User Researcher - Newcastle

Please Note: Due to the nature of client work you will be undertaking, you will need to be willing to go through a Security Clearance process as part of this , which requires 5+ years UK address history at the point of application. Hybrid Working: This will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office 3 days per week. Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skills and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO This is a great opportunity to work across multiple different clients in a range of industries. As a member of our close-knit UX and Design team, you will champion the value of User-Centred Design across all products and services as part of delivery standard process. As a User Researcher you will:Plan, design and conduct user research sessions to support the design and development of client services and productsLead the research process from developing user recruitment briefs through to conducting sessions remotely or face-to-face, session analysis, report writing and playback to your teamCollaborate with product owners and service managers to devise appropriate research strategies that will generate focused insightsConvert concepts and emerging findings into high quality stimulus materialWork with designers and developers to turn user data and insights into actionable requirements that feed into prototype development, and influence product directionWork as a part of Agile delivery teams and possess the hard and soft skills required to participate in design and delivery and be able to identify and progress client issuesWork closely with our UX & Design Team, to share knowledge, learn new skills, and design transformational services