Senior UX Program Manager, AdSpam Job at Google in New York

Senior UX Program Manager, AdSpam – Google

Location options for applicants: New York, NY, USA; Mountain View, OR, USA.

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 the Ads business or a policy/regulatory‑driven environment.
• Experience collaborating with executive UX, Product Managers, and Engineers.
• Experience managing multi‑faceted programs that span multiple surface teams or organizations.
• Experience working in changing or startup environments.
• Ability to understand the root causes of problems, look for connections, and trace cause and effect across an entire ecosystem; a record of systems‑thinking mindset.

About the Job

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: “Focus on the user and all else will follow.” UX Programs & Operations drive projects within our UX organizations by increasing communication and connection points, streamlining the UX design process, and fostering a culture of user‑centered development. Google User Experience (UX) is a multi‑disciplinary team of designers, researchers, writers, content strategists, program managers, and engineers. The UX team gathers insights about users’ attitudes, emotions, and behaviors to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with engineering and product management to create industry‑leading products that deliver value for users and for Google’s businesses. As a UX Program Manager, you will combine expert project management skills with a passion for user experience to help your team improve product design 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 Engineering and Product Manager partners to drive UX team objectives and create innovative experiences for our business, products, and users.

Google Ads powers the open internet by connecting and creating value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We build advertising products across search, display, shopping, travel, and video, and provide analytics tools. We help businesses—from small to large—to grow through effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results and enable Google to engage with customers at scale.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $151,000‑$222,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. 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 provide more specific salary details for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details reflect base salary only and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with UX leadership to define and deliver priorities, author and drive progress based on a clear brief, plan, and schedule. Provide clear communication to cross‑functional team leads and executive management regarding program health, resource requirements, issues, and priorities.
• Translate and communicate requirements to various groups and stakeholders.
• Operate with an action bias, proactively identify issues and own sustainable solutions that resolve them, and identify opportunities to implement solutions that up‑level design quality and productivity.
• Drive effective decision‑making—including requirements gathering, planning, resource allocation, and launch approvals—to enable efficient progress.
• Partner with Technical Program Managers and cross‑functional counterparts to deliver work that builds trust across teams such as Engineers, Product Managers, and across functions within UX.

EEO Statement

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.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Project Management, Strategy/Planning, and Other

Industries

Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet