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Google · 9 hours ago

Senior Staff UX Research Manager, Hardware

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$224K/yr - $315K/yr

10+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company focused on user-centric design. They are seeking a Senior Staff UX Research Manager to inspire and lead a research team, guiding the development of innovative hardware and software experiences through qualitative research and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Inspire, direct, and motivate a talented research team in creating breakthrough hardware and software experiences

Contribute to, or lead key research activities including field studies, lab studies, surveys, design sprints and other forms of formative and evaluative research for hardware and software systems

Translate study findings into design recommendations to iteratively improve the product

Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineers, Product Managers, Researchers, and Industrial and Interaction Designers to solve problems and prioritize user experience research questions

Identify opportunities for high-impact research and execute on them. Guide the informational needs of the product engineering team to deliver high-quality products

Qualification

Applied research experienceHuman factorsQualitative researchDesign project leadershipStatistics knowledgeExperimental design principlesStudy protocol generationPhysical interactionsWearable devicesTeam management

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

10 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar

5 years of experience leading design projects and managing people or teams

Preferred

PhD degree

Experience in human factors, design, and qualitative research

Experience delivering high-quality products which incorporate aspects of hardware

Experience in physical interactions and wearable devices

Knowledge of statistics and the principles of experimental design

Ability to generate study protocols and manage research assistants to execute research

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

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2023 (9682)

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2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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