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Senior Mixed-Methods UX Researcher, Search Growth Systems and App Foundations

Google · Mountain View, CA, USA

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a User Experience Researcher (UXR), you make this possible. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, to gather insights and create industry-leading products.

You’ll play a critical role in helping your team understand user needs and will drive impact at all stages of product development, ensuring products are useful, usable, and helpful. You will explore user behaviors and motivations by conducting primary research, including: field studies, interviews, diary studies, ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis. You will also grow within a supportive UXR community offering mentorship, regular meetups, and exclusive internal tools.

We are looking for a Mixed-Methods UX Researcher with a strong leaning towards quantitative research, complemented by solid qualitative skills.

In this role, you will be instrumental in shaping our understanding of users across the entire user lifecycle and within the app's foundational experience to drive growth strategies for Search. You will design and execute research that uncovers opportunities for growth, measures the impact of our initiatives, and provides deep insights into user needs and pain points. A key aspect of this role is the ability to think at a systems level, understanding how different parts of the app ecosystem and growth strategies interact.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

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

US: $159000 - $231000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6 years of experience of experience in an applied research setting (e.g., product or academic), or similar.
  • Experience designing and executing a wide range of quantitative research methods (e.g., A/B testing, survey, log analysis).
  • Experience in statistical analysis and tools (e.g., R, Python, SPSS).
  • Experience with data querying languages (e.g., SQL).
  • Experience with research methods including usability studies, contextual inquiries, and 1:1 interviews.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related fields.
  • 5 years of experience conducting UX research on products and working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
  • 3 years of experience managing projects, and working in a large organization.
  • Experience conducting research in the mobile app domain, specifically related to user growth or engagement.
  • Experience using AI tools within research workflows for analysis, synthesis, or automation.

Design pay context

Based on 635 disclosed Design salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $168K/year, with most offers between $126K and $198K (10th–90th percentile: $98K–$237K).

This posting lists $159K–$231K, above the $168K market median.

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