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Salary[[cust_CareersBrand]] Hawthorn East
Requisition ID: 50967
Employment Type: Full time
Good things start here
This could be the very first step towards an exciting new career with us - a fresh beginning. At the Coles Group, these are moments we live for.
Starting good things is what drives our purpose: to sustainably feed all Australians so they can lead healthier, happier lives. With a team of 120,000 people and an iconic portfolio of Australia's most trusted brands, we're perfectly positioned to turn a promising start into a whole lot more.
About the role
Want to discover opportunities that challenge you? Connect to a career that can take you places? Inspire millions of Australians to lead healthier, happier lives? eCommerce is where you'll find the freedom, support, and inspiration to do all that and more. We're the team at the heart of our digital transformation - the ones creating the unified experiences and inclusive services our customers want and need. Open. Innovative. Accessibility-obsessed. It's our eCommerce team that are redefining what we do, how we do it and why. So, we can build a digital offering fit for every Australian. So, we can shape the future of retail for better. So, we can find more ways to sustainably feed our nation - today and tomorrow.
Our Customer Experience and Technology (CXT) team within our eCommerce function is significantly growing as we continue to invest in delivering the best digital shopping experience for our Customers. Our Digital Experience team is now seeking a Lead Design Researcher to join their growing team.
Please note we are keen to hear from candidates in Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney. If you want to play a part in the future of digital retailing at Coles, then do apply now!
What you'll be doing
As a Lead Design Researcher you will be influencing a team of researchers, designers, product and engineers across research, ideation and strategy. You will be involved in creating leading digital experiences for the Coles Group platforms, delivering compelling, consistent and accessible experiences for B2C/B2B customers.
You'll also
- Deliver a customer-led approach to product teams by championing the user through all conversations and projects
- Align output to the Coles Customer Experience Strategy, Business Strategy, and Digital Strategy
- Work closely with business unit stakeholders and technology delivery to ensure experiences are desirable, feasible and viable
- Drive a culture of collaboration with research, design, product and engineering teams and external agencies
- Support Managers to build up the research capability and toolkits within the wider Design and Digital Experience team
Extensive experience as a Design Researcher or similar, with skills such as user testing, problem framing, qualative and quantative research methods
Extesive experience supporting digital channels for large, complex organisations requiring stakeholder management
Experience in project leadership and team mentoring
Experience communicating and rationalising feedback and decisions alongside feasibility
Experience building research processes and toolkits for teams.
A demonstrated capability in creating well informed and customer lead insights to best lead product teams
Skilled in translating business process and customer behaviours/insights into simple and articulate concepts
Experience working in a digital-first organisation with a strong customer-centric focus
Highly collaborative style, able to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders
Demonstrated experience in Human Centred Thinking
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Given the state/ territory of the position you are applying for, and to enable Coles to provide a safe environment for its team members, there may be a requirement for you to receive a COVID-19 vaccination before commencing work for Coles, unless you are medically exempt.
Given this, you will be required to disclose your COVID-19 vaccination status as part of your application for employment with Coles. You may be required to provide further evidence of vaccination status as part of your application.
Why Coles?
You're joining a culture that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success. We'll invest in you and your career with best practice training, development, and leadership programs. You'll also receive fantastic team member discounts across our supermarkets and brands.
As part of our focus on achieving a gender balanced workforce, we belong to the WORK180 network as an endorsed employer for women. Our commitment to helping all women thrive in the workplace includes initiatives such as our recently updated parental leave policy, flexible working options and our Employee Assistance Program.
You can explore all this and more at our Coles Careers website.
For everyone who shares our passion
We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures - including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs - so reach out to us at www.careers.colesgroup.com.au
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We'd love to meet you
If you have the skills, experience and motivation to succeed in this role, please take the next step and submit your application.
