Staff User Experience Research Lead, Quant, Cloud Marketplace

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Learning Sciences, Statistics, Psychology, related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience working in an applied research setting, and/or product research, and development.

• 3 years of experience managing User Experience Research teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• 15 years of experience working in integrating user research into product designs and design practices.
• Experience developing, managing, and executing multiple research roadmaps as a leader.
• Experience working with Engineering and Data Engineers.
• Experience owning, delivering quant research or data science solutions, and driving results.

About the job

In this role, you will collaborate with Data Science, Product, and User Experience partners to design and execute research studies that inform the long-term goals for our partner products, Google Cloud Marketplace for customers, and setup the foundation for our engagement tracking and success metric definition.

You will have an opportunity to shape our Quant User Experience Research practice, collaborating with Quant User Experience Researchers across the product area, implement standards and practices, and drive innovation in our methods.

User experience is at the forefront of how we create intuitive, innovative, and beautiful products that people love. We strive to learn and understand our users’ needs, behaviors, and emotions to gather insights that inform product strategy and design. Our UX teams include designers, researchers, content strategists, and engineers who are passionate about quality, usability, and simplicity. We work on collaborative teams to solve complex challenges and craft experiences that highlight our products’ unique capabilities and personalities. Our work touches billions while exemplifying a key principle that is core to Google’s philosophy: “Focus on the user and all else will follow.”

Responsibilities

• Be part of an objective key results project with growth potential and impact on many Google products.
• Work with a highly collaborative cross-functional team that uses insights, data, and storytelling as tools to move the user consent experience forward across all of Google.
• Take a leadership role in joint ownership with Product Managers and Engineering, to design data collection pipelines for both behavioral and sentiment data that allows Researchers to unlock unique insights about user needs.
• Create an understanding for our users and their needs for Product teams, including many cross-Product Area stakeholders who are invested in this space.

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