Senior UX Manager, Workspace Studio

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.

As the UX Manager for Workspace Studio, you will lead a high-performing UX team to drive organizational strategy and deliver significant, cross-functional product impact. You will oversee all UX initiatives within Workspace Studio, including high-priority projects such as Agent Builder, Skills, and Flows.

This is a critical leadership role requiring day-to-day involvement in the execution of complex, high-velocity, and multi-team programs. You will navigate multi-dimensional, ambiguous problem spaces that demand deep collaboration across Workspace teams and require upward influence with senior leadership.

User experience is at the forefront of how we create intuitive, innovative, and beautiful products that people love. We strive to learn and understand our users’ needs, behaviors, and emotions to gather insights that inform product strategy and design. Our UX teams include designers, researchers, content strategists, and engineers who are passionate about quality, usability, and simplicity. We work on collaborative teams to solve complex challenges and craft experiences that highlight our products’ unique capabilities and personalities. Our work touches billions while exemplifying a key principle that is core to Google’s philosophy: “Focus on the user and all else will follow.”

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

US: $236000 - $330000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Drive long-term, user-centered design strategies embedding AI into Workspace. Inspire the team to uncover emergent needs, using data and market insights to challenge the status quo.
• Foster a culture of rapid experimentation, prototyping, and continuous iteration. Make decisions, evaluate hypotheses, and adapt seamlessly to fluid requirements.
• Create comprehensive design frameworks to ensure UX consistency. Partner across Workspace teams to unify design patterns for a cohesive user experience.
• Build deep partnerships across product and engineering to align stakeholder expectations with core UX goals, OKRs, and user needs.
• Support team members through regular career check-ins. Maintain a standard for product quality and foster a shared culture of excellence.

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.
  
• 3 years of work experience working with executive leaders.
  
• 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.
  

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.