Senior UX Researcher, Chrome on Android

Google

Seattle, WA

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JOB DETAILS

JOB TYPE

Full-time, Employee

SKILLS

Analysis Skills, Android, Anthropology, Apple Macs, Cognitive Science, Community Support, Contextual Inquiry, Cross-Functional, Customer/Consumer Behavior, Desktop PC, Disability Insurance, Ecosystems, Employee Benefits, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Human-Computer Interaction, Leadership, Life Insurance, Linux Operating System, Mentoring, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Mobile Devices, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Needs Assessment, Open Source, Process Improvement, Product Development, Product Testing, Project/Program Management, Psychology, Research Skills, Resource Management, State Laws and Regulations, Statistics, Team Lead/Manager, Usability Engineering, Usability Testing, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Web Browsers, iOS

LOCATION

Seattle, WA

POSTED

6 days ago

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience in an applied research setting (e.g., product or academic), or similar.
Experience with research methods (e.g., usability, studies, contextual inquiries, 1:1 interviews, unmoderated research studies).

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in human-computer interaction, cognitive science, statistics, psychology, anthropology, or a related field.
5 years of experience conducting UX research on products and working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
3 years of experience managing projects, and working in a changing organization.

About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a User Experience Researcher (UXR), you make this possible. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, to gather insights and create industry-leading products. You’ll play a critical role in helping your team understand user needs and will drive impact at all stages of product development, ensuring products are useful, usable, and helpful. You will explore user behaviors and motivations by conducting primary research, including: field studies, interviews, diary studies, ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis. You will also grow within a supportive UXR community offering mentorship, regular meetups, and exclusive internal tools.

In this role, you will be responsible for translating user behaviors into clear product requirements. You will connect the user, technical, and business worlds, ultimately shaping the future of how people experience the web on their mobile devices.

Chrome is dedicated to building a better, more open web. We’re focused on making a better browser (on both desktop and mobile) to help users take advantage of all the web has to offer in a safe and secure way.Chrome is available across all major platforms — iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS. We also built Chrome as an open source project so the entire web ecosystem could benefit from the latest innovations in speed, simplicity and security.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000-$231,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our 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 share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please 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.

Responsibilities

Influence stakeholders across organizations to gain support for research-based, user-centric solutions.
Own project priorities in alignment with 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, and ecosystem impact.
Own ideas and strategy discussions through research by analyzing, consolidating, or synthesizing what is known about user, product, service, or business needs.

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.

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