UX Design Strategic Lead - #2671431

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Munich, Germany; Tel Aviv, Israel.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in product design or UX.
• 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.
• 15 years of experience in product design or UX.
• Experience partnering with UXR to amplify research and impact product.
• Experience working in identity, authentication, safety, and first-party (1P) + third-party (3P) products.
• Ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries to advocate a user-centered product development approach.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate positions, and respectfully test partners and stakeholders with new product design thinking.
  
  

About The Job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Visual Designers weave space, typography, color, and iconography to help people successfully navigate our products, ensuring they are beautiful and accessible. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, to leverage user insights and create industry-leading products.

As a Visual Designer, you will rely on user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution. You will collaborate with your design partners to leverage and evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative, inspired products that people love to use.

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

Germany: €174000 - €178000 (EUR) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Combine product design strategy, compelling narratives, expert craft, and scaled leadership to improve the products and experiences of billions of Google users around the world.
• Provide thought leadership to advocate a strong product design point of view for cross-product partners and executive leadership; set the standard for User Experience (UX) design practices.
• Harmonize the work of UX Designers, Researchers, Content Strategists, UX Engineers, and other UX disciplines, while working closely with our Engineering, Product Management, and Program Management cross-functional leads. Drive UX team objectives and create experiences for our business, products, and users.
• Work closely with executive leaders, domain experts, and key cross-product area partners to frame product and experience opportunities. Develop representative designs and narratives, and work to blend the best of our technologies with the best of Google to inspire future bets.
  
  
  

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 .