Lead Researcher

Trust In SODA; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 120.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

A leading consulting firm in Barcelona is seeking a Lead Design Researcher to enhance client capabilities in user research. You will collaborate with teams across various industries, guiding them in human-centered design practices and ensuring research insights shape their strategies. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of design research experience and strong mentoring skills. This role offers a contract employment type with a focus on strategic design and research delivery.

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in UX or design research.
• Proven track record in building or scaling design research capability inside organisations.
• Expertise in qualitative research with strong synthesis and storytelling skills.
• Strong synthesis and storytelling skills.
• Strong communication and facilitation, able to run workshops and present to senior stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Assess a client’s current research maturity and identify growth opportunities.
• Plan and conduct research to model best practices.
• Mentor designers and stakeholders in research methods.
• Develop reusable frameworks, templates, and guidance materials to institutionalise research capability.
• Ensure insights flow into product roadmaps, service design, and strategic planning cycles.
• Support the setup of repositories, data compliance standards, and tools such as Dovetail, Maze, or Miro.
• Help senior leaders and delivery teams appreciate the strategic value of user insight in digital transformation.

Conocimientos

User insight

Research methodologies

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Agile environments

Research governance

Herramientas

Dovetail

Maze

Miro

Descripción del empleo

Location - You will need to relocate to the customer's office in Europe

Rate - Open to negotiation

We’re looking for a Lead Design Researcher who can do more than uncover user insights and help our client build and embed user research capability within their own organisation.

You’ll work directly with client teams across financial services, technology, and eCommerce environments, helping them mature their approach to human‑centred design. This includes designing and running research projects, coaching internal teams, creating frameworks and playbooks, and shaping research‑driven decision‑making at both product and strategy levels.

This role blends hands‑on research delivery with strategic enablement — enabling clients to run robust, scalable, and ethical research long after your engagement ends.

Key Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Assess a client’s current research maturity, tools, processes, and governance to identify growth opportunities.
• Plan and conduct research (qualitative and quantitative) to model best practices while co‑creating with internal teams.
• Mentor designers, PMs, and stakeholders in research methods, synthesis techniques, and evidence‑based decision‑making.
• Develop reusable frameworks, templates, and guidance materials to institutionalise research capability.
• Ensure insights flow into product roadmaps, service design, and strategic planning cycles.
• Support the setup of repositories, data compliance standards, and tools such as Dovetail, Maze, or Miro.
• Help senior leaders and delivery teams appreciate the strategic value of user insight in digital transformation.
• 5+ years of experience in UX or design research.
• Proven track record in building or scaling design research capability inside organisations.
• Expertise in qualitative research (e.g. interviews, contextual inquiry, diary studies) with strong synthesis and storytelling skills.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills — able to run workshops, coach teams, and present confidently to senior stakeholders.
• Experience working in agile or product‑led environments, bridging design, technology, and strategy.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Design and Research

Industries

Technology, Information and Media