Senior Staff Quantitative UX Researcher, Search Verticals

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
• Experience in programming languages used for data manipulation and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C++, Java, or Go).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.
  
• 10 years of experience conducting UX research on products and working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
  
• 7 years of experience managing projects, and working in a structured organization.

About the job

In this tole, you will help inform the team of UXers, product managers, and engineers about user needs. You will play a critical role in creating useful, usable, and delightful products. You will work with stakeholders across functions and levels and have impact at all stages of product development. You will investigate user behavior and user needs using empirical research methods such as logs analysis, survey research, path modeling, and regression analysis. You will use skills from computer science, quantitative social science, econometrics, data science, survey research, psychology, human-computer interaction, and other fields and will combine skills in behavioral research design, statistical methods, and general programming to improve user experience.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $224,000-$315,000 + 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

• Influence stakeholders across organizations to gain support for research-based, user-centric solutions. 
  
• Own project priorities in alignment with larger product goals, and oversee allocation of resources within the project. 
  
• Drive ideas to improve products and services through research-motivated insights and recommendations.
• Lead teams to define and evaluate product, service, ecosystem impact. 
  
• Own goals and strategy discussions through research by analyzing, consolidating, or synthesizing what is known about user, product, service, or business needs.