Staff UX Program Manager, Payments

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a UX Program Manager, where you'll leverage your expertise in project management and user experience to enhance products used by billions. This dynamic role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to streamline UX processes and drive innovative solutions. You'll be at the forefront of operational excellence, ensuring projects meet deadlines while fostering a culture of user-centered development. If you're passionate about improving user experiences and leading impactful projects, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant difference in a global organization.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in managing UX programs and driving operational efforts.
• Strong knowledge of UX disciplines and user-centered methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence across UX teams for high-impact projects.
• Develop program roadmaps and establish user-centered project goals.

Skills

UX Program Management

User-Centered Development

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Project Management

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

UX Design Tools

User-Centered Development Methodologies

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 10 years of experience managing and scaling UX related programs and driving operational efforts across organizations.
  
• Experience with UX disciplines and user-centered development tools and methodologies.
  
• Experience analyzing data and leveraging insights to develop solutions, and managing the velocity/productivity of teams, products, and systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with the product development lifecycle.
  
• Experience with UX disciplines, creative and campaign development, and user-centered development tools and methodologies.
  
• Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and issues.
  
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
  
• Ability to navigate ambiguous problems, autonomously drive and prioritize initiatives, and orchestrate successful delivery of multiple projects simultaneously.
  
• Firm sense of accountability and ownership for the end-to-end project lifecycle, with the ability to autonomously drive and prioritize multiple initiatives.

About the job

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." UX Programs & Operations at Google drive projects within our UX organizations by increasing communication and connection points, streamlining the UX design process, and driving a culture of user-centered development.

Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.

As a UX Program Manager (UX Programs & Operations), you will combine expert project management skills with a passion for user experience to help your team improve the design of products that are used by billions of users. You’ll plan projects, define milestones, assess risks, create actionable insights, and ensure projects meet deadlines. You’ll harmonize the work of UX Designers, Researchers, Content Strategists, UX Engineers, and other UX disciplines, while also working closely with our Engineering and Product Manager cross-functional partners to drive UX team objectives and create innovative experiences for our business, products, and users.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $178,000-$265,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Drive the vision for operational excellence across UX teams to deliver the highest level of trust-building and strategic counsel across large scale, high impact projects, while driving strong collaborative relationships with appropriate stakeholders across program work.
  
• Develop program roadmaps and establish user-centered project goals in line with long-term objectives.
  
• Oversee critical efforts for broader or cross-functional projects, programs, and strategies.
  
• Advocate for the establishment of key UX metrics that drive a culture of user-centered development across a wide range of program work.
  
• Manage large, complex programs while turning chaos into an efficient organization.
  

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