Shape high-impact retail media products while enjoying genuine part-time flexibility within an established, supportive research chapter in Barcelona

Our client is a prominent European consumer electronics omnichannel retail group connecting millions of daily customers across thirteen international markets

They are establishing specialized user research practices from scratch within their fast-growing retail media division, shaping advertising portals, brand experiences, and sponsored product discovery In this part-time role, you will embed into a dedicated and highly collaborative department of around eight research peers, driving evidence-based decisions in a commercially vital domain while benefiting from strong scheduling flexibility and work-life balance

Main responsibilities

- Lead qualitative and quantitative user research initiatives across retail media platforms, including sponsored placements, brand display advertising, self-service portals, and advertiser analytics dashboards
- Formulate research goals and testable hypotheses while embedding directly within agile product squads alongside designers, product managers, data specialists, and ad-tech stakeholders
- Deliver end-to-end studies across discovery and validation phases using user interviews, usability testing, survey methodologies, tree testing, and contextual inquiry
- Coach and upskill product designers on evaluative research methods, providing study plan reviews, practical guidance, and constructive feedback
- Triangulate qualitative user feedback with commercial metrics, advertising performance, click-through rates, and conversion data to deliver compelling recommendations
- Advocate with conviction for user-centered solutions in high-stakes discussions with assertive business stakeholders
- Contribute reusable templates, testing frameworks, and self-serve guidelines to the centralized research repository to support continuous learning

Core skills/experience





- Demonstrated track record of 3 to 5 years executing mixed-methods user research within digital product teams
- Strong familiarity or direct background in retail media, advertising technology, or e-commerce environments
- Solid scientific or analytical background in disciplines such as psychology, computer science, business, or related research fields
- Extensive toolkit in both qualitative and quantitative research techniques, including survey design, statistical evaluation, and contextual interviews
- Strong interpersonal resilience and confidence to stand behind empirical data when presenting insights to opinionated commercial leaders
- Hands-on experience with modern user research and collaborative platforms including UserTesting, Condens, and Figma
- Proven ability and enthusiasm to mentor product designers and foster autonomous evaluative testing across squads
- Familiarity with lean discovery processes and agile product delivery cadences
- Pragmatic interest in leveraging modern AI tools for research synthesis and clustering while applying critical discernment to outputs

What's on offer

- Permanent contract
- 23 days holidays
- Adaptable work environment
- Hybrid Model (1 day in the office per week if you are in Barcelona)
- Birthday off
- 10% discount on all the company’s products
- Languages Courses
- Specific training
- Medical insurance

Our recruitment process?

- Step 1: Interview with one of our Recruiters to get to know you better
- Step 2: Initial conversation to discuss personal alignment, mutual expectations, and team culture fit with the Hiring Manager
- Step 3: Technical deep dive into your research craft, portfolio projects, and methodological toolkit
- Step 4: Practical live whiteboard challenge walking through a real-world case scenario to explore your problem-solving approach

At Babel Profiles, we believe in talent beyond labels. This opportunity is open to all qualified candidates, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of gender, gender identity, background, or origin.

📌 UX Researcher (Part-time) (Barcelona)
🏢 Babel Profiles
📍 Barcelona