Senior Director, UX, Corporate Engineering, Core

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction or equivalent practical experience.
• 20 years of experience leading UX for multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience with analogous enterprise software domains.

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of ideation and development of creative and innovative solutions.
• Ability to influence and drive product direction with cross-functional stakeholders at the VP level.
• Track record in creating, executing, and delivering against a product roadmap and driving business impact within a high level of complexity.
• Record of UX leadership for high quality design accomplishments leading to significant business impact, ideally in relevant enterprise software domains.
• Strong product sensibility, with the capability to convert and drive key product innovations or opportunities within enterprise experiences.

About the job

Core’s mission is to make Google better for everyone, and at scale. The Core team builds foundational technology and experiences that power the Google family of products. We are owners and advocates for the cross-Google user experience, underlying design elements, safety and privacy technology, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google.

Corporate Engineering is the team that builds and maintains the infrastructure that powers Google. We are responsible for designing, building, securing, and operating the systems that keep Google running smoothly. Our mission is to enable Googlers to do their best work by providing them with the reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure they need. Our vision is to be the world's leading provider of enterprise technology solutions.

We’re looking for an experienced design executive to lead the design and research organization for Corporate Engineering. As the Senior Director of User Experience, you will use your UX expertise to innovate and push the bounds of how Google operates.

Your work will influence product strategy to ensure Google transforms its operations through AI and end-to-end user centered thinking. You will own and oversee the strategy, vision, and delivery of desired UX and business outcomes to forge a path forward across Corp Eng UX and partner teams. Identify and nurture best practice and emergent solutions, and enable scaled application to drive user-centered experiences and principles that create business value and high user satisfaction.

At Corp Eng, we build world-leading business solutions that scale a more helpful Google for everyone. As Google’s IT organization, we provide end-to-end solutions for organizations across Google. We deliver the right tools, platforms, and experiences for all Googlers as they create more helpful products and services for everyone. In the simplest terms, we are Google for Googlers.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $314,000-$436,000 + 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

• Create and drive a compelling experience vision and direction for Corporate Engineering products and services.
• Envision how quickly evolving AI capabilities can drive innovation across the portfolio of products, creating efficiency and simplicity within complex enterprise workflows. 
• Influence exceptionally across multiple product teams to deliver a cohesive and elegant user experience across value streams. 
• Lead, evolve and inspire a team of passionate UX designers, researchers, content strategists, and UX engineers globally. Drive a healthy culture and support the collaboration and transparency between product areas, as well as multiple functions and locations. 
• Possess an uncanny sense for envisioning and driving high-order logistics that help scale the team and function, and promote a high bar for craft and quality across the organization.