Staff UX Designer, Google Labs
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in product design or UX.
- Experience working with visual and interaction design tools.
- Experience in user interface design, data visualization, and prototyping.
- Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 12 years of experience in product design or UX.
- 5 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
- 4 years of experience leading design projects.
- 3 years of experience working with executive leaders.
About the job
At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our UX Engineers are versatile, passionate, and driven to advance the vision for our design teams. Comfortable working across discipline lines, you will develop products and prototypes that bring innovative ideas to life.
Joining a multi-disciplinary UX team, you will collaborate with Engineering and Product Management, using user insights to create industry-leading products. In a fast-paced environment, you will use your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user-facing technologies to: create prototypes that define product experiences; launch innovative features; build tools to accelerate UX teams; and bridge design and engineering to ensure efficient, high-quality execution.
In this role, you will shape how students and knowledge workers engage with AI. As a Staff UX Designer, you will navigate ambiguity, collaborate closely with Product and Engineering leadership, and help continuously improve and evolve the Notebook product experience.
US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Translate sophisticated, open-ended AI technical features into clear, intuitive, and reliable user experiences. Navigate ambiguity to reframe complex technical requirements into fluid user journeys.
- Stay at advancing AI capabilities with a strong technical grounding in core AI principles and constraints. Thoughtfully incorporate AI methodologies to optimize design efficiency, enhance cross-functional communication, and drive outcomes.
- Maintain a high bar for user experience and visual design standards. Make design choices that boost overall product quality while mentoring peers and fostering design excellence.
- Utilize user research, empathy, and iterative testing to uncover high-value product opportunities and address the changing needs of knowledge workers and students.
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