Senior Director, UX, YouTube Core App, Platform and Design Systems

Senior Director, UX, YouTube Core App, Platform and Design Systems

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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Design, HCI, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience leading UX teams or design portfolios.
• Experience managing and growing cross-discipline UX organizations, including senior managers and their teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• Fluency in roles, methods, processes and best practices for user-centered design at scale.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration, partnerships, and leadership within a matrixed organization.
• Management experience of distributed teams and the ability to grow teams and leaders.
• Portfolio showing deep expertise in shipping product experiences.
• Expertise or interest in video, media, or entertainment.
• Excellent business judgment, strategic and analytical capabilities, including using data to drive strategy and business action.

About the job

With over 2 billion monthly logged-in users, YouTube has grown into a global community where people all over the world access information, share video, and shape culture. The YouTube team helps budding creators build careers, artists and media companies reach audiences, creates products like YouTube Kids, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV, and engages communities around shared passions and global conversations. Together, we power the voices that shape the world.

In this role, you will be responsible for the user experience of YouTube across Mobile, TV, and Desktop. You'll be responsible for designing for core user journeys like browse, search, and watch, as well as defining foundational frameworks for information architecture and our cross-YouTube design systems. You'll drive a user-centered strategic outlook, influence cross-functional partners and hold a high bar for product excellence to deliver excellent experiences for YouTube's viewers.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $323000 - $449000 (USD) + 40% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Set the priorities and roadmap, leading to the growth of existing products and boldly pursuing new ones.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, intuitive, and delightful user experiences for YouTube viewers.
• Drive operational and executional excellence, while leading creative and holistic thinking at scale.
• Build relationships with the broader YouTube organization to socialize and influence experiences that are cohesive and well-informed.
• Serve as a thought leader to provide perspective on the future of video and entertainment experiences. Represent the UX teams perspective in strategic discussions and decision-making processes.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.