Strategic UX Programs Leader

Google; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Google seeks a UX Program Manager to lead project planning, milestone definition, risk assessment, and cross-functional coordination across UX, engineering and product teams. You will shape program rhythms, drive timelines and ensure deadlines are met while delivering user-centered experiences for billions.

In this role you will partner with UX Research and cross-functional leads to scale impactful programs, land insights into product strategy and roadmaps, and establish strong operational

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of program management experience within design or UX organizations.
• Experience with UX related projects and UX design, user research, or user centered development tools and methodologies.
• Experience in consumer product organizations.
• Experience managing and scaling horizontal programs across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and operational excellence across UX teams to deliver trust-building and strategic counsel through all project interactions, while building strong collaborative relationships with appropriate stakeholders across program work.
• Develop business cases and engagement with partners on continuous improvements and optimizations, creating measurable, scalable, and repeatable processes/tools that drive seamless cross-functional collaborations/handoffs.
• Run and implement analytical efforts for broader or cross-functional projects, programs, and strategies.
• Contribute to the definition, integration and reporting of key UX metrics that drive a culture of user-centered development based on program needs and stakeholder input.
• Manage large, complex programs while turning chaos into an efficient organization.

Skills

Program management

UX design

User research

Cross-functional collaboration

Consumer products

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google seeks a UX Program Manager to lead project planning, milestone definition, risk assessment, and cross-functional coordination across UX, engineering and product teams. You will shape program rhythms, drive timelines and ensure deadlines are met while delivering user-centered experiences for billions.

In this role you will partner with UX Research and cross-functional leads to scale impactful programs, land insights into product strategy and roadmaps, and establish strong operational