UX Program Manager, Strategy and Operations, HUE

Google

  • Mountain View, CA
  • $129,000-185,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4 years of program management experience within design or UX organizations.
  • Experience in data analysis tools such as SQL or similar.
Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience analyzing data and delivering recommendations for improvement.
  • Experience in budget management, hiring practices, or vendor management.
  • Experience in data analysis tools such as SQL, or similar.
  • Ability to work across organizational boundaries to define, manage, and prioritize work.
  • Ability to communicate interaction concepts across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
About the jobAt Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." UX Programs & Operations at Google drive projects within our UX organizations by increasing communication and connection points, streamlining the UX design process, and driving a culture of user centered development.Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.As a UX Program Manager (UX Programs & Operations), you will combine expert project management skills with a passion for user experience to help your team improve the design of products that are 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 our Engineering and Product Manager cross-functional partners, to drive UX team objectives and create innovative experiences for our business, products, and users.Our team’s mission is to enable HUE (Human Understanding and Experiences) to run efficiently and effectively, by providing the infrastructure and connectivity the organization requires to withhold its values and business objectives.User experience is at the forefront of how we create intuitive, innovative, and beautiful products that people love. We strive to learn and understand our users’ needs, behaviors, and emotions to gather insights that inform product strategy and design. Our UX teams include designers, researchers, content strategists, and engineers who are passionate about quality, usability, and simplicity. We work on collaborative teams to solve complex challenges and craft experiences that highlight our products’ unique capabilities and personalities. Our work touches billions while exemplifying a key principle that is core to Google’s philosophy: “Focus on the user and all else will follow.”The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000-$185,000 + 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 .Responsibilities
  • Provide operational excellence across UX teams, while building collaborative relationships with stakeholders across program work.
  • Develop a plan to assess continuous improvement opportunities for UX programs and processes, and decide on the method to collect data, analyze the data for insights, propose improvements, and test them with stakeholders.
  • Provide input to defining metrics that select a culture of user-centered development and demonstrate UX impact based on program needs, and facilitate alignment within UX.
  • Execute and prioritize project plans thinking about how to optimize resourcing, time, and funding investment.
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