At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.
As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.
Our team designs experiences with the goal of helping users feel confident about navigating the digital and AI world, knowing they’re protected and in control of their information.
In this role, you will define frameworks, envision UX ecosystems, and design end-to-end user journeys that set new standards for how users perceive, manage, and make use of their personal data with AI experiences.
Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide.
Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000-$189,000 + 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
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Responsibilities
- Partner with research and Product Management (PM) to define goals and success metrics and frequently evaluate designs.
- Align the UX and cross-functional team on a long-term project goal through workshops, sprints, customer meetings, etc.
- Manage UX projects from initial concept through execution and launch.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and research partners to explore and evaluate concepts, support implementation, and separately move projects forward.
- Communicate progress and design rationale to align on design choices with stakeholders.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
- Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in storytelling to bring customer values to life and designing presentations and share-outs.
- Experience with conceptual work, early phases of the design process, workshop facilitation, and managing UX for user-facing products.
- Experience mapping user journeys and product features, and segmenting journeys into product launches to balance customer and business needs.
- Experience managing projects with researchers to evaluate designs, and partnering with mobile engineers to implement designs.
- Experience collaborating with and aligning cross-functional or cross-team stakeholders to scope work and define timelines.
- Experience applying design and technology toward expanding product capabilities and protecting user privacy.