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Jennifer Simonds

I find out what's really going on before you build the wrong thing

I run discovery programmes that turn ambiguity into evidence mixed-method research, field studies, stakeholder alignment, and insight synthesis that gives product teams the confidence to commit. I've led research across government, AI, and regulated industries, and I work best with teams who want to challenge assumptions before writing a single line of code.

Products built on guesswork fail. Products built on evidence ship with conviction. I make sure you have the evidence.

Discovery Lead | Mixed-Methods Researcher | AI & Accessibility Specialist

Jennifer Simonds

How I got here

I started as a fine artist, made magic for Harry Potter, and landed in Berlin running research programmes for products used by millions. I’m British-German, a mum of two, and I bring curiosity and imagination into every discovery. I see the world in patterns and stories — and that’s what makes me good at finding the insight others miss.

What I bring to a research programme

I run the discovery nobody else wants to do. The ambiguous problem space. The stakeholders who can’t agree. The user needs nobody has actually validated yet.

I synthesise complex evidence into clear, actionable insights. I’ve done it for 10+ years on products used by millions of people.

I’m hands-on in the field — but I also zoom out and connect findings to strategy, roadmap, and business outcomes.

I align the room. Engineers, legal, product, and executives — I get them working from the same evidence and moving in the same direction.

My Expertise

Abstract illustration of workshop facilitation tools

Workshop Tools

Facilitation artefacts I designed for hard conversations

3 Contexts
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EU AI Act Ready
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Who I work with

Teams who've hit one of these research gaps:

You shipped without evidence

The feature launched but nobody uses it. I run the research to find out what users actually need — before the next build cycle.

Stakeholders can’t agree on the problem

Everyone has a different hypothesis. I gather the evidence that aligns the room and turns debate into direction.

Nobody has talked to users yet

Assumptions are driving the roadmap. I set up and run the fieldwork that gives your team real confidence.

The insight never reaches the roadmap

Research happens but nothing changes. I synthesise findings into prioritised, actionable recommendations that product teams can ship.

Complex user journeys keep breaking

Users drop off and nobody knows where or why. I map end-to-end journeys and pinpoint the moments that matter.

Regulated contexts slow everything down

Legal, compliance, and ethics reviews keep blocking progress. I embed research into the process so discovery and governance move together.

I work best when someone senior has already decided: getting AI right for users is a requirement, not a nice-to-have.

200+ user interviews10+ years in researchMixed-methods specialist

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Senior CX ResearcherDiscovery LeadResearch Programme LeadContract & Freelance

Based in Berlin · Remote-first · English and German

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