Senior UX Research Leader for AI & Incubations

Google

Mountain View (CA)

On-site

USD 236,000 - 329,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Google Labs seeks a UX Research Manager to partner with the Head of UX Research, co‑lead research strategy and operations across exploratory 0‑to‑1 bets and scaling 1‑to‑10 Labs products. Operating as a player‑coach, you will mentor a team of researchers while staying close to the craft through selective research and pioneering methodologies for emerging AI technologies.

As a visionary research leader, you will combine foundational research excellence with pragmatic, AI‑forward decision making

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
10 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
5 years of people management experience leading UX researchers.
Experience conducting user experience research for AI, machine learning, emerging technologies, 0-to-1 incubations, or scaling products.

Responsibilities

Manage, mentor, and develop a team of UX researchers across Labs products while contributing selective research as a player‑coach.
Define and lead research strategy, methodologies, and priorities across both ambiguous 0-to-1 incubations and scaling 1-to-10 public products.
Influence senior and executive stakeholders across Product Management, Engineering, and UX to drive research‑backed product decisions.
Oversee research operations, resource allocation, vendor and extended workforce partnerships, and research tooling across the team.
Synthesize qualitative and quantitative user insights to guide product roadmaps and determine whether concepts advance, scale, pivot, or sunset.