[Hiring] Staff UX Research Strategist @StackAdapt

Role Description

As a Staff UX Research Strategist at StackAdapt, you'll help decide what we build next. You'll lead forward-looking, generative research that identifies new & emerging opportunities and shapes StackAdapt's future product & business strategy.

This is a hybrid role that blends UX research with market research; you'll move fluidly between understanding users deeply and understanding the market, applying whichever lens the question calls for. It's also a cross-org role: though you'll sit within Product, your partnerships & influence will span the entire StackAdapt organization, informing decisions at the business-strategy level, not just the product roadmap.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead end-to-end foundational research on new & emerging product areas, uncovering unmet user needs and shaping them into product opportunities.
• Bring market-research rigor to product strategy by identifying ICPs, value propositions, product-market fit, market sizing for new product opportunities.
• Develop a point of view on where the market is heading, scanning the competitive & industry landscape to identify where the biggest opportunities and tailwinds are.
• Weigh competing opportunities against each other & make a clear, evidence-based case for where StackAdapt should invest.
• Co-own a strategic insights function that turns signals from across StackAdapt’s business and the market into an early read on emerging opportunities & risks.
• Act as a strategic thought partner to Product & Design leadership, influencing strategy by challenging assumptions & bringing evidence to high-stakes debates.
• Collaborate with the Vertical Solutions team to deepen understanding of key industries, supporting their research & surfacing vertical-specific opportunities.
• Partner with Marketing, Sales and Client Services to translate research and market insight into go-to-market strategy.
• Level up the UX Research team’s strategic-foresight & market research skills through hands-on coaching & shared playbooks.
• Apply AI fluently across your own research workflow, using it where it genuinely sharpens or speeds the work.
• Identify & implement improvements to UXR tools and processes, leveraging AI to create repeatable, scalable workflows.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of applied research experience, with a portfolio that shows you've surfaced new opportunities and influenced product or business strategy.
• A blend of UX research & market research experience, including qualitative & quantitative UX methods.
• Domain expertise in digital advertising, adtech/martech, data-driven platforms or privacy-sensitive B2B technology markets.
• Demonstrated flexibility and comfort with ambiguity, ill-defined problem spaces and complex domains.
• Experience influencing at the senior-leadership level (Director / VP / CTO).
• Comfort partnering closely with analytics/data teams.
• Experience facilitating workshops and driving research into product and strategy decisions.
• Hands-on experience integrating AI tools into the research workflow.
• Experience conducting research on AI-powered features or products, and in B2B / platform environments, is a strong asset.

Requirements

• The compensation range listed for this role reflects the expected base salary for candidates located in the posting country based on a global rate.
• This range represents base salary only. Depending on the role, candidates may also be eligible for additional compensation such as annual bonuses, commissions, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Factors Influencing Final Compensation include the candidate's specific experience, technical skills, knowledge, abilities, and relevant education.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary.
• Retirement/401K/Pension Savings globally.
• Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care program.
• Health benefits from day one of employment.
• Work from home reimbursements.
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office.
• Robust training and onboarding program.
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc).
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning.
• An awesome parental leave program.
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture.
• Our social and team events!