Senior UX Researcher, Google TV at Google

San Jose, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Jun, 26

Salary

231000.0

Posted On

18 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Usability, Contextual Inquires, Interviews, Unmoderated Research Studies, Product Development, Primary Research, Field Studies, Diary Studies, Ethnography, Surveys, Usability Testing, Logs Analysis, Stakeholder Influence, Project Prioritization, Data Synthesis

Industry

Software Development

Description

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. * 6 years of experience in an applied research setting (e.g., product or academic), or similar. * Experience with research methods (e.g., usability, studies, contextual inquires, 1:1 interviews, unmoderated research studies). PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: * Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field. * 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 matrixed organization. ABOUT THE JOB: 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. Google TV is redefining the TV experience to make it highly personalized, Google-smart, and content-forward to help users access the world’s media. Through recent launches like Chromecast with Google TV, we bring together the best of Google. Google TV is focused on scaling across the OEM ecosystem; working closely with third-party streaming partners plus many teams across Google (for example: Ads, Play, and YouTube); and building a business on TV platforms, OTT devices, and mobile devices. With millions of active users of our products plus being amidst the quickly evolving media and entertainment industry, there are plenty of opportunities for the team and individuals in it. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000-$231,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google [https://careers.google.com/benefits/]. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Influence stakeholders across organizations to gain support for research-based, user-centric solutions. * Own project priorities in alignment with larger product goals, and oversee allocation of resources within the project. * Drive ideas to improve products and services through research-driven insights and recommendations. * Lead teams to define and evaluate product, service, ecosystem impact. * Own the direction and strategy discussions through research by analyzing, consolidating, or synthesizing what is known about user, product, service, or business needs.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include influencing stakeholders to support user-centric solutions, owning project priorities aligned with product goals, and driving product and service improvements through research-driven insights and recommendations. The role also involves leading teams to evaluate ecosystem impact and owning strategy discussions by synthesizing user and business needs.