Toyota Connected is hiring a

UI/UX Product Designer

London

About

Creating a better world through connected mobility for all.

Toyota Connected is a new company designed to redefine the world’s mobility experience. We are delivering customer-focused products that aim to increase our access, convenience and, in some cases, fun!

To deliver the best experiences for people, we must understand their needs.

Toyota Connected Europe is looking for a Junior User Researcher to join our growing User Research practice within the Global next-generation Multimedia design team. You’ll work closely with our design and product teams, responsible for delivering the strategic and visual design of large-scale, distributed software applications, systems and services related to the future of digital cockpit experiences.

What will you be doing?

• Implement, and deliver user research, using a range of methodologies and carefully considering the appropriate approach.
• Be the user’s voice, champion their needs, and question and validate decisions by proactively sharing observations/learnings with the product teams, stakeholders, and the wider business.
• Work cross-functionally to help generate and validate ideas and concepts
• Support a customer-centric learning culture and nurture a collaborative and uplifting team environment in which you and others will thrive
• Act as a connector between the following teams: Next Gen MultiMedia teams in Japan and the US, Vehicle R&D in the EU, UX Research and Customer Experience teams in Toyota’s Connected Technology group.
• Demonstrate deep expertise in planning and executing research (i.e. ethnography, contextual inquiry, qualitative surveys, literature reviews) and evaluative user research (i.e. usability, tree tests, card sorts)
• Digest existing research and experiment regularly - find and review data, make research plans, run studies, analyse results, and influence the future priorities of the platform
• Support the buildout of research frameworks and enable efficient and frequent cycles of user feedback

Don't worry, we'll take what you have and support you to get better - This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to grow and develop their skills and experiences within the world of User Research!

Who are we?

Toyota Connected Europe wants to create a better world through connected mobility for all. We are a new company created to bring big data and a customer focus into all aspects of the mobility experience so everyone’s experience is more personal, convenient, fun and safe. We create and enable technologies to delight and simplify the lives of everyone who use our products and empower them to think of and use our services in new ways.

You will be joining us at the beginning of Toyota Connected Europe’s journey of building our team and products. We are building teams to inspire, innovate and build technologies and products that are used by millions of people from all walks of life. We want every member of our team to live and breathe the start-up culture of Toyota Connected Europe and feel and act like an owner everyday. This is an opportunity to have an immediate impact and voice: what you create today, you will see being used tomorrow.