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Accor

Global hotel management, franchising, loyalty programs

Lead UX Researcher

UX ResearchConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIssy-les-Moulineaux, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of experience in user research on digital products or services, ideally at high audience scale and/or internationally.
  • Confirmed experience in mature and complex product ecosystems.
  • Leadership experience, either hierarchical management or team leadership.
  • Mastery of qualitative and quantitative user research methods, from framing through presentation of findings.
  • Ability to synthesize complex topics and make unclear issues concrete.
  • Communication and storytelling skills for audiences at all levels.
  • Ability to build alignment and influence without hierarchical authority.
  • Ability to manage priorities and make trade-offs based on business and product needs.
  • Comfort working in Agile and product environments.
  • Professional fluency in English.
  • Impact orientation and business awareness.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and changing contexts.
  • Curiosity, pragmatism, and a solution-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

  • Define the user research roadmap, set research priorities, arbitrate needs and investments, and proactively identify study opportunities aligned with product and business priorities.
  • Frame or lead complex research, including cross-functional and multi-market topics, and benchmark and barometer studies, while ensuring methodological quality.
  • Structure a research narrative focused on prioritization and decision-making, and coordinate insight-activation formats for operational teams and executive audiences to support adoption and use of insights.
  • Develop team capabilities through coaching, standards, and autonomy, and optimize research tools, routines, and processes (Research Ops) to improve execution quality and preserve learning.
  • Anticipate changes in research practices by integrating artificial intelligence pragmatically and responsibly, and track research adoption and value to improve its impact.
  • Establish customer voice as a shared organizational practice by coordinating regular direct interactions that bring teams closer to customer realities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in user research for high-audience and/or international digital products or services.

About the Company

Accor

Global hotel management, franchising, loyalty programs

Accor operates a global portfolio of hotel brands spanning economy to luxury, providing hotel management and franchising services in the travel and tourism sector. Its revenue comes from room bookings, food and beverage services, and management fees earned from franchised properties. The company runs a loyalty program called A Club to boost guest retention and engagement. Growth is aided by strategic acquisitions, such as Adoria for corporate catering solutions and a stake in Squarebreak for upscale villa rentals. Accor pairs global expertise with local knowledge to deliver consistent hospitality experiences at scale, while pursuing sustainability and positive impact on guests, communities, and the environment. The overall goal is to offer reliable, high-quality experiences across markets and to grow responsibly through responsible expansion and sustainable practices.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Founded
1967

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