Senior UX Program Manager, Data and PSS Job at Google in San Francisco

Senior UX Program Manager, Data and PSS role at Google

Preferred working location: San Francisco, CA, USA; Austin, TX, USA.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Job

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." UX Programs & Operations at Google drive projects within our UX organizations by increasing communication and connection points, streamlining the UX design process, and driving a culture of user‑centered development.

Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multidisciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the 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 UX Program Manager (UX Programs & Operations), you will combine expert project management skills with a passion for user experience to help your team improve the design of products that are used by billions of users. You’ll plan projects, define milestones, assess risks, create actionable insights, and ensure projects meet deadlines. You’ll harmonize the work of UX Designers, Researchers, Content Strategists, UX Engineers, and other UX disciplines, while also working closely with our Engineering and Product Manager cross‑functional partners, to drive UX team objectives and create innovative experiences for our business, products, and users.

In this role, you will support our cross‑functional organization in product strategy and delivery and also provide support to two critical parts of our business: Data UX and Privacy, Safety, and Security (PSS). The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products, advocating for underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation across the company.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $151,000–$222,000 plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of program management experience within design or UX organizations.
• Experience with UX‑related projects and UX design, user research, or user‑centered development tools and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in Data, Privacy, Safety, or Security domains.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to new domain areas and build trust with new teams effectively.
• Expert facilitation skills, with a track record of leading workshops or critical meetings that drive consensus; experience with stakeholder management.
• Strong understanding of the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) and how Design/Research teams operate within it.
• Experience, and comfort, experimenting with AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence and strategic initiatives across the Core Data and Privacy, Safety, and Security Portfolios, shifting focus based on quarterly business priorities in partnership with our leadership team.
• Act as a bridge between UX, Engineering, and Product Management on key initiatives, ensuring interdependencies are understood and planned for in a dynamic environment.
• Build and maintain strong, trust‑based relationships with cross‑functional partners, rapidly onboarding into new problem spaces as needed.
• Facilitate complex discussions and workshops to align stakeholders and unblock critical decision‑making.
• Identify opportunities to improve team velocity and impact, implementing scalable processes that can survive your eventual redeployment to other priority areas.

Google is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace and is 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. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.