Lead User Researcher

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 a Lead User Researcher in our Assisted Customer Experience team, you’ll play a key role in helping Sky deeply understand our customers and the people who support them. You’ll lead research initiatives within Agile teams and collaborate across Sky to shape the transformation of digital tools and journeys used by our Contact Centre advisors, Engineers, and Retail colleagues. 

Your work will directly inform the design of intuitive, effective experiences that empower our frontline teams to deliver exceptional service. You’ll champion user needs, uncover insights through qualitative and quantitative research, and help build a thriving research culture across the organisation. 

This role sits within the Customer Experience Centre of Excellence, supporting CX strategy, design excellence, and performance across product roadmaps for the UK & Ireland. From first-time callers to long-term customers, you’ll ensure every digital interaction reflects Sky’s brand and ambition to deliver outstanding customer experiences. 

What you’ll do: 

• Lead across a team of user researchers to analyse, define, and improve end-to-end journeys across multiple channels. 

• Plan and run research activities including usability testing, field studies, card sorting, tree testing, ethnography, diary studies, and surveys. 

• Champion the customer voice in strategic conversations, ensuring needs and behaviours drive prioritisation and design outcomes. 

• Shape research practices and operations, promoting the value of user research across the organisation 

• Champion AI-enhanced research tools, analytics integration, and data-driven processes to improve efficiency, quality, and insight scalability. 

•  Ensure accessibility, representation, and inclusive practices are embedded across all our digital experiences. 

What you’ll bring: 

• Proven experience leading user research for large-scale digital products and services, with demonstrable impact across web and native applications. 

• Expert-level skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods including usability testing, field studies, surveys, card sorting, tree testing, ethnography, diary studies, and other behavioural research techniques. 

• Deep knowledge of research tooling ecosystems, including in-person lab testing, Usertesting, UserZoom, Optimal Workshop, and similar platforms. 

• Skilled at combining behavioural analytics e.g., Adobe Analytics, Contentsquare, with qualitative insights for evidence-based recommendations. 

• Strong storytelling, stakeholder influence, and resilience in fast-paced, evolving environments. 

Please include portfolio/content showing evidence of your experience across these four areas:

• People - Helping develop high-performing teams.
• Process - Applying scalable UCD methods that drive measurable outcomes.
• Position - Influencing strategy and embedding design across an organisation.
• Product - Producing provable world-class app–first digital experiences (Outcomes & Impact) 

The Rewards: 

There'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 place
• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work: 

We 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.  

Your office base: 

• Livingston 

• Osterley 

Inclusion: 

At 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. 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.