Senior UX Researcher, Search Verticals

Minimum qualifications:

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

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.
  
• Experience conducting product research in end-to-end, usability, or generative settings.
• Experience in designing research using qualitative methods such as usability studies, contextual inquiry, surveys and literature reviews.
• Experience managing third-party research vendors and collaborating effectively in fast-paced, dynamic research and product environments.
• Knowledge of different research methods, including their strengths, limitations and optimal application throughout product development.

About the job:

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." User Experience Researchers (UXRs) make this possible.

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 needs, 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 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. You’ll 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.

The UXR community at Google is unique and will help you do your best work. You’ll have the opportunity to work with and learn from UXRs across Google through regular meetups, mentor programs, and access to internal research tools.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $151,000-$222,000 + 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:

• Plan, observe and moderate generative, evaluative and inspection-based research on their own while collaborating with UX Designers, UX Researchers, Data Scientists, Engineers, Product Managers and Program Managers.
• Analyze existing data and product designs to develop hypotheses and create high-impact research plans.
• Select appropriate research methodologies and approaches to effectively address research questions at different stages of product and feature development.
• Conduct study analysis and synthesis, producing insights and actionable recommendations in written reports, both top-line and detailed.
• Drive and prioritize research initiatives to enhance user experience. Share findings with key stakeholders in search and other teams, ensuring results are compelling and actionable for experts and non-experts alike.