UX Program Manager - AI-Driven Design & Ops

Google; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a UX Program Manager to lead multi-disciplinary UX initiatives within the AI-powered Search team. You will plan projects, define milestones, and coordinate across Engineering, Product Management, and UX to deliver industry-leading experiences at scale.

You will drive operational excellence, adopt AI-enabled workflows, and ensure timely delivery while collaborating with cross-functional partners to raise design quality and efficiency across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of program management experience within design or UX organizations.
• Experience with User Research, or Research focused tools and user centered methodologies.
• Experience managing interactive, design, or creative software projects.
• Experience establishing tracking systems, managing bug triage, or operating quality pipelines (e.g., manual functional QA, visual QA).
• Experience with design tools (e.g., Figma), design systems, and visual quality assurance workflows.
• Passion for or experience with artificial intelligence, large language models (LLMs), and incorporating AI tools to enhance project productivity and improve deliverables.
• Thorough knowledge of user-centered design, prototyping, and iterative development processes.
• Proficient with project management tasks and Google Workspace tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Design Excellence team to manage executive-level Product Excellence efforts and critical product initiatives.
• Support the design system evolution across the team and Search by conducting audits, codification, and exploration to continually improve the patterns we use.
• Manage the cross-AIX Review process to support broader AIX Velocity efforts, ensuring design work is reviewed effectively.
• Partner with our broader UX Program and Operations team to elevate overall design operations, finding big and small wins to drive greater efficiency and transparency across our team.
• Integrate internal AI-based tools into workflows to automate project tracking, streamline status reporting, and increase overall program effectiveness.

Skills

Program management

User Research

Design projects

Tracking systems

Figma

Design systems

AI/LLMs

User-centered design

Google Workspace

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Figma

Google Workspace

Job description

Google is seeking a UX Program Manager to lead multi-disciplinary UX initiatives within the AI-powered Search team. You will plan projects, define milestones, and coordinate across Engineering, Product Management, and UX to deliver industry-leading experiences at scale.

You will drive operational excellence, adopt AI-enabled workflows, and ensure timely delivery while collaborating with cross-functional partners to raise design quality and efficiency across the portfolio.