Sandra Zaidova

Lead UX Researcher at Mosaic Group
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Lithuania, LT

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Experience

    • United States
    • Technology, Information and Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Lead UX Researcher
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      - Lead and mentor research team, support their professional growth - Improve the research practices and processes - Design and conduct foundational and evaluative research - Partner with design, product, analytics and marketing teams to identify impactful research opportunities and shape research culture - Lead and mentor research team, support their professional growth - Improve the research practices and processes - Design and conduct foundational and evaluative research - Partner with design, product, analytics and marketing teams to identify impactful research opportunities and shape research culture

    • Lithuania
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior User Researcher
      • Nov 2020 - Dec 2022

      - Design and execute complex qualitative and quantitative user research to inform product development and growth- Coach and support product managers and designers to conduct quality tactical studies themselves and interpret the results accurately- Partner with design, product management, analytic and engineering teams to conduct and share research- Shape research culture and processes to promote evidence- based decisions, foster the culture of continuous exploring and the mindset of curiosity Show less

    • User Researcher
      • Apr 2018 - Nov 2020

      - Lead user research initiatives to inform and validate product strategy and roadmap- Mentor/support designers and product managers in gathering insights and validating their assumptions- Foster and promote the right mindset for research in product team and company- Support product team in communicating findings to the company

    • Lithuania
    • Education Administration Programs
    • Facilitator
      • 2018 - 2021

      - Facilitate the learning process about the research part in the design thinking process - Share experience and knowledge on how to conduct user research - Facilitate the learning process about the research part in the design thinking process - Share experience and knowledge on how to conduct user research

    • Lithuania
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • Freelance Trainer
      • 2012 - Sep 2020

      - Prepare and implement international and national training coursesMain topics of the training courses: active participation, volunteering, intercultural learning, non-formal education, creativity, analysis of community or customer needs and idea generation.

    • Researcher
      • 2015 - 2016

      - Create the design of the international research “European voluntary services’ impact on local community- Conduct the research in international researchers team: communicate with research participants; create questionnaires; gather the data (individual interviews, focus group discussion, observation, dairy studies); analyze data using ethnographic case study methodology; prepare the report; make the presentations of the research insights; write the articles for media; present the research results at the conferences Show less

    • Writing and Editing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Researcher
      • 2014 - 2018

      - Conduct research that varies in approach, scale, scope, timeframe, and methodologies being fully responsible for all stages of research and decisions Few research examples: - “Woman’s identity in Lithuanian cinema industry”, 2017-2018 - “Problem-solving patterns in schools”, 2016-2017 - “The impact of open badge system to the learners”, 2015-2016 - Conduct research that varies in approach, scale, scope, timeframe, and methodologies being fully responsible for all stages of research and decisions Few research examples: - “Woman’s identity in Lithuanian cinema industry”, 2017-2018 - “Problem-solving patterns in schools”, 2016-2017 - “The impact of open badge system to the learners”, 2015-2016

    • Lithuania
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Researcher
      • 2012 - 2014

      - Conduct research on creativity and innovation of “Creative Partnership” programs' schools - Prepare the research design - Collect and analyse data using phenomenological and ethnographic methodologies - Conduct research on creativity and innovation of “Creative Partnership” programs' schools - Prepare the research design - Collect and analyse data using phenomenological and ethnographic methodologies

    • Creative Developer
      • 2011 - 2014

      - Coordinate “Creative partnership” program in 5 different schools - Identify the learning needs - Measure the impact of the program activities - Coordinate “Creative partnership” program in 5 different schools - Identify the learning needs - Measure the impact of the program activities

    • Project Manager
      • 2012 - 2013

      - Plan the scope, time, budget and activities of the international environmental project - Coordinate the communication between project partners from Europe and Asia - Manage stakeholders’ needs, make reports and ensure dissemination of results - Plan the scope, time, budget and activities of the international environmental project - Coordinate the communication between project partners from Europe and Asia - Manage stakeholders’ needs, make reports and ensure dissemination of results

    • Lithuania
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Feb 2012 - Dec 2012

      - Plan the scope, time and budget of the health and well-being program at Lithuanian schools - Supervise the implementation of the program activities - Organise partner meetings and ensure effective cooperation with local authorities - Plan the scope, time and budget of the health and well-being program at Lithuanian schools - Supervise the implementation of the program activities - Organise partner meetings and ensure effective cooperation with local authorities

Education

  • Vilniaus Universitetas
    Master's degree, Sociology
    2014 - 2016
  • Via Experientia
    2014 - 2015
  • Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University
    Bachelor's degree, Sociology
    2007 - 2011

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