Vice President, UX, Android and Pixel

Socket.dev; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 495,000 - 605,000; Full time

Job summary

Google seeks a VP, UX to lead a 150+ multi-disciplinary UX organization for Android and Pixel, unifying vision and execution across platforms and hardware. You will define multi-year UX strategy under a cohesive one-team philosophy, balancing craftsmanship with complex platform dependencies between software and hardware releases.

You will partner with executive leaders across Android, Pixel, GDM, and Search to harmonize goals, drive emerging technologies like Agentic AI, and scale a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, CS, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years leading multi-disciplinary UX organizations (100+ professionals).
• 15 years in user experience design, research, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead the multi-year UX strategy for Android and Pixel with a unified vision.
• Drive quality and craftsmanship across interaction, visual, motion, writing, and research.
• Navigate dependencies between platform software and hardware release cycles.
• Integrate emerging technologies like Agentic AI (GenUX) into mobile experiences.

Skills

UX leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience managing and leading multi-disciplinary UX organizations (100+ professionals).
• 15 years of experience in user experience design, research, or related fields.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience building and mentoring senior UX leadership teams (directors and senior managers).
• Proven track record of leading UX for global-scale platforms and premium consumer electronics culminating industry accolades and awards for design excellence.
• Deep expertise in hardware/software co-design and navigating complex release cadences (e.g., Trunk Stable vs. ROM).

About the job:

As the VP, UX you will lead a 150+ multi-disciplinary UX organization encompassing interaction, visual, motion design, writing, and research for Android and Pixel. The mandate is a unique and high-stakes challenge: unifying UX vision and execution across the global Android platform and Pixel first-party hardware to deliver a seamless consumer experience. As the strategic anchor for this ecosystem, you will define the multi-year UX vision for Android and Pixel phone under a cohesive "one team" philosophy. This requires driving uncompromising craftsmanship across all design disciplines while navigating hyper-complex technical and organizational dependencies between platform software and hardware release cycles.

You will partner directly with executive leaders (GMs and VPs) across Android, Pixel, GDM, Search and more to harmonize product goals and establish a unified user experience. Beyond core platforms, you will lead the integration of emerging technologies, such as Agentic AI, to define the future of mobile experiences (GenUX). Internally, you will scale a healthy and high-performing organization. You will foster a culture rooted in first-principles thinking and radical candor, empowering a large team to innovate while maintaining exceptional execution standards.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $550,000 (USD) + 80% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the multi-year UX strategy for Android and Pixel phone, ensuring a unified "one team" vision.
• Drive uncompromising quality and craftsmanship across interaction, visual, motion, writing, and research.
• Navigate hyper-complex technical and organizational dependencies between platform (Android) and hardware (Pixel) release cycles.
• Lead the integration of emerging technologies like Agentic AI (GenUX) into the mobile experience.