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$141,520–$208,000/yr
US

  • Lead end-to-end qualitative and quantitative design research across early-stage, exploratory projects to uncover customer needs and emerging trends.
  • Synthesize complex data into clear, actionable narratives and frameworks for senior executives, product managers, and engineers.
  • Collaborate with Product and Design to rapidly test new hypotheses via concepts, prototypes, and MVPs, driving experimentation.

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Ireland

  • Conduct comprehensive user research using qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including interviews, usability studies, surveys, and experimentation.
  • Communicate research findings effectively through presentations, reports, storytelling, and well-structured documentation.
  • Collaborate closely with product, engineering, design, and process teams to integrate user insights into strategic decision-making.

This partner company is a globally distributed technology organization that focuses on integrating user insights into product development. They foster a culture of evidence-based decision-making and continuous learning, with a diverse and distributed team.

$140,400–$190,000/yr
United States

  • Lead end-to-end mixed-methods research programs across generative, evaluative, and continuous discovery phases.
  • Translate research findings into actionable insights and product-shaping recommendations for executive and clinical leadership.
  • Advocate for member needs across diverse populations and drive research operations best practices.

Headspace provides lifelong mental health support through evidence-based content, clinical care, and innovative technology. With a mission-driven culture, the company values collaboration, inclusion, and impact.

$169,600–$253,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Lead research initiatives to drive deeper understanding of the player experience across game development and live operations.
  • Serve as a strategic partner to product leadership, identifying where research can inform design vision and roadmap priorities.
  • Design, execute, and present high-impact quantitative and qualitative user experience research studies in partnership with cross-functional teams.

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including MONOPOLY GO! and Pokémon GO. Powered by its exceptional team of thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, Scopely is the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, with a tenet-driven culture.

$167,500–$234,500/yr
US

  • Lead high-impact foundational, generative, and evaluative research that informs strategy for Reddit’s consumer product experiences.
  • Investigate user behaviors, motivations, and needs across key discovery, consumption, engagement, and contribution experiences.
  • Communicate research findings through clear narratives, actionable recommendations, and compelling storytelling tailored to cross-functional partners and leadership audiences.

Reddit is a community of communities built on shared interests and passion. With over 100,000 active communities and approximately 126 million daily active unique visitors, it is one of the internet's largest sources of information.

Global

  • Lead formative and validation research to shape product strategy and ensure designs meet user needs.
  • Collaborate with outbound, implementation, and engineering teams to gather customer insights and drive improvements.
  • Synthesize findings into actionable recommendations, building scalable research practices for a fast-paced startup.

Netomi is the leading agentic AI platform for enterprise customer experience, working with global brands like Delta Airlines and MetLife. Backed by WndrCo, Y Combinator, and Index Ventures, the company helps enterprises drive efficiency and lower costs with AI automation.

Global

  • Guide and screener programming — build out discussion guides and screeners in the Outset platform
  • Guide refinement and development — sharpen and iterate on research guides, async or live
  • Participant recruitment management and fielding — manage recruitment and keep projects fielded and on track

Outset offers AI-powered user interviews for market research. Backed by top investors and a $30M Series B, the company serves global brands with a tight-knit team.

Germany

  • Conduct qualitative and quantitative user research using methodologies such as usability testing, interviews, surveys, and data analysis.
  • Develop lightweight prototypes, dashboards, and automation scripts to improve research scalability.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and process teams to integrate user-centered insights into product development.

The company focuses on creating exceptional digital experiences through user research and technical innovation. It is a remote-first organization with a collaborative culture, employing a distributed international team.

Global

  • Own and uphold how design and research work at Stack Overflow, including process, tooling, standards, and craft.
  • Maintain the highest standards of design craft and research quality across every product surface.
  • Coach designers and researchers in their career growth, developing both skill and leadership across the team.

Stack Overflow is a community-based platform for developers, transforming into a unified knowledge platform for humans and agents with enterprise products. They are a remote-first company with hiring hubs in the US, Canada, UK, and Germany, recognized as a Best Company to Work For with a focus on collaboration, transparency, and empathy.

$139,700–$190,500/yr
UK

  • Lead and manage a team of user researchers across Core Banking products, shaping the Personal Banking research strategy.
  • Partner with leadership to influence product strategy and ensure customer insights drive decision-making.
  • Combine qualitative and quantitative research to inform strategic recommendations and improve the customer experience.

Monzo is a digital bank on a mission to make money work for everyone, offering a range of banking products including current accounts, savings, and credit cards. With a large and diverse team, they focus on customer-centric innovation and have a culture of inclusion and diversity.

Canada

  • Conduct formative and validation research to influence product strategy and roadmap priorities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate user insights into actionable recommendations.
  • Advocate for user needs and establish scalable research practices in a fast-moving AI environment.

The company is focused on enterprise AI experiences, helping organizations adopt emerging technologies. It has a collaborative culture emphasizing ownership, impact, and continuous learning.

