Research & Concept Lead
Pubblicato il 01-08-2026 - Altro in Italia
About the Role To strengthen our discovery, concept development, and user‐centric innovation capabilities within Sanoma Learning, we are looking for a Research and Concept Lead. The role operates at the intersection of user insight, future thinking, and systems thinking, driving complex discovery and concept initiatives across countries and disciplines.
Key Responsibilities Lead research‐driven, future‐oriented concept development.
Drive early‐stage discovery and concept work by combining deep user understanding with future thinking and systems thinking.
Translate emerging needs, signals, and trends into clear product concepts that consider long‐term impact, scalability, and coherence across Sanoma Learning.
Coordinate and conduct research in the Italian market, ensuring local user, pedagogical, and market perspectives are deeply understood and accurately represented.
Balance user value, feasibility, and viability throughout discovery and concept phases.
Embed user‐centricity into product strategies, roadmaps, and investment discussions.
Lead complex initiatives that span multiple countries and multidisciplinary teams.
Collaborate with research, design, and product peers to continuously evolve discovery, concepting, and validation practices, methods, and tools.
Act as a facilitator and connector across teams and markets, ensuring insights, assumptions, constraints, and decisions are visible, discussed, and understood.
Maintain high standards for research, synthesis quality, and concept clarity.
Qualifications 5+ years of experience in research, product discovery, or related roles.
Strong future thinking and systems thinking capabilities applied to product discovery and concept development.
Proven ability to combine user‐centric insight with feasibility and viability considerations.
Deep experience leading research and early‐stage concept work in complex environments.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and storytelling skills.
Fluent in English (written and spoke