UX Researcher, Multimodal Search at Google Mountain View, CA

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
Experience conducting user research in the consumer product space.
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 executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
2 years of experience conducting UX research on products, managing projects, and working in a large, matrixed organization.
Experience with AI models, tools, and techniques and multimodal personalization.
Understanding of search query formulation.
Job Summary

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 play a critical role in creating useful, usable, and delightful products. In Google Search, we’re reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. Your work will help solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on.
Responsibilities

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.
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-driven 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.
Compensation

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000-$185,000, plus bonus, equity, and 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. 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.
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.
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