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Toptal is a marketplace for clients to find top user experience researchers from around the world. Each Toptal freelance UX research consultant is thoroughly vetted and trusted by top companies for their most critical UX research design projects.

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Alesha Arp

United States
Toptal Member Since July 13, 2023

Alesha is a seasoned UX research leader with extensive experience spearheading programs, initiatives, and teams in highly regulated industries and organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 100 and Global 1000 enterprises. She thrives with a proactive and collaborative approach in both senior contributor and leadership roles, delivering data-driven, transformative impacts on strategic business initiatives, product design, process development, service delivery, and revenue generation.

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Judit Layana Ilundain

Spain
Toptal Member Since October 21, 2022

Judit is an experienced UX researcher and designer who has helped companies of all sizes, startups, and entrepreneurs design and build meaningful digital products since 2012. Working closely with product teams, she provides strategy, UX research, design, and testing through all stages of a product's lifecycle.

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Mathew Kelcher

France
Toptal Member Since February 23, 2022

Mathew specializes in UX research and design for products, services, and experiences that take large and small businesses to the next level. He has 15 years of experience in hands-on design and leading teams across all phases of the design lifecycle, from defining an experience vision to designing screens. Mathew has designed for many well-known and luxury brands, including Auchan, Balenciaga, BNP Paribas, Carrefour, Cartier, Europcar, Kering, Panasonic, Pernod Ricard, Swarovski, and YSL Beauty.

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Rodrigo Pitorri

Brazil
Toptal Member Since January 23, 2022

Rodrigo is a product designer with nearly 20 years of experience in digital design for Brazilian, Colombian, Spanish, and U.S. companies. Having extensive knowledge in all significant product design disciplines such as UI, visual, UX, UX research, and workshop facilitation, he's proficient in leading digital products design and crafting unique user experiences. To Rodrigo, the most satisfying part is delivering solutions for complex problems and designing products that improve people's lives.

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Stacy Lorraine Prendeville

Spain
Toptal Member Since February 24, 2020

Stacy has over 20 years of experience designing for digital. She specializes in UX research and product design, translating needs into meaningful, user-friendly products. She has a proven track record working with organizations such as the European Commission, fintechs, startups, and NGOs. Stacy communicates well and advocates for the whole creative process, from workshops to the direct translation of creative concepts into UX deliverables.

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Raymond Sharma

Canada
Toptal Member Since January 30, 2018

Ray is an award-winning, multidisciplinary experience designer, online and off, with 20+ years of experience delivering valuable, usable, engaging, and rewarding experiences for all. He has led organizations and teams, managed products and projects, and worked hands-on to provide design leadership, design thinking strategies, UX research, UX design, interaction design, and creative UI designs.

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Levi Csanyi

United States
Toptal Member Since May 20, 2022

Levi has over 20 years of experience in user-centered design from high-level processes to design delivery. He's a proven track record of driving highly complex projects across many business units and disciplines and solid expertise in implementing cutting-edge technology in fast-moving and highly innovative Agile or Lean environments. Levi's strong leadership and organizational skills span coaching and mentoring designer teams in UX and UI design with excellent business partnering skills.

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Anthony Conta

United States
Toptal Member Since October 8, 2018

Since 2012, Anthony has been designing user experiences across a variety of products. From educational games for teenagers to interactive videos for children and SaaS platforms for adults, Anthony has a wide range of multidisciplinary experience across various industries, mediums, and audiences. In his spare time, he trains aspiring design talent by creating educational programs, hosting mentoring sessions, and writing articles.

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Alp Turgut

United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since February 22, 2018

Alp is an award-winning digital product designer with 10+ years of experience, including startups and well-known brands like Nike, Atlassian, Salesforce, Rolls-Royce, Zalando, New Look, Mercedes, and O2. He focuses on well-structured information architecture, premium user experience, and timeless user interface design. With a passion for user experience, user research, and the latest technologies, he has crafted products that touch millions of users across multiple digital mediums.

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Guilherme Penalva

Brazil
Toptal Member Since May 10, 2023

Guilherme is a UX researcher and product designer who has worked on 40+ design projects in his 10 years of experience. He has collaborated with startups and worldwide billionaire corporations, handling deliveries in ideation workshops, new product discoveries, UI/UX improvements, and accessibility and service design. Guilherme has multidisciplinary knowledge in art, business, data analytics, marketing, media production, psychology, tech, and AI tools.

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Olesia Vdovenko

Canada
Toptal Member Since October 14, 2022

Olesia is a senior user experience (UX) designer with solid experience delivering various projects, from large business-to-business (B2B) projects to simple mobile designs. Most of her background includes working on complex B2B and business-to-consumer (B2C) web systems. Olesia specializes in structuring complex data into understandable information architecture, UX research, wireframing, and interactive prototypes.

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I've worked very closely with Martina for over a year and have to say she is one of the best people I have ever worked with. Instead of simply following instructions blindly, she thinks through the task at hand, becoming a thought partner to help with whatever the project may be. Besides being super talented at design, she possesses specific qualities that make her exceptional to work with given the fast paced nature of being a startup. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a talented, professional designer who doesn't need much direction to hit the ground running.

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Darko did a great job figuring out the user architecture for our concept, which led him to produce terrific wireframes. His knowledge of usability and design was a perfect match for the outside voice we needed to help jumpstart our project. We would certainly recommend him and work with him again in the future.

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Carlos has the unique talent of blending both quantitative and qualitative research to keenly identify UX challenges and opportunities. He thinks methodically, emphatically, and holistically to produce data-driven strategies and well-executed designs. Over the past 8 years of working with fully or partially distributed teams, Carlos manages working remotely far better than anyone I've encountered because of his strong communication and presentation skills. He is the first on my list the next time I need a UX designer.

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Rafael is an amazing designer. His aesthetic sense is spot on, and he seems to be able to anticipate our needs before we even know what they are. He's taken the time to understand both our company and our clientele, and his solutions are consistently in-line with our values, interests, and our customers' needs. He delivers on time (if not earlier), works quickly, is well organized, and very effective. He's a pleasure to work with, and we're very happy to have found him through Toptal.

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  • How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

    Typically, you can hire a UX researcher with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.

    Once you select your UX researcher, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.

  • How do I hire a UX researcher?

    To hire the right UX researcher, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect UX researchers for your project.

  • How are Toptal UX researchers different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our UX researchers to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.

    In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.

    When you hire a UX researcher with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched UX researchers ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • Can you hire UX researchers on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?

    You can hire a UX researcher on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our UX researchers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal UX researchers?

    We make sure that each engagement between you and your UX researcher begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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