Vice President, UX, Android and Pixel

Google Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 550,000 - 990,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Vice President of UX for Android and Pixel to lead a 150+ person multi-disciplinary UX organization, including interaction, visual, motion design, writing, and research. You will unify UX vision across Android and Pixel hardware and software, driving a cohesive multi-year strategy and high-quality execution.

You will collaborate with senior leaders across Android, Pixel, and other platforms to align goals and advance emerging technologies like Agentic AI (GenUX) to shape the

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 150+ multi-disciplinary UX organization across interaction, visual, motion design, writing, and research for Android and Pixel.
• Define the multi-year UX vision for Android and Pixel under a cohesive "one team" philosophy.
• Drive uncompromising craftsmanship across all design disciplines while navigating platform software and hardware release cycles.
• Partner with executive leaders across Android, Pixel, GDM, Search to harmonize product goals and establish a unified user experience.
• Lead the integration of emerging technologies like Agentic AI (GenUX) into the mobile experience.

Skills

Leadership experience

UX management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or related field

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• 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

• 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.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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