Strava is looking for a Temporary Senior Product Researcher to support its Growth product teams through to the end of the year.

The ideal candidate can integrate insight throughout the development process and partner with product teams to increase Strava’s impact on its global community. As a subscription-based, consumer-facing business, building deep empathy with this community of athletes is essential for driving both long-term user happiness and long-term business impact.

About the Role:

• 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.

About You:

• 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.


• Candidates will be asked to share their past work experience and project examples during the interview process for the role.


• Experience working within a startup or scaleup environment is preferred.


• 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

About Strava

Strava is Swedish for “strive,” which epitomizes who we are and what we do. We’re a passionate and committed team, unified by our mission to connect athletes to what motivates them and help them find their personal best. With billions of activity uploads from all over the world, we have a humbling and adventurous vision: to be the record of the world’s athletic activities and the technology that makes every effort count.

Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage diverse teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.

In light of the global pandemic, Strava is currently working in a fully remote capacity. As always, we remain committed to fully supporting our employees, especially their mental health and wellbeing, through these challenging times. Despite challenges in the world around us, we are continuing to grow camaraderie and positivity within our culture, and we are unified in our commitment to becoming an antiracist company. We are differentiated by our truly people-first approach, our compassionate leadership, and our belief that we can bring joy and inspiration to athletes’ lives — now more than ever. All to say, it’s a great time to join Strava!

Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.