Staff UX Program Manager - Search UX, App Foundations

• Partner with leads to define and manage programs from conception through launch across mobile app portfolios.
• Drive the coordination, strategic planning, and operational execution for complex, cross-functional projects.
• Define and establish operational processes that improve clarity, team efficiency, resource allocation, and project momentum.
• Develop and own partner engagement and communication strategies across Search and Google.
• Adopt internal AI-based tools to automate tracking, streamline status reporting, and increase overall program effectiveness.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience managing and scaling UX related programs.
• 8 years of experience driving operational efforts across organizations.
• Experience with UX disciplines and user-centered development tools and methodologies.
  
• Experience with the velocity/productivity of teams, products, and systems, and integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.
• Experience shipping product features across mobile applications.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with the product development lifecycle.
  
• Knowledge of industry wide technology trends and issues.
  
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
  
• Experience in program management within a UX design or consumer product organization.

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." UX Programs & Operations drives projects by increasing communication, streamlining the UX design process, and fostering a culture of user-centered development. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, to create industry-leading products based on user insights.

As a UX Program Manager, you will combine expert project management with a passion for user experience to improve the design of products used by billions. Your role is to plan projects, define milestones, assess risks, create actionable insights, and ensure deadlines are met. You will harmonize the work of various UX disciplines and cross-functional partners to drive team objectives and create innovative experiences.

As a UX Program Manager, you will partner with our UX team and cross-functional partners to launch new and upgrade existing features across mobile apps. You will combine your knowledge of user experience design and research with operational excellence to drive clarity, efficiency, and velocity across the team. You will develop strategies to effectively collaborate and communicate with partner teams, always starting from a user-centered, app-first mindset to drive intuitive, highly engaging user journeys.

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: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience managing and scaling UX related programs.
• 8 years of experience driving operational efforts across organizations.
• Experience with UX disciplines and user-centered development tools and methodologies.
  
• Experience with the velocity/productivity of teams, products, and systems, and integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.
• Experience shipping product features across mobile applications.