Portrait of Maria

Your research partner
for product growth

With 10+ years of experience, I help startups turn user research
into digital strategy
— creating innovative products that resonate with humans and generate millions in revenue.

Trusted by teams at
Flagstone Wise Instagram Mastercard WPP Allica Bank Wheely askable Yandex Avito
PROJECTS I'M PROUD OF

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About

Hi, I'm Maria 👋🏻

With 10+ years in research, I've worked at every altitude — from shaping company strategy with C-suite leaders to sketching first concepts with designers — across fintech, edtech, e-commerce, legal, B2B SaaS, and AI startups, — scaling and leading research teams along the way.

The role flexes with the problem — from interviewing customers across markets to digging through data in Claude Code, facilitating strategy workshops with leadership, or shipping a quick prototype to learn faster. Research today means moving between analyst, strategist and builder.

Teams bring me difficult questions; together, we find clear decisions — and strengthen the research practice with playbooks, processes, and automations that last beyond the project. Research lets me see the small routines that quietly shape people's lives. I don't think I'll ever stop finding that interesting.

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At a glance
Open to Staff & Principal research roles
Based in London, UK · Global Talent Visa
Markets UK · US · EU
Focus Product strategy & AI-native practice
FROM PEOPLE I WAS LUCKY TO WORK WITH

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Email
mmmsakharova@gmail.com
Based in
London, UK · Global Talent Visa
Maria Sakharova · Staff Product Researcher
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