Senior UX Researcher, Google Hardware

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 6 years of experience in an applied research setting (e.g., product or academic), or similar.
• Experience with qualitative research methods (e.g., interviews, ethnography, usability studies).
• Experience with quantitative methods and data analysis (e.g., surveys, statistical analysis, modeling).
• Experience presenting research findings to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience conducting research on Generative AI, Augmented Reality, or hardware devices.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.
  
• 5 years of experience conducting UX research on products and working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
  
• Experience driving research programs in ambiguous or novel product areas with evolving priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience tailoring compelling research narratives to different audiences.
• A portfolio of research that demonstrates creative and effective approaches to problem-solving and deliverable creation.

About the job

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." User Experience Researchers (UXRs) make this possible.

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 needs, 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 User Experience Researcher (UXR), you’ll help your team of UXers, product managers, and engineers understand user needs. You’ll work with stakeholders across functions and levels and have impact at all stages of product development. You’ll play a critical role in creating useful, usable, and delightful products. You’ll explore user behaviors and motivations by conducting primary research such as field studies, interviews, diary studies, participatory workshops, ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis.

The UXR community at Google is unique and will help you do your best work. You’ll have the opportunity to work with and learn from UXRs across Google through regular meetups, mentor programs, and access to internal research tools.

The Cross-Device Innovation (XDI) UX Researcher team brings product concepts to life through foundational, exploratory, and evaluative research. We inform technologies and ideas, including augmented reality, new multi-modal interaction models, and personal GenAI features for the Pixel Ecosystem.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

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

• Own and drive multi-phase research roadmaps, covering tactical efforts across the product portfolio.
• Design, plan, and conduct research by applying various methodological approaches to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data, uncovering insights, user needs, and opportunities.
• Communicate research findings through compelling reports and presentations to influence product strategy and deliver insights to stakeholders and executives.
• Collaborate with Design, Product Management, and Engineering leaders to ensure product excellence and help drive the direction of the product.
• Contribute to a vibrant and supportive team culture by being curious, asking questions, and testing the status quo.