Head of User Research

OverviewRead the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.As Head of User Research in our Digital Customer Experience team, you’ll lead the way in understanding our customers and embedding their voice into every decision. You’ll build a thriving research team and culture, enabling insight-led product strategies and evidence-driven customer journeys across and the My Sky app.Reporting to the Director of Digital Experience, you’ll sit at the heart of our Customer Experience Centre of Excellence, contributing to CX strategy and design leadership across the UK & Ireland. From first-time visitors to long-term customers, you’ll help ensure every digital interaction reflects Sky’s brand and ambition to deliver outstanding customer experiences.ResponsibilitiesLead a multi-disciplinary user research team, delivering actionable insights that shape meaningful, customer-centric digital experiences.Own the digital research strategy across Sky’s digital customer experience, ensuring product direction is informed by deep customer understanding and championing the customer voice at executive level.Establish behavioural science practices and partner with product, content and service designers to ensure insights inform customer experience at any touchpoint.Drive research ops, tooling, participant recruitment and research workflows in partnership with Design Ops and Heads of Design.Champion AI-enhanced tools and build strong partnerships with analytics teams to combine behavioural data with qualitative insight.Deliver high-quality, inclusive research that informs navigation, experience principles and accessibility across all touchpoints, and ensures representation and accessibility are always embedded.QualificationsProven track record of leading impactful digital user research teams and embedding research into product strategy for large-scale digital products (web and native).Mastery of qualitative and quantitative methods including usability testing and ethnographic research, and in combining behavioural analytics tools (Adobe Analytics, Contentsquare) with qualitative insights to create evidence-based recommendations.Experience scaling research operations and tooling ecosystems including running an in-person lab facility (and remote tools like Usertesting), with strong governance and repository practices.Experience building, scaling and developing senior user research talent with accountability for skills growth, progression, and succession planning.Strong experience shaping strategy at executive level with compelling evidence-led storytelling and insight-driven recommendations.Application RequirementPlease include portfolio/content showing evidence of your experience across these four areas:People - Building high-performing teams.Process - Applying scalable UCD methods that drive measurable outcomes.Position - Influencing strategy and embedding design at senior level.Product - Producing provable world-class app–first digital experiencesThe RewardsThere’s one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one placeThe magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rateA generous pension packagePrivate healthcareDiscounted mobile and broadbandA wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiencesWorking styleWe know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.Office baseOsterleyOur Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There are also plenty of bike shelters and showers.On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed, and even get pampered at our beauty salon.ORLeedsOur spacious tech hub is less than a mile from Leeds train station. There’s plenty of parking in the surrounding streets and at the nearby CitiPark.Need a break? You can blow off steam over a game of pool or table tennis, and stay fit at our subsidised gym.InclusionAt Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.Why wait?Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. xpwpeyx And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.#J-18808-Ljbffr