Natalie Kor
I'm Natalie, a Senior User & Market Researcher with a PhD in Business & Management.
About
I’m Natalie, a Senior User & Market Researcher with a PhD in Business & Management. I specialize in quantitative and qualitative research for fintech and technology-enabled services, combining market intelligence, UX research, and research ops to inform product strategy and growth.
Over the past 6+ years (10+ years overall research), I have led research teams, built in-house practices, recruited hard-to-reach audiences, and partnered with product, data, and marketing to turn insights into measurable impact across global markets.
- 8 years' experience
- Joined December 2025
Skills· 13
Languages
- EnglishFluent
- RussianFluent
- ItalianAdvanced
- DutchIntermediate
Industry experience
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Life Sciences
- Software & Internet
- Professional Services
Work experience· 6 roles
Built an in-house research and research ops practice from zero. International user and market research initiatives with diverse user segments across EU markets. Led product discovery for 2 completely new lines of business (including web3 wallet). Generated and prioritised research requests from Product, UX and Brand & Communications. Collaborated with Data, Marketing and Support teams to produce intelligence from various data sources. Supervised a junior UX Researcher and non-research product team members. Organized training sessions in the form of a Product School and 1-1 supervision.
Built and managed a research team: 4 researchers + freelancers. Embedded research at company strategy to testing. Developed a research strategy and pipeline for 5 product teams: Windows and macOS trading platforms, copy trading, broker, web3 (NFT) marketplace. International user & market research initiatives across Americas and EMEA. Built a research ops practice: tooling, compliance and data protection, document templates, research repository, user recruitment.
As an independent contractor, I work on user/UX research, market research, and competitive intelligence. I also provide full-cycle user recruitment (including niche and hard-to-reach audiences) and research ops solutions.
Education· 5
Certifications and awards
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