Portrait of Amalia Speratti
About

Strategic UX research leader, 15+ years across research, design & strategy

I'm a Senior UX Researcher with 15+ years of experience across digital, design, and strategy — including 4.5+ years driving mixed-methods research at Ocado Technology, a global e-commerce platform operating across 9+ international markets. I turn ambiguous user problems into research that moves product decisions, connecting what users need with what the business should build next.

Most recently, I co-led product strategy at the intersection of Research, Product, and Data — reframing user friction into a 2026 platform strategy that identified a significant double-digit conversion opportunity (+10pp, ~109K new monthly customers) across 8+ international markets.

At Ocado Technology, I worked embedded within product teams, leading the research function for Monetization & Retail Media, co-leading cross-functional roadmap initiatives, and building AI-enabled insight systems that scaled research impact across the organization. I'm equally comfortable shaping research agendas with senior stakeholders and facilitating hands-on discovery sessions with end users — with 6 languages to navigate diverse user contexts across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

What I bring

To Senior, Lead, Principal & Staff-level roles

Research Strategy

Defining the "why" and "how" of research programs — not just executing studies.

Mixed-Methods Depth

Generative and evaluative research, usability testing, depth interviews, surveys, diary studies, and contextual inquiry.

Stakeholder Influence

Translating complex findings into priorities that product, data, and engineering teams act on.

Research Operations

Building self-service frameworks and insight systems that scale research impact beyond the research team.

Experience

Career timeline

Jul 2023 – Apr 2026

Senior UX Researcher

Ocado Technology · Barcelona (Hybrid)

  • Co-led product strategy at the intersection of Research, Product, and Data — translating enterprise partner insights and user friction into a 2026 platform strategy that identified a significant double-digit conversion opportunity across 8+ international markets
  • Embedded Research Lead for Monetization & Retail Media, defining end-to-end research strategy in partnership with Group Product Manager, PMs, Designers, and Engineers
  • Built AI-powered insight systems using NotebookLM/Gemini for large-scale cross-market qualitative studies, enabling self-service access to synthesized research findings org-wide
  • Defined ways of working for embedded research, expanding engagement beyond design teams to Engineers and senior stakeholders; mentored junior researchers

Oct 2021 – Jul 2023

UX Researcher

Ocado Technology · Barcelona (Hybrid)

  • Led mixed-methods research across B2B and B2C dimensions of the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP) — studying enterprise retail partner workflows and end-consumer behaviors across 8+ global markets
  • Co-led ecosystem-wide initiatives to map end-to-end user journeys, informing platform architecture and feature prioritization
  • Developed a multi-market research comparison framework (UK vs Spain) adopted as a long-term strategic reference
  • Facilitated research workshops and stakeholder alignment sessions across geographically distributed, async teams

Feb 2021 – Jun 2021

UX Designer

Emotion Energy · Barcelona

  • Led product discovery and brand research — buyer persona development, brand perception interviews, competitor analysis, and usability testing with 60+ participants
  • Facilitated Design Thinking workshops to align stakeholders on product direction and brand positioning

Oct 2020 – Jan 2021

UX Designer & Teaching Assistant

AllWomen · Barcelona

  • Produced UX learning materials and mentored students on mixed-methods research, usability testing, and design execution

Oct 2016 – Mar 2020

Entertainment Service Designer & Project Manager

Sintonizart · Barcelona

  • Managed end-to-end delivery of client projects; co-developed an internal web-based CRM that reduced client response time by 50%
  • Coordinated international clients and cross-functional teams across the full project lifecycle

Feb 2012 – Jun 2016

Communications Coordinator & Graphic Designer

Asociación Agrofuturo Global · Barcelona

  • Led internal and external communications for an international platform on sustainable agriculture, coordinating stakeholders across multiple countries
  • Designed digital and physical communication assets — web, newsletters, event materials — and supported the organization and delivery of international events

Apr 2009 – Jun 2016

UX Researcher & Graphic Designer

Raons Públiques Sccl · Barcelona

  • Designed and delivered participatory design and brand communications initiatives for public-sector clients — resulting in 2 award-winning projects
  • Conducted qualitative user research, journey mapping, and stakeholder workshops; developed brand and communications strategies across digital and physical touchpoints
Skills & expertise

Toolkit

Research & Strategy

Mixed-methods research Research strategy & roadmapping Continuous discovery Usability testing Stakeholder interviews Diary studies Survey design Journey mapping Conversion optimization Multi-market frameworks Insight democratization

AI & Tooling

NotebookLM / Gemini ChatGPT Claude AI UserTesting / UserZoom Askable Figma Miro Lucidspark Notion HTML / CSS

Leadership & Facilitation

Cross-functional collaboration Executive communication Research operations Design sprints Design Thinking Agile / Scrum Mentoring
Education & training

Background

2007–2008

Masters in Exhibition Design

Elisava Escola Superior de Disseny · Barcelona

1999–2003

Bachelor of Graphic Design

York University / Sheridan College · Toronto

2026

AI Competency

Mindstone · Remote

2021

Product Strategy Development

Path2Product · Remote

2021

Design Sprint Masterclass

AJ&Smart · Remote

2020

UX/UI Bootcamp

AllWomen · Barcelona

Languages

Global fluency

English — Native (C2) Spanish — Native (C2) French — C1 Italian — B1 Portuguese — B1 Catalan — B1
Memberships & mentoring

Community

R9 UXR Community Barcelona Interaction Design Foundation Adecco Mentoring Ocado Internal Mentoring UX Mentor, TechFems Barcelona

Let's connect

Based in Barcelona, Spain · Open to Senior, Lead, Principal, and Staff-level UX Research roles.

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