UX Quantitative Researcher, Google Ads

Google; India; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Mid-level UX Quantitative Researcher to join Google Ads, supporting teams across Hyderabad and Bengaluru. You will lead quantitative UX research, build models, and collaborate with engineers and product managers to deliver actionable insights.

The role blends statistics, behavioral research, and programming across a matrixed organization. You will work on empirical methods, logs analysis, and surveys to understand user behavior and improve product experiences, with mentorship

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in product research in an applied research setting, or similar.
• Experience in programming languages used for data manipulation and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C++, Java, or Go).
• Master's degree or PhD in HCI, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field is preferred.
• 3 years of experience working with executive leadership (Director level and above) is preferred.
• 2 years of experience conducting UX research on products, managing projects, and working in a large, matrixed organization is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and measure quantitative UX goals and metrics in collaboration with designers, qualitative researchers, data scientists, engineers and program managers.
• Develop code and statistical models to understand user experience.
• Conduct empirical research using methods from computer science, quantitative social science, statistics, econometrics, and other fields to understand user behavior and extract meaningful patterns from large data sets.
• Examine existing data and product designs to generate hypotheses and plans for high-impact research.
• Prioritize and drive research to improve user experience. Communicate findings to stakeholders in the company. Make research findings convincing and actionable for both research experts and non-experts.

Skills

Python

R

MATLAB

C++

Java

Go

Leadership experience

UX research on products

Project management

Matrixed organization experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or PhD in HCI/ Cognitive Science/ Statistics/ Psychology/ Anthropology

Job description

UX Quantitative Researcher, Google Ads

Google – Hyderabad, Telangana, India; Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Hyderabad, Telangana, India; Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in product research in an applied research setting, or similar.
• Experience in programming languages used for data manipulation and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C++, Java, or Go).

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.
• 3 years of experience working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
• 2 years of experience conducting UX research on products, managing projects, and working in a large, matrixed organization.

About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a Quantitative User Experience Researcher (Quant UXR), you make this possible. You will join a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating closely with Engineering and Product Management to create industry-leading, innovative products.

You will drive impact at all stages of development by investigating user behavior through empirical methods like logs analysis, survey research, and regression. We value the educational experiences—from Computer Science to Psychology—and require a blend of behavioral research design, statistical proficiency, and programming skills to uncover actionable insights. Beyond the work, you will grow within a supportive Quant UXR community offering mentorship, regular meetups, and exclusive internal tools to help you thrive.

Google Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We’re made up of multiple teams, building Google’s Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define and measure quantitative UX goals and metrics in collaboration with designers, qualitative researchers, data scientists, engineers and program managers.
• Develop code and statistical models to understand user experience.
• Conduct empirical research using methods from computer science, quantitative social science, statistics, econometrics, and other fields to understand user behavior and extract meaningful patterns from large data sets.
• Examine existing data and product designs to generate hypotheses and plans for high-impact research.
• Prioritize and drive research to improve user experience. Communicate findings to stakeholders in the company. Make research findings convincing and actionable for both research experts and non-experts.

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