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Weâre waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.
After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as personal and business bank accounts, we offer joint accounts, accounts for 16â17 year olds, a free kids account and credit cards in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save, invest and combine their pensions with us.
With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers!
Weâre not about selling products â we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo â¤ď¸
đLondon | đ°ÂŁ90,000âÂŁ125,000 + Benefits | Research at Monzo
About Us
Weâre here to make money work for everyone and weâre doing things differently. For too long, banking has been obtuse, complex and opaque.
We want to change that and build a bank with everyone, for everyone. Our amazing community suggests features, tests the app and gives us constant feedback so we can build something everyone loves.
Weâre focused on solving problems, rather than selling financial products. We want to make the world a better place and change peopleâs lives through Monzo.
About our User Research Team
We are currently a team of more than 20 individual contributors, who are embedded into collectives (i.e Core Banking, Business Banking etc), working crossâfunctionally with Product Design, Product Management and Engineering teams. Our research organisation is led by Katherine Vaughan, our Director of User Research.
What Youâll Be Working On
Managing a team of user researchers across 1â3 collectives (product verticals like Payments or Wealth)
Working closely with your collective leadership to shape our product strategies and ensure the teams are solving the right customer problems in the right ways
Scaling the impact research has on our strategies across the organisation
Increasing visibility of key research insights and making sure action is taken as a result
Working in partnership with the Director of Research to make sure everyone in the research team is working on the highest impact areas, and individuals have autonomy to make those decisions where possible
Understanding your direct reports well so you can place them where they fit for impact, growth and happiness
Developing sustainable ways of nurturing all talent within the Research team
Leading forums that allow the whole research team to feed into decisions and shape the team
Working with Research Operations and the Research Director to scale team systems and processes as we grow
Continually raising the standard of research through timely feedback, and improved processes and rituals
Hiring brilliant, diverse User Researchers, and ensuring a smooth onboarding process for them
Making sure the team has an active presence in the external community and is appealing to a diverse set of hiring prospects
Your DayâtoâDay
Work within 1â3 critical business areas to develop and deliver a product strategy, including building a deep understanding of customer needs and market opportunities, and how weâll differentiate ourselves and grow
Provide support for around 5â10 direct reports, through clear development goals, timely updates and feedback, and regular 1:1s
Collaborate with and influence key stakeholders across the organisation, including the wider product teams, company leadership, marketing, compliance, legal, regulatory affairs and more to get alignment and support for the strategy
Work closely with design, product, marketing data and engineering leadership in your areas to set the right conditions for the teams to do their best work and solve our key customer needs
Shape development practices, like progression frameworks, across the wider team
Take an active role in our Design Leadership team, alongside our Chief Design Officer, Research Director, Design Directors and Senior Design Managers
Continuously educate everyone at Monzo, including senior stakeholders, on what research can and canât be used for
You Should Apply If
You have experience working as an IC User Researcher in a highâgrowth product or technology organisation before moving into people management
You have experience managing a team of experienced User Researchers in a highâgrowth product or technology organisation (not just agency or consultancy experience)
Youâre an experienced coach, mentor and leader of seasoned User Researchers with at least 5 years experience
Youâve worked collaboratively with other disciplines like Data, Product and Design
You enjoy bringing momentum to projects, unblocking progress and focusing on achieving the most exciting outcomes (not the fanciest outputs)
You care about the quality of the product that sits in our usersâ hands, and the overall experience they have with Monzo
Youâre happiest when the people in your teams feel supported, are growing, and can work effectively
You have an approachable and supportive leadership style when youâre needed, but you also empower direct reports to work autonomously
Youâve managed a team of at least 3 high performers, and resolved performance issues
You have experience teaching and coaching nonâresearchers about research
You have demonstrable experience making decisions that promote diversity and inclusion
You have experience making use of marketing insights, quantitative user research, product data and a range of other insights for better decision making
The Interview Process
Our interview process involves three main stages:
Recruiter call (30 minutes). A video chat with Natalie who is part of our hiring team. This focuses on general suitability for Monzo.
Research Leadership Ways of Working (60 minutes). You will be sent a preâinterview task by the hiring team, which you will discuss in the interview, followed by situation questions.
Final loop (Total 1 hr 30â2 hours). Split into 2 interviews â Managing teams & People + Teamwork & Impact
Our average process takes around 2â3 weeks but we will always work around your availability.
Whatâs In It For You
ÂŁ90,000âÂŁ125,000 base salary (depending on experience) plus stock options
Londonâbased role but open to distributed working within the UK (with ad hoc meetings in London)
Flexible working hours and trust to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team
Learning budget of ÂŁ1,000 a year for books, training courses and conferences
And much more, see our full list of benefits here
Partâtime options available when needed to support workâlife balance
Equal Opportunities for Everyone
Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and weâre making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, weâre embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog, 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report.
Weâre an equalâopportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.
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