Senior UX Design Manager, YouTube Studio and Support

Google LLC; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Google LLC in Zürich/Bangalore seeks a Senior UX Design Manager for YouTube Studio and Creator Support. You will define product strategy, simplify complex workflows, and advocate for design excellence while guiding a diverse UX team across regions.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Product, Research, and Content Design to balance user needs with business goals, driving an ecosystem-level UX.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in product design or UX.
• 5 years of experience leading design projects and managing people.
• 3 years of work experience working with executive leaders.

Aufgaben

• Drive the long-term UX goal for YouTube Studio and Creator Support, ensuring alignment across YouTube.
• Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary UX team across Zurich and Bangalore, fostering collaboration.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Research, and Content Design to influence stakeholders and align regional strategies.
• Advocate for scalable design systems while leveraging AI capabilities to enhance creator workflows and experience consistency.
• Maintain high visual and interaction quality standards and make product decisions grounded in creator needs.

Kenntnisse

UX design

People leadership

Executive collaboration

Portfolio

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Jobbeschreibung

Senior UX Design Manager, YouTube Studio and Support

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in product design or UX.
• 5 years of experience leading design projects and managing people or teams.
• 3 years of work experience working with executive leaders.
• 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.
• 7 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.

About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a UX Design Manager, you will drive this vision by defining product strategy, mitigating complexity, and conceptualizing ecosystem-level UX. You are a systems-level thinker and a fierce advocate for both your users and your team.
You will be responsible for guiding the careers of your direct reports, helping them realize their full potential while fostering a culture of forward-thinking design. With a practiced eye for quality, you will transform complex workflows into elegantly simple experiences. You will collaborate closely with Engineering and Product Management leaders to align business goals with design innovation, leveraging your passion for brand, craft, and execution.

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."

About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a UX Design Manager, you will drive this vision by defining product strategy, mitigating complexity, and conceptualizing ecosystem-level UX. You are a systems-level thinker and a fierce advocate for both your users and your team.
You will be responsible for guiding the careers of your direct reports, helping them realize their full potential while fostering a culture of forward-thinking design. With a practiced eye for quality, you will transform complex workflows into elegantly simple experiences. You will collaborate closely with Engineering and Product Management leaders to align business goals with design innovation, leveraging your passion for brand, craft, and execution.

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."

Responsibilities

• Drive the long-term User Experience (UX) goal for YouTube Studio and Creator Support, ensuring alignment across YouTube.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing, multi-disciplinary UX team across Zurich and Bangalore, fostering a collaborative culture.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Research, and Content Design to influence stakeholders and align regional strategies.
• Advocate for scalable design systems while leveraging AI capabilities to enhance creator workflows and experience consistency.
• Maintain high visual and interaction quality standards while making informed product decisions grounded in creator needs.

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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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