User Researcher

We are the fastest-growing podcast and audiobook platform in Europe with the mission to enrich life through listening. We are now looking for an exceptional User Researcher to join our incredible product team.

This is the role

Does researching how users interact with audio & video content, listening habits, and subscription products sound exciting to you? Are you eager to be the voice of our listeners and content creators and help shape our product and business strategy?

Your primary job will be to gain an exceptional understanding of our users (including future ones), the different market segments, and the external factors—such as industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging consumer behaviors—to shape overall product direction and guide strategic investments.

You will be responsible for defining, leading, analyzing, and presenting research studies that generate insights to empower product and business decisions across the company. You'll work in cross-functional squads who are passionate about delivering the most engaging and innovative content experiences across the main pillars of our product: user growth, activation and listening.

Furthermore, you will work with other product managers, engineering managers, researchers and data scientists to uncover strategic and foundational research areas.

Your main responsibilities in this role:

• Identify, prioritize, and lead research projects (generative and evaluative) that generate insights to inform product and commercial strategies
• Present research projects to stakeholders and ensure that knowledge is stored in an accessible and organized way.
• Explore and identify new strategic opportunities to grow user engagement and growth
  You will be high-touch and hands-on with all aspects of the research process.

This is you

First and foremost, you deeply understand user-centered research methodologies to inform product direction, along with experience analyzing market insights, consumer behavior, competitor landscapes, and trends to uncover untapped strategic growth opportunities.

You operate with an ownership mindset, starting your processes from first principles and clearly identifying the most important questions to focus on. With your professional experience, you collaborate with PMs, Product Analysts and Data Scientists to understand metrics and business needs, and transfer these into concrete research plans that will bring timely and impactful insights and recommendations. You are independent, a self starter, and thrive in environments which reward tangible results and metrics impact.

Podimo is live across 7 markets: this requires consideration for when global user experiences are sufficient, as well as a nuanced cultural understanding for when hyper-local experiences are needed.

Experience we're looking for:

• 5+ years of qualitative research experience supporting product development, such as UX research, consumer insights, or design research, product strategist or market research
• Experience conducting strategic research, analyzing market segments, competitive landscapes, trends and consumer insights to inform business investments.
• A strong professional toolbox within UX research/design.
• A clear, demonstrable record of applying various research methods to solve complex business problems and deliver business impact
• Track record of collaborating with diverse teams toward a common goal
• Effective verbal and written communication style distilling multi-method research reports into understandable, compelling, actionable insights and recommendations
• Professional working proficiency in Dutch and English
• Understanding of the Dutch media landscape
• Naturally, being passionate and knowledgeable about podcasts, audio content, media, and entertainment is a big plus

Naturally, being passionate and knowledgeable about podcasts, audio content, media, and entertainment is a big plus

What We Offer

• Parental Leave: Up to six months of fully paid parental leave for all new parents.
• Equity Participation: All employees have the opportunity to benefit from company growth through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Supportive Culture: Unlimited child sick days, free online therapy sessions, and a collaborative, high-performing environment.
• Flexibility & Well-being: Flexible hours and remote work options to support work-life balance.
• Performance, Learning & Development: Access to resources to help you thrive and build your career within a high-growth, dynamic company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Podimo is an equal opportunity employer, and we believe in equal opportunities for all in our workplace. We don't discriminate based on race, colour, religion, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age or political orientation, no matter where we operate.

This is us

Founded in Copenhagen in 2019, Podimo is a platform for podcast and audiobook lovers as well as audio content creators. Our app puts a world of podcasts and audiobooks at your fingertips. Our revenue-sharing model rewards creators for making content that people want to hear – whether they have an established following or a niche audience.

We're a courageous and curious bunch. We recognize the value every individual brings, and respect our coworkers' ideas, opinions, and time. We approach our work with integrity and humility, and believe that we are better together. We have zero time for sharp elbows and big egos.

We're fiercely passionate about discovering, creating, and obsessing over great stories. We support our creators deeply, and have massive respect for their process as we help them bring their most exciting ideas and stories to life. We love what we do, but more importantly, we have a good time doing it.

We seek to build a company and culture that mirrors the diversity of the world we're living in. This means; diversity of talent, voices, ideas, and thoughts. That goes both for our brand, our content, our creators, and our teams.

You are welcome at Podimo for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what stories you have playing in your headphones.

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