Staff UX Product Researcher, Strava
Route Discovery & Navigation
€130-140k
Offers Equity
3 days a week in office
Social network for tracking run and cycle routes
Be an early applicant
Social network for tracking run and cycle routes
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
€130-140k
Offers Equity
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create the most committed, close, and engaged athlete community on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- Strong product thinking and leadership:
- Able to connect dots across multiple product areas and think about Strava as a holistic product and experience. This is especially important for this role, given the significant product scope and regional + global ways of working
- Ability to inform and influence strategic direction and senior stakeholders, including exec level stakeholders
- Self-direction and initiative, experience and conviction to advocate for rigorous research and show the organization what that looks like and what is needed to achieve it. We need a researcher that can influence and lead, has a clear POV and is able to challenge the status quo when necessary
- Ability to establish the research function in our Berlin office from the ground up, and execute a complete program of research work supporting a large, complex product area and stakeholders across all organizational levels
- A balance of creative and analytical skills with the ability to proactively define research questions, identify appropriate methods, execute studies, and synthesize findings. Experience collaborating with Data Science and Analytics and conducting international research is a plus
- Solid research toolkit and tools, as well as best practices that help us build and evolve a best-in-class research team in an organization that is hungry for a user-centered development approach, and is very supportive of the impact that research can have
- Self initiative, clear POV, bias to action, and excitement and love for the Strava product, business and most importantly, our mission
- Ability to pivot and be flexible, finding a balance between highly rigorous research with the realities of working in a late stage startup that requires scrapiness and fast pace approaches when necessary
- 6+ yrs of experience in product research and/or user experience (UX) research roles, with particular expertise and hands-on experience leading end-to-end research studies both in house and with external agencies
- An advanced degree in psychology, social sciences, human-computer interaction, cognitive science, statistics, or a related field
- A full range of a methodological toolkit that includes both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and solid research expertise
- Exceptional communication skills, adept at translating data into actionable insights both verbally and in writing and expertise in data-driven storytelling, transforming raw data into compelling narratives and visualizations
What the job involves
- The Research & Insights team at Strava paves the way towards making confident, user-centered decisions that help our business and product innovation expand. We turn signals into strategy by providing audience understanding, validating opportunities, and shaping experiences that help our users thrive and keep choosing Strava for all their fitness habits, needs and activities
- We are looking for a Staff Researcher to lead the end-to-end research program for Route Discovery and Navigation. This is a crucial part of the Strava experience and mission, as the Route Discovery & Navigation team solves one of our community's biggest challenges: finding great places to be active
- Whether it's discovering popular local routes, planning the perfect training ride, or exploring somewhere new with confidence, we help our users spend less time planning and more time moving
- You will partner with cross-functional partners, driving research that shapes product strategy and ensures decisions are informed by data and meaningful insights. You will be reporting directly to the Director of Research and Insights
- In partnership with stakeholders and the research team, you will Identify, prioritize, and lead research roadmaps that have a tangible impact on company and product strategy, user satisfaction and business outcomes
- You lead high-visibility research projects, collaborating closely with cross functional partners such as Design, Product Management, Data Science, Engineering, Marketing, etc
- You identify best opportunities and practices for socialization of research insights, and forge high-trust relationships with colleagues, fostering collaboration and innovation. By doing so, you influence cross functional partners to act on research insights by providing clear, actionable recommendations and relevant business context
- A proven record of working in satellite offices and international companies based in the US, and successfully partnering with stakeholders at all levels, with a high degree of flexibility, resourcefulness and independent operation
- You’ll be heading up the Consumer Research function in our Berlin office, supporting three different product areas and representing the European region for our team, while paving the way for a full partnership with cross-functional teams onsite
Our take
Strava has created an online network where runners, swimmers and cyclists can record fitness activities, and compare and compete with their community. It offers both a free and premium subscription service with added features. The company also partners with local councils and urban planners who purchase valuable journey data from Strava which can be used to map out cities and develop safer cycle paths.
The platform helps members discover and plan workouts, as well as offering a leaderboard which is updated using GPS as users compete for the top spot on particular fitness segments.
With over 125 million athletes and growing, Strava released several new product rollouts in 2024, including an AI-enabled leaderboard. A partnership with the wearable fitness tracker Oura will mean Strava software is available on wearables, taking the company into fresh competition with the likes of Peloton and Apple. In 2025, the company secured new funding in a round led by Sequoia Capital, growing its value to $2.2 billion.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2020
$110m
SERIES F
Oct 2014
$18m
LATE VC
Total funding: $151.4m
Company benefits
- Competitive base salary & stock options
- 100% company paid benefits for employees and families
- Flexible paid time off
- $2,000 annual professional development stipend
- Paid time off for volunteering
- 401(k) plan - with company matching
- $1000 annual gear stipend
- $500 annual gym or coaching reimbursement
- On-site fitness rooms with showers, lockers, and towel service
- Weekly team workouts – including remote employees
- Safe and secure bike storage on-site
- Weekly all hands meetings
- Employee resource groups
- Anti-racism nonprofit company matching program
- Free lunch on Wednesdays on-site
- Regular team happy hours
- Team offsites and company retreats
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Generous industry discounts on gear and activities
- Race entries to events we sponsor
- Snacks and stocked kitchens on-site
- Strava gear
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
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