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<div><h2>Research Freelancers</h2> <p><b>Stripe Partners</b></p> <p>London, Southwark, SE1 1UN</p> <p>Contract</p> <p>CLOSING SOON</p> <ul> <li>Contract term: on a project basis</li> <li>Day rate: depending on experience</li> <li>Location: global</li> </ul> <h2>About Stripe Partners</h2> <p>We help technology‑led businesses invent better futures by creating products, services and business models that drive sustainable growth.</p> <p>We’re a growing organisation with offices in London and Barcelona. Our team is made up of 30+ researchers and strategists with diverse backgrounds across anthropology, business consultancy, digital product development, data and design. We specialise in the interactions between people and technology, combining approaches from social and data science to give companies a foundational understanding of the world, their customers and their organisations.</p> <p>Our clients include some of the world’s most exciting tech‑led businesses, such as Spotify, Intel, Facebook and Google.</p> <h2>About the Freelancer role</h2> <p>We’re looking for experienced Freelancers to work with our project teams at a time of significant growth. As a Freelancer working with Stripe Partners, you will have:</p> <ul> <li>Experience working on innovation and strategy projects.</li> <li>A good understanding of product and service innovation strategy processes and frameworks.</li> <li>A passion for research and understanding users; Stripe Partners specialises in applying social science approaches to business challenges.</li> <li>Exceptional analytic and strategy skills; a world‑class thinker using strategic tools and frameworks to deliver great results.</li> <li>A good understanding of technology and the tech sector; experience working directly with technology companies is a plus.</li> <li>Researchers based around the world; we are particularly interested in markets such as Mexico, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines and the United States.</li> </ul> <h2>How to apply</h2> <p>Please hit the \"Apply for this job\" button on the top right. You will need an up‑to‑date CV and your cover letter.</p> <p>In your cover letter, let us know why you’re interested in working with Stripe Partners.</p> <p>Also let us know where you are based, which countries you have particular cultural knowledge of (and why), which countries you have done research in, and which languages you speak.</p> <p>Lastly, please provide a portfolio/blog/website of the most relevant projects you worked on and in which capacity.</p> <p>We strongly encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply. The more diverse perspectives on our team, the more we can help our clients understand people’s worlds.</p> <p>We are always looking for new people to have on our roster of freelancers, so the position will remain open for the foreseeable future. We’ll assess applications on a rolling weekly basis. We reply to everyone who applies.</p></div> #J-18808-Ljbffr

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