Senior UX Design Leader for Gmail & Discover Ads

Google; United States; On-site; USD 236,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google invites a Senior UX Design Manager to shape product strategy for Gmail and Discover Ads, guiding design across major surfaces and collaborating with cross-functional partners. You will mentor design teams, advocate for users, and drive ecosystem-level UX decisions that balance user needs with business goals.

This senior role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and execution at scale, with a focus on Discover and Gmail surfaces and opportunities for leveraging AI-enhanced

Qualifications

• 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 experience working with executive leaders.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link in your resume.

Responsibilities

• Influence stakeholders across organizations to gain support for design strategies.
• Lead the development of innovative design solutions to user, product, and business problems.
• Own a holistic design process, design system, or design language across teams or products.
• Own improvements in design based on UX testing and stakeholder input and provide guidance and expertise to effectively engage stakeholders on product design to achieve product goals.
• Own project priorities, including finding and aligning resources effectively to help with the design project work.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree in Design or related field

Job description

Google invites a Senior UX Design Manager to shape product strategy for Gmail and Discover Ads, guiding design across major surfaces and collaborating with cross-functional partners. You will mentor design teams, advocate for users, and drive ecosystem-level UX decisions that balance user needs with business goals.

This senior role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and execution at scale, with a focus on Discover and Gmail surfaces and opportunities for leveraging AI-enhanced