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X Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.
Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
- 5 years of people management experience leading UX researchers.
- Experience conducting user experience research for AI, machine learning, emerging technologies, 0-to-1 incubations, or scaling products.
Preferred qualifications: - Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Anthropology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 10 years of experience conducting product UX research and partnering with executive leadership.
- Experience operating as a player-coach manager who leads teams while conducting research.
- Experience leading research across both 0-to-1 incubations and scaling 1-to-10 products.
- Experience influencing product strategy and roadmaps for generative AI or emerging technology products.
About the jobAs a UX Research Manager in Google Labs, you will partner directly with the Head of UX Research to co-lead research strategy and operations across our portfolio-spanning both exploratory 0-to-1 early bets and scaling 1-to-10 public Labs products. Operating as a player-coach leader, you will manage, mentor, and grow a team of researchers while staying close to the craft through selective research. You will pioneer and adapt research methodologies for emerging AI technologies, helping cross-functional teams move quickly from early concepts to sustained user adoption.
As a visionary research leader, you will combine foundational research excellence with nimble, AI-forward pragmatism. You know when to stay loose and provide high-touch, rapid judgment on ambiguous 0-to-1 early bets, and when to provide elevated, strategic guidance on scaling 1-to-10 public products serving millions of users.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $236000 - $329000 (USD) 25% bonus target equity benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities - Manage, mentor, and develop a team of UX researchers across Labs products while contributing selective research as a player-coach.
- Define and lead research strategy, methodologies, and priorities across both ambiguous 0-to-1 incubations and scaling 1-to-10 public products.
- Influence senior and executive stakeholders across Product Management, Engineering, and UX to drive research-backed product decisions.
- Oversee research operations, resource allocation, vendor and extended workforce partnerships, and research tooling across the team.
- Synthesize qualitative and quantitative user insights to guide product roadmaps and determine whether concepts advance, scale, pivot, or sunset.
