UX Researcher at SeedStars Academy

Location: Ilupeju, Lagos
Level: Mid Career

About the Job

• QuickCheck is seeking to hire a 'hands-on' UX Researcher to join its team in Lagos.
• We are looking for an experienced UX researcher to join our team. You will be responsible for helping define and drive the future of our products.
• You will reveal what our users need from our products by conducting research, working with cross-functional teams, and performing usability studies.
• These responsibilities also include inspiring change, delivering oral and written presentations, evaluating qualitative and quantitative data, and helping the UX team better understand what would make a user’s experience more intuitive, accessible, and seamless.
• The ideal candidate has experience leveraging data, user research and intuition to craft user flows, user journeys and designs; and is comfortable owning the entire research and product design process.
• Success in this role is defined by the quality of the user experience. This includes the impact, accessibility, ease of use, and beauty of the final product.

Responsibilities

• Conduct primary and secondary user research.
• Conduct and evaluate quantitative and qualitative research.
• Perform market and ethnographic research.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to identify and evaluate research topics.
• Plan and implement user research strategies and methodologies.
• Advocate research findings to diverse audiences through written and oral presentations.
• Perform usability studies with users.
• Ask questions, gather data, and analyze data.
• Use a diverse set of UX research tools.
• Do competitive analysis research.
• Use modern prototyping tools (Miro, Whimsical, Figma, Framer, Principle etc) to create visually appealing interfaces.
• Create wireframes, user flows, user journey maps, user stories, user personas and prototypes that illustrate key product interactions.
• Identify user needs and translate them into product features.
• Advocate for inclusion & accessibility by making sure all backgrounds and identities are included in the design process.

Your Profile

• 3+ years of professional UX research experience with a portfolio that demonstrates your expertise.
• Ability to perform all research-related tasks including research, planning, evaluating, and iteration.
• Ability to quickly and effectively share research results
• Able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment
• Senior-level experience with developing digital products across a variety of mediums, including web and mobile.
• Excellent visual and interaction design skills.
• Track record of designing products across web and mobile apps.
• Familiar with at least one set of modern prototyping tools to make interactive prototypes.
• Demonstrated ability to help a team navigate ambiguity, set vision and strategy for global products.
• Strong ability to apply systems design thinking to complex problems and design through the lens of inclusive design.
• A humble and collaborative attitude where you're always looking to learn and improve.

Benefits and Perks

• Be part of an international team
• Modern and cool office in Ilupeju, Silicon Valley style 8-)
• High degree of autonomy, flat hierarchy, open communication and get shit done attitude
• Pension, life and health insurance schemes
• Flexible working hours
• Possibility of remote working depending on the role