Senior UX Researcher - Lead AI-Powered Ad Insights

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a User Experience Researcher (UXR) for the Retail Ads team in Mountain View. You will conduct studies, gather user insights, and work with Engineering and Product Management to improve shopping experiences.

You’ll lead research plans, analyze data, present findings to leadership, and help shape AI-powered advertising products used by billions. This role offers mentorship and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in an applied research setting (e.g., product or academic), or similar.
• Experience with research methods (e.g., usability, studies, contextual inquiries, 1:1 interviews, unmoderated research studies).

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute a research roadmap with cross-functional stakeholders to drive impact across all stages of product development in a dynamic environment.
• Lead comprehensive research studies utilizing methods such as interviews, diary studies, ethnography, surveys, and concept testing to uncover actionable user insights.
• Analyze user behavior data from various qualitative and quantitative sources in partnership with Quantitative UXR teammates, including logs and experiments, to inform product strategies.
• Integrate complex technical and business requirements into research plans that gather meaningful insights to create useful, usable, and delightful retail ads experiences.
• Advocate for research findings and user needs to cross-functional and leadership audiences through compelling written reports and in-person presentations.

Skills

UX research

Usability testing

Interviews

Contextual inquiries

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field

Job description

Google is seeking a User Experience Researcher (UXR) for the Retail Ads team in Mountain View. You will conduct studies, gather user insights, and work with Engineering and Product Management to improve shopping experiences.

You’ll lead research plans, analyze data, present findings to leadership, and help shape AI-powered advertising products used by billions. This role offers mentorship and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.