$159,800–$243,100/yr
US

  • Shape research strategy and run mixed-methods studies for multiple product pods, including integrating a recent acquisition.
  • Connect research to Thumbtack's demand growth strategy and develop frameworks that guide executive decision-making.
  • Use AI fluently across the research lifecycle, build reusable AI tooling, and influence product strategy at leadership level.

Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes through an app that provides personalized guidance, AI tools, and a hiring experience connecting homeowners with 300,000 local service businesses across the U.S. The company is a large, established platform focused on home improvement and maintenance.

$135,992–$135,992/yr
US 4w PTO

  • Lead efforts to design and optimize scalable, relational GOTV tactics through user research and pilot tests.
  • Oversee pilot tests by paid canvassers, track metrics, and translate results into actionable next steps.
  • Serve as the internal expert on design and prototyping, preparing memos and reports for tactical refinements.

Vote Rev is a PAC that designs and quickly mainstreams field-tested voter engagement innovations to help Democrats win, while its sister organization, Vote Rev Action Fund, works with nonprofits to amplify the power of historically disenfranchised communities. The organizations have a shared staffing structure and are dedicated to creating an inclusive team reflecting the diversity of the country.

$80,000–$92,500/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Serve as the primary research advisor for 8-10 employer partners, diagnosing recruiting challenges and designing customized research protocols.
  • Distill quantitative and qualitative findings into executive-ready summaries and strategic recommendations for senior stakeholders.
  • Present research findings directly to senior and executive-level stakeholders, building enduring advisory relationships.

Veris Insights redefines how North America's leading organizations approach recruiting, employer branding, DEI, and talent management through granular candidate insights and comprehensive employer benchmarking. They partner with hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies, fostering a diverse and inclusive team with employee resource groups and a commitment to equity.

$171,000–$193,000/yr
Americas Unlimited PTO 16w maternity 16w paternity

  • Own the design of a product area end to end—strategy, flows, edge cases, and shipped quality.
  • Develop a point of view on AI in your product area and prototype interactions that handle uncertainty and latency.
  • Partner with PM and engineering on roadmap and tradeoffs, pushing back when user experience is shortchanged.

Customer.io powers automated communication for over 9,000 companies, helping them send smarter, more relevant messages using real-time behavioral data. The company is a lean, design-driven B2B platform with a collaborative culture that values candor, ownership, and systems thinking.

$176,800–$228,800/yr
Canada

  • Scope and execute mixed-method research studies including surveys, interviews, and segmentation to inform marketing and product strategy.
  • Partner with marketing, brand, product, and data science teams to identify high-impact research opportunities and influence decisions.
  • Use AI tools to accelerate research workflows and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data into compelling insights.

Thumbtack is an app that helps millions of people care for and improve their homes through personalized guidance, AI tools, and a hiring platform for local service businesses. The company has a growing community of 300,000 local service businesses across the U.S. and fosters a fast-paced, collaborative culture focused on innovation and impact.

$50–$80/hr
US

  • Design and refine a lean interview guide and implement a member outreach strategy.
  • Conduct weekly member interviews to identify friction points and synthesize findings.
  • Surface early retention signals and recommend triggers for product and care teams.

Nadia Care is reimagining maternity care for underserved communities, focusing on trust-based engagement and wrap-around support. The team is early-stage and values empathy, collaboration, and resilience.

$30–$40/hr
Global

  • Support qualitative research operations, including facilitating listening sessions and coding data using Atlas.ti.
  • Maintain IRB documentation, coordinate recruitment and scheduling across research cycles, and manage survey instruments on Qualtrics.
  • Manage multiple concurrent projects, coordinate with partners and consultants, and document evolving processes.

We are building a listening and interpretation platform for modern adolescence, helping society understand what young people navigate as technology changes around them. We are a small, early-stage nonprofit program incubated within In Tandem and led by a developmental psychologist, growing thoughtfully with care, rigor, and joy.

$23–$27/hr
US

  • Support implementation and analysis of quantitative research projects for clients.
  • Program and deploy surveys in Qualtrics, pull target lists, and create cross-tabs and verbatim files.
  • Assist in writing reports, managing research project tracking, and curating a Market Intelligence repository.

Blend is a premier AI services provider, co-creating meaningful impact through data science, AI, technology, and people. The company is committed to unlocking value and fostering innovation for its clients by harnessing world-class people and data-driven strategy.

Global Unlimited PTO 16w maternity 16w paternity

  • Define and co-own the go-to-market strategy for Maze's Market Research service; positioning, packaging, pricing, and target segments.
  • Coordinate with existing sales team to generate qualified pipeline and manage opportunities through full sales cycle.
  • Partner with Marketing to build Maze's voice and presence in the market research category.

Maze is a user research platform that helps companies build the right products faster by making user insights available at the speed of product development. With less than 150 team members, Maze operates a global remote workforce driven by core values.