Giles Anderson PhD

Work highlights

  • May 2022 to now

    Hargreaves Lansdown

    Senior User Researcher
    Work with product squads and senior stakeholders to define research goals and methodologies aligned with business objectives for both mobile app and web channels.
  • May 2021 to November 2021

    Opencast Software

    Consultant User Researcher
    July 2021 to November 2021
    Department for Work and Pensions

    Working within the GDS framework, ran research in the Department for Work and Pensions to improve the digital journey for Child Support applications.
  • October 2020 to April 2021

    The Gambling Commission

    User Researcher
    Led research sessions (user interviews, usability testing) to improve the navigation and content of the website of the gambling regulator.
  • January 2020 to March 2020

    Giles Anderson Consulting Ltd.

    Consultant User Researcher
    Jan 2020 to March 2020
    Education and Skills Funding Agency

    Ran ethnographic observations and in situ usability sessions to understand how learning providers access government funding systems. Contract ended due to COVID.
  • January 2019 to January 2010

    Citizens Advice

    User Researcher
    As part of the case-management team, worked with the squad to define research goals and methodologies aligned with business objectives.
  • January 2017 to January 2019

    Packt Publishing

    UX Researcher, Subscription team
    As the sole user experience colleague, worked with the business to identity the ideal research goals and methodologies to allow data-informed decisions.