Mixed Methods UX Researcher, Search Job at Google in Mountain View

Overview

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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 quantitative and qualitative research methods, including usability testing, log analysis, and surveys.

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).
• 3 years of experience managing projects, and working in a cross-functional organization.
• Experience in a variety of product spaces, applied research, or academic settings.
• Proficiency in communicating user research findings with cross-functional partners to drive impact.

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 and collaborate closely with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products.

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 others through regular meetups, mentor programs, and access to internal research tools.

As a Mixed Methods UX Researcher (UXR), you\'ll use various methods to understand users and provide data-driven recommendations to improve user experience. In Google Search, we\'re reimagining how people find information and aim to deliver a universally accessible experience for billions of users.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $151,000-$222,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Compensation ranges are determined by role, level, and location; individual pay is influenced by location and job-related skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share the specific salary range for your location during hiring. This posting reflects base salary only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Work with a collaborative, user-centric team to gain insights, data, and storytelling to advance the Google experience. Partner with UXRs to conduct foundational and iterative research.
• Own your qualitative and quantitative UXR roadmap for project areas with horizontal and vertical impact.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to formulate research questions and influence product strategy and design through research and analyses.
• Create scalable frameworks to understand user needs, both stated and unstated, for your product team by visualizing user data.
• Develop insights to create useful, usable, and delightful products and continually innovate on existing products.

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, ethnicity, 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. See Google\'s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you require accommodation, please let us know by completing the Accommodations for Applicants form.

Additional information

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Art/Creative, Design, and Engineering
• Industries: Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet