Google

Lead UX Researcher, Google Home

Google • $188K — $275K *
Mountain View, CA 94040In-Person
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
  • 8 years in applied research or a similar setting.
  • Proficient in research design using various methods.
  • Strong skills in interviewing, planning, and usability testing.
  • Experienced in data analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Influence cross-functional stakeholders for user-centric solutions.
  • Align project priorities with overall goals and manage resource allocation.
  • Lead initiatives to enhance products and services with research insights.
  • Assess product and service impact with team collaboration.
  • Guide strategic discussions by synthesizing user and business insights.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Flexible work arrangements including remote options.
  • Professional development and continuing education support.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
  • Experience with research design utilizing methods (e.g., usability studies, contextual inquiry, surveys, etc.).
  • Experience with Interviewing, Planning, and Usability Testing.
  • Experience in Data analysis.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.
  • 10 years of experience conducting UX research on products.
  • 7 years of experience working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
  • Experience with qualitative research.
  • Experience with surveys.


Responsibilities
  • Influence stakeholders across functions to gain support for research-based, user-centric solutions.
  • Drive project priorities in alignment with larger project goals, and coordinate allocation of resources within the project. Identify opportunities to expand responsibilities within and across a product.
  • Lead ideas to improve products and services through research-driven insights and recommendations.
  • Drive teams to define and evaluate product, service, and ecosystem impact.
  • Lead goal and strategy discussions through research by analyzing, consolidating, or synthesizing what is known about users, product, service, or business needs.

About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
Learn more about Google
Size
156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
NASDAQ
GOOGL
* Ladders Estimates

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