Senior UX Program Manager, Google Home and Nest

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and operational excellence across UX teams to deliver the highest level of trust-building and strategic counsel through all project interactions, while building strong collaborative relationships with appropriate stakeholders across program work.
• Develop business cases and engagement with partners on continuous improvements and optimizations.
• Develop measurable, scalable, and repeatable processes/tools that drive seamless cross-functional collaborations/handoffs.
• Run and implement analytical efforts for broader or cross-functional projects, programs, and strategies.
• Contribute to the definition, integration and reporting of key UX metrics that drive a culture of user-centered development based on program needs and stakeholder input.
• Manage large, complex programs while turning chaos into an efficient organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of program management experience within design or UX organizations.
• Experience with UX related projects and UX design, user research, or user centered development tools and methodologies.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with the product development lifecycle.
• Experience analyzing data and leveraging insights to drive strategy.
• Experience managing risks (e.g., operational, product, team health).

Pay

$159,000 - $231,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

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