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Senior UX Program Manager, Google Cloud

New York, United States (On-site)

Senior UX Program Manager, Google Cloud

1 Week ago • 6-6 Years • UI/UX Design

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Job Description

As a Senior UX Program Manager at Google Cloud, you'll leverage your expertise in project management and user experience to improve the design of products used by billions. Responsibilities include planning projects, defining milestones, assessing risks, creating actionable insights, ensuring project deadlines are met, and harmonizing the work of various UX disciplines (Designers, Researchers, Content Strategists, etc.). You'll collaborate extensively with Engineering and Product Management teams to drive UX team objectives and create innovative user experiences. The role requires strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills, with a focus on operational excellence and delivering strategic counsel. You will also contribute to defining, integrating, and reporting key UX metrics that drive a user-centered development culture.

Must have:

6+ years program management experience in design/UX
6+ years UX project experience
Experience with UX tools & methodologies
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Ability to manage complex programs

Good to have:

Experience with project management software
Experience with design, research, and innovation processes
Ability to thrive in ambiguity
Experience working with design, research, and engineering professionals

Perks:

Bonus
Equity
Benefits

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of program management experience within design or UX organizations.
6 years of experience with UX related projects and UX design, user research, or user centered development tools and methodologies.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience with project management software, spreadsheets, and documents.
Experience with design, user research, and innovation processes and working with design, research, and engineering professionals.
Ability to multitask, analyze opportunities, define successful approaches, and proactively solve problems
Ability to thrive in an environment of ambiguity and create order.
Ability to communicate complex interaction concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
Excellent communication, presentation, and investigative skills.

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 collaborate with User Experience (UX) and cross-functional teams to operationalize and deliver design excellence across the organization.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $142,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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 .

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and operational excellence across UX teams to deliver the highest level of trust-building and strategic counsel through all project interactions, while building strong collaborative relationships with appropriate stakeholders across program work.
Develop business cases and engagement with partners on continuous improvements and optimizations. Develop measurable, scalable, and repeatable processes/tools that drive seamless cross-functional collaborations/handoffs.
Run and implement investigative 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.
Manage large, complex programs while maintaining an efficient organization.

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$142.0K - $211.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$176.5K/yr avg.

New York, New York, United States

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