Senior Mixed-Methods UX Researcher, Search Growth Systems and App Foundations

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.

We are looking for a Mixed-Methods UX Researcher with a strong leaning towards quantitative research, complemented by solid qualitative skills.

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.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct mixed-methods research to inform product strategy and design decisions for growth systems and app foundations.
• Leverage quantitative methods, including survey design and statistical analysis, to understand user behaviors at scale.
• Employ qualitative methods, such as interviews and usability studies, to gain deeper contextual understanding of user needs.
• Synthesize data from multiple sources into actionable insights and compelling narratives for cross-functional partners.
• Partner with product managers, engineers, and designers to identify research needs and drive product impact from insights.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 6 years of experience of experience in an applied research setting (e.g., product or academic), or similar.
  
• Experience designing and executing a wide range of quantitative research methods (e.g., A/B testing, survey, log analysis).
• Experience in statistical analysis and tools (e.g., R, Python, SPSS).
• Experience with data querying languages (e.g., SQL).
• Experience with research methods including usability studies, contextual inquiries, and 1:1 interviews.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related fields.
• 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 large organization.
• Experience conducting research in the mobile app domain, specifically related to user growth or engagement.
• Experience using AI tools within research workflows for analysis, synthesis, or automation.