Senior Design Researcher

Location: UK Wide

Company

hirify.global is a B Corp delivering design and research services through multidisciplinary client teams and an internal Design practice.

What you will do

• Lead and deliver high-quality qualitative design research on client projects to build deep human-centred understanding and support evidence-based decisions.
• Adapt research approaches to client organisational culture, design maturity, and appetite for change.
• Coach designers and client teams in design research best practices and support delivery and development outcomes.
• Contribute to the Research and Analysis practice, Design strategy, knowledge management, skills development, and continuous improvement.
• Support design research proposals, sales bids, pitches, and client presentations.
• Line manage 1–2 researchers and share emerging design research technologies, methods, and trends.

Requirements

• Experience delivering high-quality qualitative design research within client-facing, multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to develop human-centred understanding and provide strategic support for empathetic, evidence-based decision-making.
• Ability to adapt research approaches to different organisational cultures, levels of design maturity, and appetites for change.
• Ability to coach designers and client teams and contribute to individual development.
• Experience contributing to research proposals, sales bids, pitches, and client presentations.
• Experience line managing 1–2 researchers.
• Commitment to maintaining current design research skills and knowledge and following emerging technologies, methods, and trends.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work across DT Design, hirify.global, associates, and client teams.
• Active participation in a culture of sharing, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities to contribute to practice development, knowledge sharing, and service offerings.