Senior Interaction Designer, Meridian Studio, Google Ads

Google LLC; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Sick leave

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google LLC seeks an experienced Interaction Designer to transform complex tasks into intuitive experiences for billions of users. You will create user flows and prototypes, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management to evolve the Google design language.

As part of the BAM group, you’ll apply user‑centered design methods to build industry‑leading UX for Google Marketing Platform, leveraging AI prototyping and data visualization to guide decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume.

Responsibilities

• Create user flows, wireframes, high‑fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes to visualize, test, and refine Google product features.
• Partner closely with executive UX designers, cross-functional partners, and stakeholders to present work, build alignment, and drive design projects.
• Leverage user research insights, support activities, and stakeholder feedback to continuously iterate and refine design solutions.
• Develop deep product domain knowledge to solve user issues and business goals, while incorporating UX trends and technologies.
• Share learnings, best practices, and work‑stream insights to foster connection within the broader Google UX community.

Skills

Interaction design

UX design

Portfolio link

AI prototyping

Data visualization

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree in Design or related field

Job description

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
• 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.
• Experience designing enterprise products or tools.
• Experience with artificial intelligence prototyping and data visualization.
• Demonstrated experience executing across the full UX lifecycle–from defining information architecture, user flows, and wireframes to delivering high-fidelity UI and interactive prototypes.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with executive designers, product managers, and engineering teams, presenting design concepts clearly to gain stakeholder alignment.
• Track record of translating user research and complex domain requirements into intuitive solutions, rapidly iterating based on data, user feedback, and industry trends.

About The Job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.

As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.

We are a multidisciplinary UX team within the Buying, Analytics, and Measurement (BAM) group, defining the future of Google Marketing Platform. We believe in the power of data to forge meaningful connections between brands and their audiences while making complex products intuitive.

Our mission is to help businesses of all sizes understand their advertising impact by turning sophisticated data into relatable, trustworthy, and actionable insights. We design tools that empower advertisers to make sense of historical performance, evaluate the present, and unlock future opportunities. Ultimately, we bridge the gap between simplicity and scale creating experiences clear enough for novices yet powerful enough for advanced practitioners.

Google Ads is at the forefront of AI innovation, applying cutting-edge machine learning and Generative AI models like Gemini to power a multi-billion dollar global business.

Our work directly impacts billions of users by protecting users from harm, improving ad quality, and optimizing campaigns for advertiser return-on-investment. We foster a culture of deep collaboration, partnering closely with teams like Google Research and DeepMind to solve complex challenges. Join us to work on state-of-the‑art AI, take on problems at an unparalleled scale, and build the next generation of advertising technology.

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

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Create user flows, wireframes, high‑fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes to visualize, test, and refine Google product features.
• Partner closely with executive UX designers, cross-functional partners, and stakeholders to present work, build alignment, and drive design projects.
• Leverage user research insights, support activities, and stakeholder feedback to continuously iterate and refine design solutions.
• Develop deep product domain knowledge to solve user issues and business goals, while incorporating UX trends and technologies.
• Share learnings, best practices, and work‑stream insights to foster connection within the broader Google UX community.

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.