Senior UX Research Program Manager, Wear UX

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 6 years of program management experience.
  
• Experience with User Research, or Research focused tools and methodologies.
• Experience with UX programs and UX research initiatives.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with the product development lifecycle.
  
• Experience analyzing data and leveraging insights to drive strategy.
  
• Experience managing risks (e.g. operational, product, team health).
  
• Experience driving process improvement and implementation.
  
• Experience partnering on cross-functional projects and teams.
  

About the job:

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." UX Programs & Operations at Google drive projects within our UX organizations by increasing communication and connection points, streamlining the UX design process, and driving a culture of user centered development.

Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.

As a UX Program Manager (UX Programs & Operations), you will combine expert project management skills with a passion for user experience to help your team improve the design of products that are used by billions of users. You’ll plan projects, define milestones, assess risks, create actionable insights, and ensure projects meet deadlines. You’ll harmonize the work of UX Designers, Researchers, Content Strategists, UX Engineers, and other UX disciplines, while also working closely with our Engineering and Product Manager cross-functional partners, to drive UX team objectives and create innovative experiences for our business, products, and users.

In this role, you will build programs and operations, leading to scaled efficiencies and insights across UX.

For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap – the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices – it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where lightweight XR devices pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $151,000-$222,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and operational excellence across UX teams to deliver strategic counsel through all project interactions, while building collaborative relationships with appropriate stakeholders across program work.
  
• Develop business cases and engagement with partners on continuous improvements and optimizations, and develop measurable, scalable, and repeatable processes/tools that drive seamless cross-functional collaborations/handoffs. 
  
• Run and implement analytical efforts for broader or cross-functional projects, programs, and strategies.
  
• Contribute to the definition, integration and reporting of key UX metrics that drive a culture of user-centered development based on program needs and stakeholder input.