Job Overview

Position: Senior User Researcher

Company: Photoroom Location: Paris | Remote Department: General

Compensation: €75, 000 - €90, 000 + Stock-Options/BSPCE Location: Remote across Europe/UK with quarterly Paris office visits (fully reimbursed)

About the Company

Photoroom launched in 2020 after being accepted into Y Combinator and has become the world's most popular AI photo editor over the past four years. Our goal is to create the technology allowing anyone to create studio-level product images in minutes.

With over 300 million downloads and processing 5+ billion images annually, we serve both individual creators and major enterprises like Amazon, DoorDash, and Decathlon through our B2C app and B2B API solutions.

We're a profitable, remote-friendly company that has raised Series B funding and aims for 40% year-over-year growth. Our team of 100+ passionate builders focuses on craft, innovation, and collaboration, creating exceptional impact for entrepreneurs and businesses worldwide.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end user research for specific strategic objectives at Photoroom.
Define research goals and methodology
Execute projects, deliver actionable results, and work with stakeholders to implement findings
Be involved throughout the product development process as a strategic thought partner for stakeholders, ensuring user-centricity.
Design ReOps systems that make it easy for the wider team to engage with users.
Utilize AI for better quality and more efficient research processes while keeping essential human elements intact.
Collaborate within a small, passionate research team to support each other's growth and scale Photoroom’s user research capabilities.

Requirements

At least 3 years of full-time experience as a user/UX researcher.
Strong qualitative research skills, including conducting interviews, usability testing, and qualitative data analysis.
Comfort working in a fast-paced, startup environment with lean and collaborative research cycles.
Confidence in storytelling and the ability to challenge assumptions while advocating for user-centered insights.
Proven ability to work closely with stakeholders, plan research projects, and collaborate on implementing findings.
Passionate about the evolving role of AI in user research and open to integrating AI tools to enhance quality and efficiency.

Nice to Have

Significant experience with quantitative methodologies aside from surveying, such as data analysis.
Ability to prototype in Figma or use AI platforms like Cursor or Lovable.

If you think you have what it takes but don't meet every single point above, please still apply. We'd love to chat and see if you could be a great fit.

Benefits

Work flexibly from anywhere in Europe within a 3-hour flight from Paris (HQ).
Regular team gatherings, including in-person onboarding in Paris (1-2 weeks), yearly company offsite and team retreat, quarterly in-person meetings (monthly during probation), and social events like winter parties and hackathons.
30 days annual leave plus local public holidays.
Competitive equity package with stock options/BSPCE, giving you ownership in our growing company.
€1, 000 one-time home office grant or €400 per month co-working space stipend.
€1, 000 annual learning and development budget for training, courses, books, and skill development.
Private health insurance.
Access to personalized mental health support, including 1:1 sessions with therapists or coaches via MokaCare.
Sports and cultural activities reimbursement.
Relocation support (up to €10k) available for those choosing to move to France, including apartment finding and visa assistance.

Note: Visa sponsorship and relocation support are only available for positions based in France. We cannot sponsor visas for remote positions outside of France.

Hiring Process

Screening call with Talent Manager (30 min)
Technical interview with Hiring Manager (45 min)
Take-home assignment and live review with the team (45 min)
Culture fit interviews and meet the team (~3h in total)
Reference check and offer

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

We're committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at work. We believe our company and culture are strongest when composed of diverse experiences and backgrounds.

That's also why we have flexible working hours, trust people to work remotely, and offer extended parental leave.

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

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