Penalva Research

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Four ways to work together

From a single decisive study to a full research department on retainer — pick the shape that fits, or book a call and we'll figure it out together.

Staff augmentation

Embedded Lead UXR

A senior researcher embedded in your product team — leading studies, mentoring designers and PMs, and owning the insight pipeline. Full-time or part-time allocation.

Best for: scale-ups and enterprises with sustained research demand and no senior UXR in-house.

Project-based

Research Sprint

A scoped study with a clear decision attached — discovery, usability testing, benchmarking — delivered end-to-end in two to six weeks.

Best for: teams facing a specific decision that needs evidence, fast.

Strategy

Consultancy & Advisory

Research strategy, study design review, and executive advisory — bring rigor to research your team executes, without full delivery cost.

Best for: teams with junior researchers or design teams doing DIY research.

Leadership retainer

Fractional Head of Research

Ongoing research leadership on a monthly retainer: roadmap, ResearchOps, quality control, and stakeholder management — a research department without the executive headcount.

Best for: companies building a research practice from scratch.

How it works

From first call to activated insights

  1. 01

    Intro call

    Thirty minutes on your business problem, timeline, and constraints. You leave with an honest read on whether research helps — even if the answer is 'not yet.'

  2. 02

    Proposal & research plan

    A scoped plan within days: method, sample, timeline, deliverables, and price. No discovery-phase billing before you've agreed to anything.

  3. 03

    Research execution

    Recruiting, fieldwork, and analysis with weekly visibility. You watch sessions live if you want — evidence is better firsthand.

  4. 04

    Insights & activation

    Executive readout plus working-level artifacts. Every study ends with decisions enabled, not a PDF that dies in a drive.

Remote-first, globally

Based in Brazil (GMT-3), with working-hours overlap across the Americas and Europe, and flexible scheduling for Asia-Pacific.

Three working languages

Research conducted natively in English, Portuguese, and Spanish — including participant sessions across the US, Europe, and LATAM.

Enterprise-ready

Toptal-vetted, NDA-friendly, experienced with procurement, compliance, and stakeholder environments of Fortune 500 teams.

Get in touch

Start with your project, not our pitch

Tell us the decision you're trying to make. We reply within one business day with a first read and, if it fits, a call slot.

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