Senior Product Researcher (Temporary, UK)
Strava
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Posted:
August 29, 2023
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Remote
About the position
Strava is seeking a Temporary Senior Product Researcher to support its Growth product teams until the end of the year. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in integrating insights throughout the development process and collaborating with product teams to enhance Strava's impact on its global community. This subscription-based, consumer-facing business places great importance on building deep empathy with its community of athletes to drive long-term user satisfaction and business success. The Senior Product Researcher will contribute to all aspects of research efforts, lead projects at various stages of development, and deliver high-quality research insights that influence experience strategy across Strava's Growth teams.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to all aspects of research efforts: scoping, recruiting, method selection, collection, analysis, and presentation.
- Lead projects at all stages of the development process: from exploratory/foundational research to evaluative testing.
- Deliver high-quality research insights that impact experience strategy across Strava’s Growth teams.
- Have 5+ years experience with human-centered, qualitative research methodologies.
- Strong experience working across multiple growth or monetization-focused teams and a proven ability to prioritize effectively across those teams.
- Have detailed knowledge of research principles, methods, facilitation, and how qualitative research works in concert with quantitative data.
- Be familiar with common research tools (e.g. UserTesting.com, Qualtrics, etc.).
- Experience integrating multiple types of data (e.g. qualitative findings, market research, survey data, analytics, competitive landscape) into a single strategic point of view.
- Have the ability to synthesize, shape, and share insights to convey clear direction and drive both actionable design recommendations as well as impact on Strava’s athletes.
- Be comfortable in a fast-paced environment where speed, rigor, and quality must be balanced to meet project and business needs.
- Have the capacity to creatively adapt methods and approaches to meet the unique constraints of a constantly evolving environment.
- Have outstanding communication skills (written and verbal) with empathy and passion, collaborative mindset, and ability to persuade and encourage project teams and stakeholders of the value of a people-centered design approach.
- Be able to share past work experience and project examples during the interview process for the role.
- Preferred experience working within a startup or scaleup environment.
- This is a temporary position starting 18th September 2023 and ending on the 21st December 2023.
- Although the position is remote, working with teams in the US, candidates must be based in the UK.
- Compensation for this temporary role is £600 per day.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience with human-centered, qualitative research methodologies
- Strong experience working across multiple growth or monetisation-focused teams and a proven ability to prioritise effectively across those teams
- Detailed knowledge of research principles, methods, facilitation, and how qualitative research works in concert with quantitative data
- Familiarity with common research tools (e.g. UserTesting.com, Qualtrics, etc.)
- Experience integrating multiple types of data (e.g. qualitative findings, market research, survey data, analytics, competitive landscape) into a single strategic point of view
- Deft ability to synthesize, shape, and share insights to convey clear direction and drive both actionable design recommendations as well as impact on Strava’s athletes
- Comfort in a fast-paced environment where speed, rigor and quality must be balanced to meet project and business needs
- Capacity to creatively adapt methods and approaches to meet the unique constraints of a constantly evolving environment
- Outstanding communication skills (written and verbal) with empathy and passion, collaborative mindset, and ability to persuade and encourage project teams and stakeholders of the value of a people-centered design approach
- Experience working within a startup or scaleup environment is preferred
- Candidates must be based in the UK
- Compensation for this temporary role is £600 per day
Benefits
- Competitive daily rate of £600
- Passionate and committed team
- Inclusive workplace
- Backed by Sequoia Capital, Madrone Partners, and Jackson Square Ventures
- Expanding to meet the needs of a growing community of global athletes
- Culture that reflects diversity and inclusion
- Fully remote work during the global pandemic
- Support for employees' mental health and wellbeing
- Focus on camaraderie and positivity within the culture
- Commitment to becoming an antiracist company
- People-first approach and compassionate leadership
- Opportunity for joy and inspiration in athletes' lives
- Equal opportunity employer
- Non-discriminatory employment decisions
- Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities