each step of the way.

Design Research Strategyrelationships with key stakeholders within and outside of the design teamdesigners and business stakeholders in prioritizing potential research activitiesresearch fieldwork approaches (moderated or unmoderated) which address business and design objectivesResearch and Testing (Execution, Synthesis, Analysis):
research activities to evaluate prototypes, improve understanding of current context, or to generate new understanding of changing user needslive sessions with users and internal people covering high-complexity or sensitive topicscore themes and implications from your research activities to the design team and other stakeholdersand facilitate ideation sessions and collaborative work activities

THE REQUIREMENTS:
Must-havedegree in Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, Information Studies, Design (e.g.

interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or a related field or equivalent practical experienceminimum of 3 years of experience in researchunderstanding of design research theory / design research toolsknowledge of a variety of design research methodologiesworking on cross-functional teams Nice to havedegree or certification in Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, Information Studies, Design (e.g.

interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or a related fieldfor the potential of 'design thinking'working within a large organization and within an agile environmentcontributing to the launch of a digital product
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