Overview
Are you looking for an opportunity to combine leadership with continued hands-on user research? We have an opportunity for you to stay closely connected to user research practice while supporting and guiding your team.
Our User Researchers work in an open, iterative and collaborative way in a multidisciplinary team, and communicate effectively, working closely with our designers, product managers, performance analysts, developers, business analysts and other stakeholders and colleagues. As a Lead User Researcher, you’ll be an expert, hands-on practitioner. You\'ll lead and assure user research activity across several teams, as well as carry out user research yourself. You will ensure that work takes a user centred, evidence-based approach to shape product vision, service design and delivery, and influence organisational strategy and priorities.
We’re looking for an expert user research practitioner with varied and complex project experience, who meets the technical specifications for a Lead User Researcher as outlined in the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework for User Researcher.
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Benefits
* 30 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays + 1 privilege day
* Civil Service Pension with an average 28% employer contribution (worth £12,434 for this role!)
* Equality, diversity & inclusion at the heart of everything we do
* Flexible and mobile working for a great work-life balance
* Seasonal flu jabs
* Generous family leave – maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental
* Cycle to Work scheme
Next steps
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Next Steps
Click 'Apply Now' to be taken to our main advert Civil Service Jobs where you can see more details regarding the role, the incredible benefits we have to offer and what it\'s like to work in Companies House.
If you have any questions about the role or process, please reach out to tarnold@companieshouse.gov.uk.
This role closes on Sunday 19th April 2026.
Additional notes
* Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
* We\'re able to consider both full-time and part-time hours for this role for the successful candidate (part-time would be a minimum of 30 hours over 4 or 5 days).
* Remote contracts will be considered where commuting to the office location of your team is not reasonably practicable.
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