Senior UX Design Manager and Visual Design Lead

• Define the design language strategy and modernize core products for the AI era alongside Ads leadership.
• Guide the global visual narrative and design showcases, orchestrating cross-product user experiences and executive demonstrations.
• Establish standard styles, components, and patterns across front-end frameworks to balance consumer-grade craft with data density.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and engineering leads on automated UI standardization and token tooling for massive-scale migrations.
• Manage, inspire, and mentor multidisciplinary teams as a player/coach, balancing people leadership with visual design.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in product design or UX.
  
• 5 years of experience leading design projects and managing people or teams.
  
• Experience in visual and graphic design.
• Experience in AI-enabled design processes.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 7 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
  
• Experience delivering end-to-end solutions for consumer platforms.
• Experience leading motion design, creative direction, and storytelling projects.
• Experience presenting complex business or technical concepts externally.

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a UX Design Manager, you will drive this vision by defining product strategy, mitigating complexity, and conceptualizing ecosystem-level UX. You are a systems-level thinker and a fierce advocate for both your users and your team.

You will be responsible for guiding the careers of your direct reports, helping them realize their full potential while fostering a culture of forward-thinking design. With a practiced eye for quality, you will transform complex workflows into elegantly simple experiences. You will collaborate closely with Engineering and Product Management leaders to align business goals with design innovation, leveraging your passion for brand, craft, and execution.

Google Ads is at the forefront of AI innovation, applying cutting-edge machine learning and Generative AI models like Gemini to power a multi-billion dollar global business.

Our work directly impacts billions of users by protecting users from harm, improving ad quality, and optimizing campaigns for advertiser return-on-investment. We foster a culture of deep collaboration, partnering closely with teams like Google Research and DeepMind to solve complex challenges. Join us to work on state-of-the-art AI, take on problems at an unparalleled scale, and build the next generation of advertising technology.

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

US: $236000 - $329000 (USD) + 25% 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; Los Angeles, CA, USA.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in product design or UX.
  
• 5 years of experience leading design projects and managing people or teams.
  
• Experience in visual and graphic design.
• Experience in AI-enabled design processes.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).