Mixed Methods UX Researcher, Image Search Job at Google in New York

Overview

Mixed Methods UX Researcher, Image Search – Google

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Responsibilities

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

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in an applied research setting (e.g., product or academic), or similar.
• Experience with research methods (e.g., usability, studies, contextual inquiries, 1:1 interviews, unmoderated research studies).
• Experience conducting mixed methods research, designing and analyzing surveys and data in an industry or academic environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Master\'s degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.
• 3 years of experience working with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
• 2 years of experience conducting UX research on products, managing projects, and working in a changing organization.
• Experience working on UX research products for consumers.
• Experience analyzing attitudinal and behavioral data using statistical software packages (e.g., R, Matlab, SPSS, etc.).

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 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 gathers insights about the needs, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for users and Google\'s business.

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 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 offers opportunities to learn from UXRs across Google through regular meetups, mentor programs, and access to internal research tools. You\'ll partner with various Search teams, understand users, and influence product decisions that impact daily users seeking content to complement their search results.

In Google Search, we\'re reimagining what it means to search for information—any way and anywhere. The role involves solving complex engineering challenges and expanding our infrastructure while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience for billions of people. This position offers potential to make a global impact.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000-$185,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific range for your location during the hiring process.

EEO and Accommodation

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Art/Creative, Design, and Engineering
• Industries: Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet