Updated May 24, 2026

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User Research Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 119+ user research jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and generous PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 20 new this week.

Hiring companies include Duolingo, Spotify, and Gusto. Schedules on offer include unlimited PTO, generous PTO, and flexible hours.

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Lead Product Manager, AI Servicing

25d

Spring Health

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Staff Product Designer

1mo

Duolingo

HybridPittsburgh, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$200k - $300k

Senior Product Manager, Monetization

1mo

Duolingo

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$183k - $247k

Senior Product Manager, Score

1mo

Duolingo

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$178k - $240k

Product Manager (EMEA)

1mo

Airbnb

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekVery Flexible£112k - £140k

Senior Product Designer - Platform Design

27d

Spotify

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Principal Product Manager, Experience

27d

Spotify

OnsiteNew York, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$182k - $260k

Product Manager - Platform Tooling

1mo

Spotify

HybridStockholm, Sweden

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Staff Product Designer - Time Tools

1mo

Gusto

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$146k - $222k

Staff Product Designer, Benefits

1mo

Gusto

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$146k - $222k

Staff Software Engineer - AI Applications

1mo

Plaid

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Product Manager

1mo

Plaid

HybridSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Product Manager, Score

1mo

Duolingo

HybridPittsburgh, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$178k - $240k

Senior Product Manager, Learning

1mo

Duolingo

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$178k - $240k

Senior Product Manager, Learning

1mo

Duolingo

HybridPittsburgh, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$178k - $240k

Product Designer I, Live Music

1mo

Spotify

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Product Designer - Core Experience

1mo

Spotify

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Design Manager, Subscriptions

1mo

Spotify

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Product Manager, In-App Purchases

1mo

Duolingo

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$178k - $240k

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How we curate this list

We track companies that publicly offer reduced-hours schedules — 4-day weeks, 9-day fortnights, half-day Fridays, and more. This page refreshes daily; companies that drop the policy are removed. Read about our editorial standards →

Last reviewed: May 24, 2026

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Employers hiring for User Research on this page include Duolingo, Spotify, and Gusto. User Research roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether User Research is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

User Research roles span the full seniority range — we list 119 open roles requiring User Research across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — User Research hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Yes — companies listed on 4dayweek.io commit to full salary parity regardless of schedule. User Research roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers. Specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and the specific sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but User Research candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with User Research on current listings.

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