Full-Time
Product Researcher
Posted on 9/9/2025
Perforce
1,001-5,000 employees
Enterprise version control and lifecycle tools
No salary listed
Belfast, UK
Hybrid
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- 2+ years of experience in user research or a related field, with a portfolio that demonstrates a clear understanding of research methodologies and their impact.
- Formal training in research methodologies is preferred, including degrees, diplomas, or certificate courses.
- Experience in conducting user and stakeholder interviews, usability and concept testing, forming research plans and discussion guides, and building unmoderated usability tests.
- Proficiency in analyzing quantitative data obtained from user behaviors tracking systems, surveys, and other data collection instruments.
- Strong communication abilities, capable of conveying research findings to a diverse audience.
- Self-motivated, able to manage time and work effectively, and meet agreed-upon project deadlines.
- Ability to adapt to new research methods and user experience trends.
- Comfortable in a highly technical environment.
- Work closely with other researchers and product managers to understand product goals and define research objectives that align with those aims.
- Participate in and lead comprehensive research activities, including identifying needs, planning, execution, analysis, and communicating outcomes.
- Collaborate with the research team to implement a multi-method approach, utilizing qualitative and quantitative methodologies such as user interviews, stakeholder workshops, and data analysis.
- Engage with product stakeholders to assess the requirement for further research within existing products/ features and oversee the tracking and deployment of quantitative data collection tools.
- Work closely with the product design team to determine areas for research investigation, monitor user behaviors, and deliver integrated research support.
- Facilitate workshops involving product stakeholders and leadership to identify research opportunities and present findings, ensuring the dissemination of actionable insights.
- Effectively communicate research findings across teams and stakeholders, ensuring actionable insights are communicated.
- Work with the team to expand the UX research practice across the organization, introducing research methodologies to teams and projects new to user research insights.
- Contribute to the growth of UX research practice by collaborating with fellow researchers on team practices and processes.
- May be required to support multiple products/brands as needed.
Perforce provides enterprise-scale software development tools, including version control, application lifecycle management, agile planning, and static analysis, designed for large teams such as government agencies, semiconductor groups, and game studios. Its platform stores code and digital assets, coordinates work through lifecycle and planning features, runs static analysis for quality and security, and records complete traceability across toolchains. It differentiates itself by emphasizing governance, security, and auditable processes for mission-critical environments, unifying multiple disciplines in a single platform. The goal is to help organizations innovate at scale by delivering secure, auditable, and fast development workflows that reduce risk and speed up delivery.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$30M
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Founded
1995
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